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Muthukulam Raghavan Pilla | |
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| Born | 01-1900 |
| Died | 08-08-1979 |
| Occupations | Actor, Writer,Lyricist |
| Years active | 1930-1970 |
Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai (22 January 1900) was a writer, actor, poet and lyricist of early Malayalam Cinema who was well known for the roles like Ashaan in Kavyamela. [1]
He was born on 22 January 1900 in Muthukulam a small village near Haripad and Kayamkulam, in Kerala. He wrote the screenplay and dialogues of Balan , the first Malayalam talkie. He is also the author of about 55 dramas and dozens of film stories and screenplays. In 1968, he acted in Viruthan Shanku , the first full-length comedy in Malayalam cinema directed by P. Venu. He acted in around 150 Malayalam films and wrote Tatathaka Parinayam Kathakali. An award named Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai Puraskaram has been instituted by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai Samraka Samithi in honour of him. [2] [3]