List of Malayalam-language authors lists writers in
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...
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This list follows alphabetical order. See the
List of Malayalam-language writers by category
The field of Malayalam writers include the following people, from various disciplines and periods.
Art criticism
*Mani Madhava Chakyar (1899–1990)
Poetry
*Arnos Paathiri (1681–1732)
*Cherusseri Namboothiri
*Irayimman Thampi
*Kattakayam ...
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A. Ayyappan
A. Ayyappan (27 October 1949 – 21 October 2010) was an Indian Malayalam-language poet in the modernist period. He is considered as the "Icon of anarchism" in Malayalam poetry. He was also an iconoclast figure who had a close friendship with ...
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Akbar Kakkattil
Akbar Kakkattil (7 July 1954 – 17 February 2016) was an Indian short-story writer and novelist from Kerala state.
Life
Akbar was born on 7 July 1954 at Kakkattil in Vadakara as the only son out of the two children of his parents, Sri. P. Ab ...
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Akkitham
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Ambikasuthan Mangad
Ambikasuthan Mangad is an Indian Malayalam language writer. He was a professor of Malayalam at Nehru Arts and Science College, Kanhangad. His literary contributions range from short stories to novels in Malayalam. He has written more than 40 bo ...
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Anand
Anand may refer to:
People
* Anand (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Anand (actor), Indian actor
* Anand (Maoist), Indian communist
* Anand (writer) (born 1936), Indian Malayalam writer
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Anil Panachooran
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Annie Thayyil
Annie Thayyil (10 November 1918 – 21 October 1993), was an Indian novelist, journalist, translator and biographer of Malayalam language and a member of the Cochin Legislative Council between 1945 and 1948. Her oeuvre comprises 78 books covering ...
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Anoop Sasikumar
Anoop Sasikumar is an Indian economist and a novelist of Malayalam literature. He is the author of several articles on economics and his first novel, ''Ettamathe Velipadu'', regarded by many as the first urban fantasy novel in Malayalam, was am ...
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Arnos Pathiri
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Ashitha
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Attoor Ravi Varma
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Ayyappa Paniker
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Balachandran Chullikkadu
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Bodheswaran
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C. J. Thomas
C. John Thomas (C.J Thomas) (1918-1960), popularly known as C. J., was an Indian playwright and literary critic of Malayalam literature. He was best known for his plays, ''Aa Manushyan Nee Thanne'', ''Avan Venndum Varunnu'' and ''1128-il Crime ...
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C. L. Jose
C. L. Jose, in full Chakkalakal Lonappan Jose, is an Indian playwright of Malayalam literature. One of the pioneers of popular Malayalam theatre and a former chairman of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, Jose is the author of 36 plays, 75 o ...
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C. N. Ahmad Moulavi
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C. N. Sreekantan Nair
C. N. Sreekantan Nair (1928–1976) was an Indian independence activist, a Malayalam writer, short story writer, playwright and screenwriter, best known for his ''Ramayana'' trilogy – ''Kanchana Sita (play), Kanchana Sita'', ''Saketham'' and ''L ...
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C. Radhakrishnan
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C. V. Balakrishnan
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C. V. Kunjiraman
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C. V. Raman Pillai
Cannankara Velayudhan Raman Pillai (19 May 1858 – 21 March 1922), also known as C. V., was one of the major Indian novelists and playwrights and a pioneering playwright and novelist of Malayalam literature. He was known for his historical nove ...
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C. V. Sreeraman
Cheruthuruthy Velappan Sreeraman (7 February 1931 – 11 October 2007) was an Indian writer who wrote short stories in Malayalam. He was the Vice Chairman of Kerala Sahitya Akademi. C. V. Sreeraman's stories stand foremost core to the theme, as e ...
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Chandiroor Divakaran
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Changampuzha Krishna Pillai
Changampuzha Krishna Pillai (Malayalam: ചങ്ങമ്പുഴ കൃഷ്ണപിള്ള; 10 October 1911 – 17 June 1948) was a celebrated Malayalam poet from Kerala, India, known for his elegy '' Ramanan'' (Malayalam: രമണ� ...
