M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1933–2024author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)
writer (1916-1988)
N. Krishna Pillai
1916–1988, born Varkala, writes in Malayalam, literary critic
N. Krishna Pillai was an Indian dramatist, literary critic, translator and historian of Malayalam language. Known for his realism and dramatic portrayal of psycho-social tensions, Pillai’s plays earned him the moniker, Kerala Ibsen. He was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama, Odakkuzhal Award, Vayalar Award and Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award, besides other honours. The Kerala Sahitya Akademi inducted him as a distinguished fellow in 1979.
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Books on record
Awards
| 1987 | Sahitya Akademi Award for Prathipathram Bhashanabhedam |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Malayalam
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