Malayalam-language dramatists and playwrights

Indian author (1908–1994)

Indian author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)

Indian dramatist, director and poet (1928–2016)

Indian poet, linguist and translator

Indian actor (1937–2008)

Indian actor and director (1952-2021)

Indian, Malayalam language novelist and playwright

Indian actor (1916–1997)

Indian actor

Indian writer (1927-2008)

P. Kunjanandan Nair (15 February 1916 – 28 January 2001), better known by his pseudonym, Thikkodiyan, was an Indian playwright, novelist, lyricist and screenwriter of Malayalam. He was known for his contributions to the genre of radio plays and his autobiography, Arangu Kaanatha Nadan (The actor who had never been on stage), which detailed the socio-cultural development of Malabar in the post-independent period, fetched him a number of awards including the Kendra Sahithya Academy Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography, Vayalar Award and the Odakkuzhal Award.

Indian writer (1916-1988)

Cherukad Govinda Pisharodi (26 August 1914 – 28 October 1976), commonly known as Cherukad, was a Malayalam-language playwright, novelist, poet and political activist, associated with the Communist movement in Kerala state, India.

Indian film director (1924–1992)

Indian actor and director

Indian writer and scholar

Indian writer

Theatre director, playwright

Indian translator (1887-1954)