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D. Babu Paul
Daniel Babu Paul ( ml, ഡാനിയേൽ ബാബു പോൾ; 11 April 1941 – 12 April 2019) was an Indian civil servant, writer, member of the Indian Administrative Service and member Ombudsman for local self-government institutions ...
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D. Vinayachandran
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E. Harikumar
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E. V. Krishna Pillai
E. V. Krishna Pillai (14 September 1894 – 30 March 1938) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and member of Sree Moolam Popular Assembly of Travancore. He was known to be a multi-talented personality and excelled as an advocate, Member ...
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E. Vasu
E. Vasu is a Malayalam language writer from Kerala state, South India. Best known for his 1966 novel ''Chuvappunada'', Vasu has written about forty works, including novels, short stories, travelogues and essays.
Biography
E. Vasu was born in 19 ...
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Edappally Raghavan Pillai
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Edasseri Govindan Nair
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G. Sankara Pillai
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Geetha Hiranyan
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Gireesh Puthenchery
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Gracy
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I. C. Chacko
Illiparambil Corah Chacko (1875–1966) was a geologist, philologist, writer and grammarian of Kerala, India.
He was born in Pulinkunnu in Kuttanad in Alappuzha, Kerala. After graduation from Maharajas College in Ernakulam, he went to London, and ...
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Jose Panachippuram
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John Paul Puthusery
John Paul (29 October 1950 – 23 April 2022) was an Indian scriptwriter, producer, author and actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his work in 1980s and early 1990s.
Early life
John Paul was born in Ernakulam as the onl ...
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K. Jayakumar
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K. M. George K. M. George may refer to:
* K. M. George (politician), political leader and founder of Kerala Congress
* K. M. George (writer)
Karimpumannil Mathai George (1914–2002), popularly known as Dr. K. M. George, was an eminent Malayalam writer and ...
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K. N. Panicker
K. N. Panikkar (born April 26, 1936 in Guruvayoor, Kerala) is an Indian historian, associated with the Marxist school of historiography.
K. N. Panikkar has written and edited a number of books, including ''A Concerned Indian’s Guide to Com ...
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K. P. Appan
Karthikayil Padmanabhan Appan (25 August 1936 – 15 December 2008), better known as K. P. Appan, was a renowned literary critic in Malayalam. Born in Alappuzha (Alleppey), Kerala, Appan worked as a Professor of Malayalam literature at SN Colleg ...
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K. V. Thomas
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Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan
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Kadathanat Madhavi Amma
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Kainikkara Kumara Pillai
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Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai
Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai (1898–1976), popularly identified as Swathithirunal Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai after his magnum opus, ''Swathithirunal'', was an Indian author of Malayalam literature, actor, speaker, teacher and thinker. He wa ...
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Kakkanadan
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Kalamandalam Hyderali
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Kamala Surayya
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Kesari Balakrishna Pillai
Akathoot Balakrishna Pillai (1889–1960), better known as Kesari Balakrishna Pillai, was a Malayalam writer, art and literary critic and journalist, considered by many as one of the most influential thinkers of modern Kerala. He was the eponymous ...
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Kilimanur Ramakanthan
Kilimanoor Ramakantan (2 August 1938 – 30 November 2009) was a renowned Malayalam poet, writer, translator and lyricist from Kerala, India. Dante's '' Divine Comedy'' was translated into Malayalam by Ramakanthan. This is the first translation ...
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Kottarathil Sankunni
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Kottayam Pushpanath
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Kovilan
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Kumaranasan
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Kunjunni
Kunjunni (10 May 1927 - 26 March 2006), popularly known as Kunjunni Mash (''Mash'' is the Malayalam equivalent of teacher), was an Indian poet of Malayalam literature. Known for his short poems with a philosophical overtone, his works were pop ...
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Kureepuzha Sreekumar
Kureepuzha Sreekumar (born 10 April 1955 in Kureepuzha, Kollam
Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian S ...
