M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1933–2024author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)
poet (1911–2008)
Pala Narayanan Nair
1911–2008, born Pala, writes in Malayalam, poet
Pala Narayanan Nair was an Indian poet and lyricist, best known for his work, Keralam Valarunnu, written in 1953, comprising eight volumes, which earned him the title of Mahakavi. He wrote more than 5,000 poems, which have been compiled in about 43 anthologies. Nair, who also wrote the lyrics for the 1956 Malayalam movie, Avar Unarunnu, was a recipient of the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literary honour of the Government of Kerala as well as Vallathol Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry, besides other honours.
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Also writing in Malayalam
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