Malayalam literature comprises those literary texts written in Malayalam, a South-Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala.
V. C. Sreejan is a literary critic writing in Malayalam. Born in 1951, he retired in 2007 after working as Reader in English in Government Brennen College, Thalassery. He has published eleven books in Malayalam. In 2003 he was awarded the Kerala Sahithya Akademi's C.B. Kumar Award' for his work Arthantharanyasm.
Leela Nambudiripad under the pen name of Sumangala, is a popular author of children's literature in Malayalam.
O M C Narayanan Nambudiripad, an eminent sanskrit scholar was born to the famous Nambudiri family of Olappamanna Mana on 24 June 1910 in Vellinezhi. He is known for his translation into Malayalam of the Rigveda. This work titled Rigveda Bhasha Bhashyam is an exhaustive interpretative analysis of the Rigveda alternatively known as Deviprasadam. After his death on 4 April 1989 aged 79, a trust was constituted in his memory. The Deviprasadam Trust at Olappamanna Mana hands out awards annually to honour masters in Sanskrit, Vedas, Malayalam literature and Kathakali.
Moothiringode Bhavathrāthan Namboothiripad was a Malayalam author who is known for his work Aphante Makal which had great social relevance in pre-independent Kerala society.
Vellinezhi is a small but culturally crucial village located in Palakkad district of Kerala in southern India.
Perunnelli Krishnan Vaidyar (1863-1894) was follower and a friend to Sree Narayana Guru and a Malayalam poet from the state of Kerala. He was born in an Ezhava family of central Travancore. He belonged to an era called Venmani School of Malayala Literature.
Velutheri Kesavan Vaidyan(1839–1897) was a Malayalam poet from the state of Kerala, India. He was a follower and a friend of Sree Narayana Guru. He was born in, Velutheri, an Ezhava family of Thiruvananthapuram, South Travancore. He is associated with the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature.
Mezhathol Agnihothri revived the traditions of the ancient Shrauta traditions in Kerala, India the 4th century AD. At that time, Buddhism and Jainism had eroded the ancient Vedic Religion culture of India. Mezhathol rejuvenated the ancient customs by performing 99 Yaagams. The Shrauta traditions still remain intact in Kerala today, maintained by the rigidly orthodox Nambudiri Brahmins.
Venmani Mahan Nambudiripad (1844-1893) was a famous Malayalam poet of the Venmani Illam and one of the main literary figures of the Venmani Movement of Malayalam Literature.
The Venmani School of poets were involved in a movement in Malayalam Literature also known as the Venmani Movement. The style of poetry was pioneered by members of the Venmani Illam of Kodungalloor in the 19th century.
Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri (1821-1865) was a poet of the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature.
Poonthottam Mahan Nambudiri (1857-1946) was a poet from the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature.
Seevolli Narayanan Nambudiri (1868–1905) was a well-known Malayali poet of the Venmani style, who was also an Ayurvedic physician.
Kodungallur Kovilakam, refers to palace of royal family of the late medieval Kingdom of Kodungallur (Cranganore), in the modern-day Kerala state, India. Kodungallur was a feudal principality subordinate to the rulers of the Kingdom of Cochin since the later half of the eighteenth century until the time of Indian independence. Kingdom of Kodungallur was under the protection of the Dutch after 1707 for a few years before returning to its allegiance to the Zamorin. Kodungallur Royal Family had two branches at Chirakkal Kovilakam and at Puthen Kovilakam.
Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran also transliterated as Kotungallur Kunhikkuttan Thampuran, was a Malayalam poet and Sanskrit scholar lived in Kerala, India. His birth-name was Rama Varma. He is famous for his single-handed, word-by-word translation of entire Mahabharata within 874 days. He is commonly known as Kerala Vyasa, meaning Vyasa of Kerala.
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Ashtamoorthi K V is a Malayalam novelist and short story writer from Kerala, India. He commenced his literature career as a novelist but later on made his own mark in the field of Malayalam short stories. Ashtamoorthi won the Kerala Sahithya Academy award in 1992 for the best short story "Veedu Vittu Pokunnu".