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Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai
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Kutty Kunju Thankachi
Lakshmy Pilla (14 February 1820 – 13 February 1904), better identified as Kutti Kunju Thankachi, was an Indian composer and writer of Malayalam literature, known to be the first female poet and composer of Kerala. The daughter of Irayimman T ...
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Lalithambika Antharjanam
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Lajo Jose
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Leela Devi
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M. Achuthan
Mukkuttiparambil Achuthan (15 June 1930 – 9 April 2017) was an Indian academic, orator, and literary critic of Malayalam literature. Known for his works viz. ''Swathanthrya Samaravum Malayala Sahithyavum'', ''Paschathya Sahitya Darshanam'' and ...
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M. Govindan
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M. Krishnan Nair
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M. Leelavathy
Mundanat Leelavathy (born 16 September 1927) is a Malayalam writer, literary critic, and educationist. She taught at various colleges in Kerala before retiring as Principal from Government Brennen College, Thalassery. During her long literary c ...
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M. Mukundan
Maniyambath Mukundan, (born 10 September 1942) commonly known as M. Mukundan, is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Many of his early works are set in Mahé (Mayyazhi) which has earned him the moniker, ''Mayyazhiyude Kathakaaran''. He is ...
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M. N. Vijayan
Moolayil Narayana Menon Vijayan, popularly known as Vijayan Mash (8 June 1930 – 3 October 2007) was an Indian academic, orator, columnist and writer of Malayalam literature. Known for his leftist ideals and oratorical skills, Vijayan was the ...
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M. P. Narayana Pillai
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M. P. Veerendrakumar
Maniyankode Padmaprabha Veerendra Kumar (22 July 1936 — 28 May 2020) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist, who was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. He was a member of the Loktantrik Janata Dal political party and president of the ...
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M. Sukumaran
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M. T. Vasudevan Nair
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M. V. Devan
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M. G. S. Narayanan
Muttayil Govindamenon Sankara Narayanan, commonly known as M. G. S. Narayanan (born 20 August 1932) is an Indian historian, academic and political commentator. He headed the Department of History at Calicut University (Kerala) from 1976 to 199 ...
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Madhupal
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Malayattur Ramakrishnan
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Mali Madhavan Nair
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Manoj Kuroor
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Mary John Thottam
Mary John Thottam (24 June 1901 – 20 May 1985), also identified as Sister Mary Benigna, was an Indian Catholic nun and a poet who wrote in Malayalam. She authored two mahakavyas, ''Marthoma Vijayam'' and ''Gandhi Jayanthi'', a poetry anthology ...
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Melppathoor Narayana Bhattathiri
Melputtur Narayana Bhattatiri ( ml, മേല്പുത്തൂർ നാരായണ ഭട്ടതിരി Mēlputtūr Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭatiri; 1560–1646/1666), third student of Achyuta Pisharati, was a member of Madhava of Sangamag ...
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Muttathu Varkey
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N. N. Kakkad
Narayanan Nambuthiri Kakkad ( ml, നാരായണൻ നമ്പൂതിരി കക്കാട്; 14 July 1927 – 6 January 1987), commonly known as N. N. Kakkad, was an Indian poet of the Malayalam language. Known for works such ...
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N. N. Pillai
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N. P. Muhammed
N. P. Mohammed (July 1, 1928 – January 3, 2003), popularly known by his initials N. P., was an Indian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Malayalam language. Along with his contemporaries like M. T. Vasudevan Nair, O. V. Vijayan, ...
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N. S. Madhavan
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N. V. Krishna Warrior
N. V. Krishna Warrier (May 13, 1916 – October 12, 1989) was an Indian poet, journalist, scholar, academician and political thinker. A prolific writer, Warrier's works covered the genres of poetry, drama, travelogue, translation, children's lit ...
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Narayan
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Narayana Guru
Narayana Guru, , (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual ...
