N. K. Krishnankutty, popularly known as Veloor Krishnankutty ( ml, വേളൂർ കൃഷ്ണൻകുട്ടി, 19 September 1927 – 22 August 2003), was an Indian satirist of
Malayalam literature.
Kerala Sahitya Akademy
The Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body established to promote the Malayalam language and literature. It is situated in City of Thrissur, Kerala in India.
History
The academy was inaugurated on 15 ...
awarded him their
annual award for miscellaneous works in 1974.
Biography
Veloor Krishnankutty was born on September 19, 1927
in Velur in the present day
Kottayam district
Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the ...
, then in
Travancore
The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...
to N. N. Kunjunni and Parvathi Amma.
His education was at M. D. Seminary, Kottayam and
CMS College Kottayam
The CMS College (CMS College Kottayam) is the first Western-style college in India.
Overview
The college now has 17 Undergraduate and 18 postgraduate departments. There are six research centres in the college. Research work leading to the degr ...
. His career started as a journalist in ''
Deepika'' where he used to write a column under the pen name ''Pathraparayanan'', and became the editor of the ''Deepika'' weekly.
Later, he sat in the editorial board of ''Keraladhwani'' for eight years.
He was also a member of the senate of the
University of Cochin and the advisory boards of the All India Radio and the Institute of Children's Literature.
In 1973, one of his books, ''
Masappady Mathupillai
''Masappady Mathupillai'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. N. Thampi and produced by C. K. Sherif. The film stars Jayabharathi, Sudheer, KPAC Lalitha, Adoor Bhasi, Bahadoor and Jose Prakash in the lead roles. The film had music ...
'' was adapted into a film under the same name and he wrote the dialogues.
Noted filmmaker,
K. G. George
Kulakkattil Geevarghese George (born 24 May 1946) is an Indian film maker and screenwriter who worked in the Malayalam cinema. He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Bharathan and P. Padmarajan, in ...
based his 1984 satire ''
Panchavadi Palam
''Panchavadi Palam'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language political satire film written and directed by K. G. George, based on the story ''Palam Apakadathil'' (1981) written by Veloor Krishnankutty. It stars Bharat Gopy, Nedumudi Venu, Sre ...
'' on a book of Krishnankutty of the same name
and two years later, he wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues for ''
Ambili Ammavan''.
His book, ''Vela Manasilirikkatte'', fetched Krishnankutty the
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Miscellaneous Works
The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Miscellaneous Works was an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing miscellaneous works of literary merit. It was one of the categories ...
in 1974.
He was also a recipient of other honours including
E. V. Krishna Pillai
E. V. Krishna Pillai (14 September 1894 – 30 March 1938) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and member of Sree Moolam Popular Assembly of Travancore. He was known to be a multi-talented personality and excelled as an advocate, Member ...
Memorial Janma Satabdi Award and K. Karunakaran Memorial Seva Sangham Award.
He died on August 22, 2003 at a private hospital in Kottayam where he had been admitted following renal complaints, survived his wife, two daughters and a son.
Books
Awards
See also
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List of Malayalam-language authors
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1936 births
2003 deaths
Indian satirists
Journalists from Kerala
Malayalam-language writers
Malayalam literary critics
Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Indian essayists
20th-century Indian short story writers
Dramatists and playwrights from Kerala
20th-century Indian male writers