Padayatt Kesavapillai Vasudevan Nair,popularly known as PKV,was an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Kerala from 1978 to 1979. He was a Member of the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1971 and again from 2004 until his death in 2005. He became Chief Minister on 20 October 1978,following A. K. Antony's resignation as Chief Minister. However he resigned on 7 October 1979 owing to differences with other parties in the United Front. He served in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1982. Nair was a senior member of the Communist Party of India.
Kireedam (transl. Crown) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by A. K. Lohithadas. The film stars Mohanlal,Thilakan,and Parvathy Jayaram,along with Kaviyoor Ponnamma,Mohan Raj,Murali,Sreenath,Kundara Johny,Cochin Haneefa,Jagathy Sreekumar,Philomina,Usha,Jagadish,Maniyanpilla Raju,Mamukkoya,Oduvil Unnikrishnan,and Kanakalatha in supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Johnson.
M. Krishnan Nair was an Indian academic,orator,literary journalist and literary critic of Malayalam literature. He was known for his Sahitya Varaphalam,a weekly column he wrote first in Malayalanadu weekly,later in Kalakaumudi and finally in Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika,which introduced world literature to Malayalam readers. He also published several books,including Saundaryathinte Sannidhanathil,Adhunika Malayala Kavitha and Vayanakkara,Ningal Jeevichirikkunno?. He was a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions and the B. D. Goenka Award for excellence in literary journalism.
M. Krishnan Nair was an Indian oncologist. He was the founding director of the Regional Cancer Centre,Thiruvananthapuram,a director of the S.U.T. Institute of Oncology,and Trivandrum Cancer Center(TCC),part of SUT Royal Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) and a professor at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences &Research in Kochi. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri in 2001 for his contributions in the cancer care field.
Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair was a Kathakali dancer from Kerala in India.
Keezhoote Balakrishna Ganesh Kumar is an Indian actor,television host,and politician who is serving as the Minister for Transport of Kerala since December 2023 and previously from 2001 to 2003. He has also served as the Minister for Forests and Environment,Sports and Cinema of Kerala from 2011 to 2013. He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Pathanapuram since 2001. He is the Chairman of the Kerala Congress (B) party. He made his debut as an actor in the film Irakal (1985) directed by K. G. George. He has starred in over 100 Malayalam films,performing a variety of roles.
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.
Arimpara is a 2003 Indian body horror film directed by Murali Nair. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. It won the John Abraham Award for Best Malayalam Film in 2003.
P. S. Sreenivasan was a leader of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and a former minister of Kerala state,He is known as the father of tourism in modern Kerala.
E. Chandrasekharan Nair was an Indian politician,Minister of Kerala and leader of the Communist Party of India. he is known for works in Cooperative sector of Kerala and strengthening Public Distribution System in Kerala through initiatives like Maveli Stores.
Anathalavattom Anandan was an Indian politician,a trade unionist and a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the President of the Kerala State Committee and national Vice President of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions and the State Secretariat Member of the CPI(M) Kerala State Committee. Anandan was also the President of Kerala Coir Workers Centre. He was elected thrice to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Attingal constituency in 1987,1996 and 2006. The Government of Kerala had appointed him as the Vice Chairman of Apex Body for Coir in August 2016.
Kadakampally Surendran,born 12 October 1954,is an Indian politician,who served as the Minister for Co-Operation,Tourism,and Devaswom in the first Pinarayi Vijayan ministry (2016–2021) of the Government of Kerala. He was the Thiruvananthapuram District Committee Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for nearly a decade (2007–2016).
Adv K. Raju is an Indian politician and the previous Minister of Forests,Wildlife Protection,Animal husbandry,Dairy Development,Milk- Co-operatives,Zoos of Kerala Legislative Assembly. He belongs to Communist Party of India and represents Punalur constituency. He was previously elected to the Assembly in 2006 and 2011.
K. Sivadasan Nair is an Indian politician and was a member in the 12th and 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Pathanamthitta and Aranmula Assembly Constituencies respectively. He belongs to the Indian National Congress.
Kunjukutty Krishnankutty is an Indian politician who is serving as the Minister for Electricity of Kerala since 2021. He previously served as the Minister for Water Resources of Kerala from 2018 to 2021. He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Chittur since 2016 and previously from 1991 to 1996 and from 1980 to 1987. He is a member of the Janata Dal (Secular) Party.
M. R. Ry. Kumar Aiyappan Pillai was an Indian lawyer,politician and writer. As one of the early leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party,he served as its vice-president and at various times as chairman and treasurer. By the time of his death aged 108,he headed the party's disciplinary committee,oversaw its charitable endowments,and had become a most respected and venerable figure in the socio-cultural arena.
Saji Cherian is an Indian politician from Kerala. He currently serves as the minister for fisheries,culture &youth affairs in the second Pinarayi Vijayan government and as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Chengannur constituency. He was also the former Minister for Fisheries,Culture and Youth Affairs in the Second Vijayan ministry.Following a controversial speech in Mallappally in 2022 in which he spoke derisively of the Indian constitution,he resigned on July 6 amid mounting pressure from the opposition. He returned as the minister again on 4 January 2023 after the high court of Kerala rejected petition against him.
T. N. Gopinathan Nair,was an Indian dramatist,novelist,poet,screenwriter and biographer of Malayalam language. One of the prolific among Malayalam playwrights,Nair published 39 plays,besides his four novels,four poetry anthologies and five biographies. He was a member of the council of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and held the char of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi. His drama,Pareeksha,received the Vikraman Nair Trophy for the best drama and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected his work,Sakshi,for their annual award for drama in 1979.
Pirappancode Murali is a noted poet,lyricist,playwright,library activist and politician from Kerala,India. He represented Vamanapuram constituency in 10th (1996) and 11th (2001) Kerala Legislative Assemblies. He wrote lyrics for over fifty plays and wrote ten plays. He was one of the founders of theater troupe Sangha Chetana. He got many awards including Government of Kerala Award for Best Lyricist and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Best Playwright.
R. Gopalakrishnan Nair is an Indian politician. He represented Neyyattinkara in the third Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was a member of Congress and held various positions before getting elected into the Kerala legislative assembly in 1965. Gopalakrishnan started his political career by becoming the president of the students congress. He was a member of Kerala University Union and Neyyattinkara Agricultural Land Development Bank. He also served as the chairman of Trivandrum District Co-operative Bank.