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Nitya Chaitanya Yati
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O. Chandu Menon
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O. N. V. Kurup
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O. V. Vijayan
Ottupulackal Velukkuty Vijayan (2 July 1931 – 30 March 2005), commonly known as O. V. Vijayan, was an Indian author and cartoonist, who was an important figure in modern Malayalam language literature. Best known for his first novel ''Khasakki ...
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Olappamanna
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P Kesavadev
P. Kesava Pillai (20 July 1904 – 1 July 1983), better known by his pen-name P. Kesavadev, was a novelist and social reformer of Kerala, India. He is remembered for his speeches, autobiographies, novels, dramas, short stories, and films. ''Oday ...
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P. C. Sanal Kumar
P. C. Sanal Kumar (19 June 1949 – 8 November 2014) was an Indian satirist who wrote in Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ...
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P. F. Mathews
Poovankery Francis Mathews is an Indian author of Malayalam literature and a screenplay writer in Malayalam film and Television industries. A Winner of a National Film Award for Best Screenplay and multiple State television and other literary a ...
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P. K. Balakrishnan
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P. K. Gopi
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P. K. Narayana Pillai
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P. Narendranath
P. Narendranath (18 July 1934 – 3 November 1991) was a Malayalam author. He is best known for his contributions in children's literature. He wrote more than 35 works including novels, plays and children's books.
Early life
P. Narendrana ...
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P. Padmarajan
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P. R. Shyamala
P. R. Shyamala (4 July 1931 – 21 July 1990) was an Indian novelist and short story writer of Malayalam literature. Known for novels such as ''Sararanthal'' and ''Makayiram Kayal'' and short stories compiled in ''Harishri'' and ''Ariyapedatha ...
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P. Valsala
P. Valsala (born 4 April 1938) is a Malayalam novelist, short story writer, and social activist from Kerala, India. She is a recipient of Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2021, the highest literary honour by government of Kerala. She is only the fifth wo ...
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Paipra Radhakrishnan
Paipra Radhakrishnan is a Malayalam writer, columnist, editor and cultural observer. He was the Secretary of Kerala Sahitya Akademi during the period 1991-1995. He is the president of Akshaya Pusthaka Nidhi, and Director, Arshavidyapeedom. He w ...
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Pala Narayanan Nair
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Pallathu Raman
Mahakavi Pallath Raman (1892–1950), was a poet, writer, social reformer and community leader from Kerala, India. He was born in the city of Kochi, India
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port c ...
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Pamman
Pamman ( ml, പമ്മന്; 28 February 1920 – 3 June 2007; born R. Parmeswara Menon) was a Malayalam novelist from Kollam, Kerala, India.
Life
He is best known for his novels which grapple with the sensual imagery of the human p ...
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Pandalam Kerala Varma
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Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar
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Pattathuvila Karunakaran
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Perumbadavam Sreedharan
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Ponjikkara Rafi
Joseph Raphael (12 April 1924 – 6 September 1992), better identified as Ponjikkara Rafi, was an Indian essayist, playwright, short story writer and a novelist of Malayalam literature. His oeuvre consists of short story anthologies, novels, phi ...
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Poonthanam
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Premji
Mullamangalath Parameshwaran Bhattathiripad (23 September 1908 – 10 August 1998), commonly known as M. P. Bhatathirippad or Premji, was a social reformer, cultural leader and actor from Kerala state, India. Premji joined Yogakshema Sabha a ...
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Priya A. S.
Priya A. S. is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. She writes short stories, children's literature, translations and memoirs. She has translated Arundhati Roy's ''The God of Small Things'' into Malayalam under the title '' Kunju Karyangalu ...
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Prof. N . Krishna Pillai
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Punathil Kunjabdulla
Punathil Kunjabdulla (3 April 1940 – 27 October 2017) was an Indian writer from Kerala. A medical doctor by profession, Kunjabdulla was a practitioner of the avant-garde in Malayalam literature. His work includes more than 45 books, including ...
