M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1933–2024author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)
dramatist, director and poet (1928–2016)
Kavalam Narayana Panicker
1928–2016, born Kavalam, writes in Malayalam, poet, playwright
Kavalam Narayana Panikkar was an Indian dramatist, theater director, and poet. He wrote over 26 Malayalam plays, many adapted from classical Sanskrit drama and Shakespeare, notably Kalidasa’s Vikramorvasiyam, Shakuntalam (1982), Bhasa’s Madhyamavyayogam (1979), Karnabharam, Uru Bhangam (1988), Swapnavasavadattam, and Dootavakyam (1996). He was the founder – director of theatre troupe, Sopanam, which led to the foundation of Bhashabharati: Centre for Performing Arts, Training and Research, in Trivandrum.
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Awards
| 1975 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Malayalam
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