M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1933–2024author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)
satyam (1911-1995)
Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
1911–1995, born Sooranad, writes in Malayalam, literary critic
Sooranad Payikkattu Neelakanta Kunjan Pillai was an Indian researcher, lexicographer, poet, essayist, literary critic, orator, grammarian, educationist, and scholar of the Malayalam language, best remembered for his contributions in compiling Malayala Maha Nighantu, a lexicon. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padmashri in 1984 for his contribution to Malayalam literature and education. He was also a recipient of the Vallathol Award in 1992 and when the Government of Kerala instituted the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, their highest literary honour in 1993, he received the inaugural award.
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