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Puthezhath Raman Menon
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R. Narayana Panickar
R. Narayana Panickar (25 January 1889 – 29 October 1959) was an Indian essayist, playwright, translator, lexicographer, novelist and historian of Malayalam. He was credited with over 100 books but the best known among them are the seven-volume ...
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Rajalakshmi
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Rajesh Chithira
Rajesh Chithira is an Indian poet, short story writer and novelist who writes in Malayalam language. Born in Pathanamthitta, in the south Indian state of Kerala, he has published anthologies containing poems and short stories such as ''Unmathat ...
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S. Hareesh
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S. K. Pottekkatt
Sankarankutty Kunjiraman Pottekkatt (14 March 1913 – 6 August 1982) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and a politician from Kerala, India. He was also a great traveller among the Keralites, who wrote many travelogues for the people ...
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S. L. Puram Sadanandan
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S. Rajasekharan
S Rajasekharan is an Indian literary critic and poetin the Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union ter ...
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S. Ramesan Nair
S. Ramesan Nair (3 May 1948 – 18 June 2021) was an Indian lyricist and poet who worked predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. Over his career he wrote songs for over 170 films and over 3,000 devotional songs outside of the films. He d ...
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Sabeena Rafi
Sabeena Rafi (6 October 1918 – 22 June 1990) was an Indian essayist and historian of Malayalam literature. Her oeuvre consists of philosophical works, an autobiography and ''Chavittu Nadakam - Oru Charithra Padanam'', the first historical comp ...
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Sajil Sreedhar
Sajil Sreedhar (സജിൽ ശ്രീധർ) is an Indian author and journalist. He writes in Malayalam. ''Athikayan'', his biography of K. P. Paul, won the S. K. Pottekkatt
Sankarankutty Kunjiraman Pottekkatt (14 March 1913 – 6 Augu ...
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Santhosh Echikkanam
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Sankar
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Sara Joseph
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Satchidanandan
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Sethu
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Shahina EK
Shahina E. K. (born 29 June 1978) is an Indian contemporary short story writer from Kerala. She is one of the notable writers in Malayalam literature. She was born in Perinthalmanna, Malappuram district in Kerala. Her stories speak about the c ...
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Sippy Pallippuram
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Socrates K. Valath
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Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
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Sreekumaran Thampi
Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. Danie ...
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Subhash Chandran
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Sugathakumari
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Sukumar
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Sukumar Azhikode
Koloth Thattarath Sukumaran, popularly known as Sukumar Azhikode (26 May 1926 – 24 January 2012) was an Indian academic, orator, critic and writer of Malayalam literature, known for his contributions to Malayalam language and insights on Indian ...
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Sumangala
Leela Nambudiripad (16 May 1934 – 27 April 2021), known by her pen name Sumangala, was an Indian author of children's literature in Malayalam. Some of her notable works included ''Neypaayasam, Mithayippoti,'' as well as translations of the '' P ...
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T. D. Ramakrishnan
Thathamangalam Damodaran Ramakrishnan (born 1961) is an Indian novelist, translator, and retired Chief Controller in Southern Railway. He has authored two best-selling Malayalam novels: ''Francis Itty Cora'' and '' Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanaya ...
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T. M. Chummar
Thattarassery Mathai Chummar (13 October 1899 – 17 February 1987), commonly identified as T. M. Chummar, was an Indian academic and writer of Malayalam literature, best known for his books on its history. An associate of G. Sankara Kurup and ...
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T. N. Gopinathan Nair
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T. V. Kochubava
T. V. Kochubava (1955–1999) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, known for his novels and short stories. He published twenty three books covering the genres of novels, short stories, translations and plays and was a recipient of a num ...
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Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (17 April 1912 – 10 April 1999), popularly known as Thakazhi after his place of birth, was an Indian novelist and short story writer of Malayalam literature. He wrote over 30 novels and novellas and over 7 sho ...
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Thikkodian
P. Kunjanandan Nair (February 15, 1916 – January 28, 2001), better known by his pseudonym, Thikkodiyan, was an Indian playwright, novelist, lyricist and screenwriter of Malayalam. He was known for his contributions to the genre of radio p ...
