M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1933–2024author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)
Novelist, Social Reformer (1904-1983)
P. Kesavadev
1904–1983, born North Paravur, writes in Malayalam, writer
P. Kesava Pillai, 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. Odayil Ninnu, Nadhi, Bhrandalayam, Ayalkar, Ethirppu (autobiography) and Oru Sundariyude Athmakadha are some among his 128 literary works. Kesavadev, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and Vaikom Muhammad Basheer are considered the exponents of progressive Malayalam literature.
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Books on record
On Open Library
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Awards
| 1964 | Sahitya Akademi Award for Ayalkkar |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Malayalam
G. Sankara Kurup
1901–1978Malayali poet and literary critic (1901-1978)
S. K. Pottekkatt
1913–1982politician and writer (1913–1982)
Ayyappa Paniker
1930–2006poet and critic (1930-2006)
Balamani Amma
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K. Sachhidanandan
b. 1946poet, linguist and translator