Literary Personalities

Changampuzha, the great poet

Changampuzha has a unique place among the great poets in Malayalam. This romantic poet was the person who brought the poetry to the masses. Among the lovers of Malayalam language, there won't be a single person without knowing at least a single line of this poet.

A.R. Rajaraja Varma – An academician with creative mind

A.R. Rajaraja Varma profile and biography is given here. A.R. Rajaraja Varma was an astute learner throughout his life. He systematically planned and executed the jobs as a teacher and a writer. Many of his works are considered as the grammar books of Malayalam language. Please go through the life of this great visionary and writer to learn some positive attributes from him and implement them in your life.

Srikumaran Thampi – A multi-faceted personality in film world

Srikumaran Thampi has donned many roles in the cultural arena of the state. He is known as a lyricist, a director, a producer, a screenwriter, a musician, and a novelist. Due to the romantic nature of the songs written by him, he is fondly called as the Poet of Love Songs. His lyrics are marked for their musical quality and artistic beauty.

Adoor Gopalakrishnan – A cinema director with a vision

Through his work, Adoor Gopalakrishnan began a revolution in Malayalam film industry. All his works were marked for their creativity, originality and relevance to the society. This approach was against the trend of making popular cinema at that point in time. To his credit, he has directed about 11 feature films and 30 short stories and documentaries.

Malayattoor Ramakrishnan – A bureaucrat with creative bend of mind

Malayattoor Ramakrishnan was a prominent lawyer, an IAS officer, a writer and a cartoonist. He molded well in all these capacities and carved a niche for himself in the social fabric of the state. Some of his creative works were used in the celluloid canvas to make hit films.

S.K. Pottekad, great literary worker of Malayalam

Below is given a very short summary of the life and work of S.K. Pottekad, the second Jnanapeetam award winning novelist of Malayalam, who is more known among the literary lovers as travelogue writer. He became Loksabha member, served Sahitya Akademies. He was President of Literary workers' cooperative society.

Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, an asset to Malayalam literature

Read below a small life sketch of the great poet Changampuzha Krishna Pillai. He was a born poet, wrote more than forty thousand lines within a short span of life, creative period being about 25 years. His pastoral elegy,'Ramanan' was very popular, liked by all categories of people.

Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran, a literary giant

Read below a short summary of life and works of Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran, generally known as 'Kerala Kalidasan'. Himself a scholar in Sanskrit contributed highly to the growth of Malayalam literature. His interest spread to several areas of knowledge which included Sanskrit and Malayalam literature, instrumental music, art, geography, administration, teaching, identifying stones and jewels, sports and shooting.

M. T. Vasudevan Nair - Biography and his works

Read the complete details of M. T. Vasudevan Nair's biography, about his major works and his filmography. M. T. Vasudevan Nair now on news because he won the Ezhuthachan Award of 2011 year. He is one of the greatest writers ever in Malayalam.

Biography of Poet Edappally Raghavan Pillai

Biography of Poet Edappally Raghavan Pillai is given here. In Malayalam literature the place Edappally is famous because of two poets, Changampuzha Krishna Pillai and Edappally Raghavan Pillai. Both gave a new turn to the Malayalam poems by giving much importance to romanticism. Hailing from a lower middle class family he had to suffer very much for his living. This reflected in his poems. Below a short description of his life history is given.

Poet K. Satchidanandan - Profile and Biography

Profile and biography of Poet K. Satchidanandan is given here. Poet K. Satchidanandan is a Malayalam poet and a man who had been nominated for Nobel prize in literature. We provide poems, novels essays, drama, travelogue, translation work from K. Satchidanandan. Awards won by Satchidanandan is also include here. Personal life of K. Satchidanandan is also included here.

Kerala Panini A. R. Raja Raja Varma

Article below gives a brief biography of 'Kerala Panini',A. R. Raja Raja Varma the scholar who contributed to the structure of Malayalam literature. In Malayalam grammar and structural rules for writing a poetry were first clearly defined and compiled by A.R. Rajaraja Varma and were brought out in three works, Kerala Panineeyam, Vrutha Manjari and Bhasha bhooshanam.

Kodungallur Kunhikuttan Thampuran

A brief life sketch of the doyen of Malayalam literature, late Kodungallur Kunhikuttan Thampuran, known as 'Kerala Vyasan', is given below. Hailing from the royal family of Kodungallur, which was one of the centres of academic activities in ancient Kerala, contributed to both Malayalam and Sanskrit literature. Making poems was a hobby for him. This habit helped him to translate the great epic 'Mahabharatham' into Malayalam. Countless number of works are there to his credit.

Literary award winners from Kerala

Awards are recognitions given to an individual or institution for excellence in certain field. Read in this article about the most important literary awards, Jnanapith award, Vayalar Ramavarma award, Vallathol Award, Ezhuthachan Award, Muttathu Varkey Award and Sahitya Academy Awards

P.T.Bhaskara Panikkar

Bhaskara Panikkar,P.T. is known for his active involvement in popularising science through various publications in Malayalam. His contributions in reforming the education system in Kerala cannot also be overlooked. He has published several books and wrote several articles in different journals.

Bhaskaran Master-The Ever Green Poet of Malayalam

P.Bhaskaran, though a poet has written more songs for films. He was an award winning film director, an actor, a producer, a lyricist, a journalist, a poet and a freedom fighter. His film, Neela kuyil, directed jointly with Ramu Karyat brought the national award for the first time to Kerala. His Iruttinte Atmavu was highly recognized at the State and National level. Bhaskaran Master got the J.C.Daniel award.

ONV Kurupp - The Legendry Poet Of Malayalam

ONV Kurupp is a renowned malayalam poet, who has endeared himself to Malayalees with his literary talent. He was a poet, lyricist, cultural leader and a writer of Malayalam prose. He was chosen for Padmavibhooshan award by the central government

Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon

Vyloppilli is a short name in Malayalam literature remembered by every literary loving people. His poems, especially 'Mampazham' is known to every Malayalee. Some of his collections are sold out like hot cakes. Sahitya Academy and other awards went after him.