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Thirunalloor Karunakaran
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Thomas Joseph
Thomas Joseph (8 June 1954 – 29 July 2021) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. He received Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2013 for his work, ''Marichavar Cinema KaanukayaaNu'' (The Dead are Watching Movies). He was also a ...
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Thoppil Bhasi
Thoppil Bhaskara Pillai, known as Thoppil Bhasi (8 April 1924 – 8 December 1992) was an Indian Malayalam-language playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was associated with the communist movement in Kerala and his play ''Ningalenne C ...
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Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan
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U. K. Kumaran
U. K. Kumaran ( ml, യു.കെ. കുമാരന്; born 11 May 1950) is a Malayalam-language novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist from Kerala, India. He is a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Vayalar Aw ...
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Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer
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Unnayi Warrier
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Unnikrishnan Puthoor
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Uroob
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V. Balakrishnan
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V. C. Sreejan
V. C. Sreejan is a literary critic writing in Malayalam. Born in 1951, he retired in 2007 after working as Reader in English in Government Brennen College, Thalassery. He has published eleven books in Malayalam. In 2003 he was awarded the Kera ...
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V. J. James
V. J. James is an Indian writer who primarily writes in Malayalam language. His first book, ''Purapaadinte Pusthakam'', was published by DC Books as the winning work in the novel competition conducted as a part of its 25th anniversary celebrati ...
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V. K. N
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V. Madhusoodhanan Nair
V. Madhusoodanan Nair is an Indian poet and critic of Malayalam literature, who is credited with contributions in popularizing poetry through recitation. He is best known for ''Naranathu Bhranthan'', the poem with the most editions in Malayalam ...
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V. M. Girija
V. M. Girija (born 27 July 1961) is an Indian poet and essayist, writing in Malayalam language. She has published a number of books, which include ''Prem - Ek Album'', the Hindi translation of her poetry anthology in Malayalam, ''Pranayam Oralb ...
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V. P. Sivakumar
Vazhappilliyil Padmanabhan Nair Sivakumar (1947–1993), commonly identified as V. P. Sivakumar, was an Indian writer and translator, known for bringing in a new sensibility in Malayalam literature through his short stories. Besides four short s ...
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V. R. Krishna Iyer
Justice Vaidyanathapuram Rama Krishna Iyer (15 November 1915 – 4 December 2014) was an Indian judge who became a pioneer of judicial activism. He pioneered the legal-aid movement in the country. Before that, he was a state minister and poli ...
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V.T.Bhatathirippad
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V. Unnikrishnan Nair
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V. V. K. Valath
Vadakke Valath Krishnan (25 December 1918 – 31 December 2000), commonly known as V. V. K. Valath, was an Indian writer, poet, toponymist and historian of Malayalam language. One of the pioneers of toponymy in Kerala, he focused on the origin o ...
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Vaikom Muhammed Basheer
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Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon
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Vallathol Narayana Menon
Vallathol Narayana Menon (Malayalam: വള്ളത്തോൾ നാരായണ മേനോൻ) (16 October 1878 – 13 March 1958) was a Malayalam poet and one of the triumvirate of modern Malayalam poetry, along with Asan and Ulloor ...
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Vayalar Ramavarma
Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal'', ''Aayisha'' ...
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Veloor Krishnan Kutty
N. K. Krishnankutty, popularly known as Veloor Krishnankutty ( ml, വേളൂർ കൃഷ്ണൻകുട്ടി, 19 September 1927 – 22 August 2003), was an Indian satirist of Malayalam literature. Kerala Sahitya Akademy awarded him t ...
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Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup
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Vijayakrishnan
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Vijayalakshmi
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Yusafali Kechery
Yusufali Kechery (Yūsaphali Kēccēri; യൂസഫലി കേച്ചേരി 16 May 1934 – 21 March 2015) was a poet, film lyricist, film producer and director from Kerala, India. He wrote during the modern era of Malayalam poetry an ...
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