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R. Meera</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:KR_Meera_KLF-2016.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="K.R. Meera at Kerala Literature Festival 2016"><img alt="K.R. Meera at Kerala Literature Festival 2016" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/KR_Meera_KLF-2016.JPG/220px-KR_Meera_KLF-2016.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="257" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/KR_Meera_KLF-2016.JPG/330px-KR_Meera_KLF-2016.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/KR_Meera_KLF-2016.JPG/440px-KR_Meera_KLF-2016.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2482" data-file-height="2897" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:1.4em;">K.R. Meera at Kerala Literature Festival 2016</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1970-02-19</span>) </span>19 February 1970<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 54)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sasthamkotta" title="Sasthamkotta">Sasthamkotta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam district</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role" style="line-height:1.4em;">Novelist, <a href="/wiki/Short_story_writer" class="mw-redirect" title="Short story writer">short story writer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Journalist" title="Journalist">journalist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Screenplay_writer" class="mw-redirect" title="Screenplay writer">screenplay writer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Columnist" title="Columnist">columnist</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.4em;">Indian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Novel" title="Novel">Novel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Short_story" title="Short story">short story</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Notable works</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><i>Ave Maria</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Aarachaar" title="Aarachaar">Aarachaar</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Notable awards</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Kendra_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award">Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_literary_awards#Odakkuzhal_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam literary awards">Odakkuzhal Award</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Award" title="Vayalar Award">Vayalar Award</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">M. S. Dileep</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Children</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Shruthi Dileep</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>K. R. Meera</b> (born 19 February 1970) is an Indian author and journalist, who writes in <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>. She was born in <a href="/wiki/Sasthamkotta" title="Sasthamkotta">Sasthamkotta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam district</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>. She worked as a <a href="/wiki/Journalist" title="Journalist">journalist</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Malayala_Manorama" title="Malayala Manorama">Malayala Manorama</a></i> but later resigned to concentrate more on writing. She started writing fiction in 2001 and her first short story collection <i>Ormayude Njarambu</i> was published in 2002. Since then she has published five collections of short stories, two novellas, five novels and two children's books. She won the <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award</a> in 2009 for her short-story, <i>Ave Maria</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her novel <i><a href="/wiki/Aarachaar" title="Aarachaar">Aarachaar</a></i> (2012) is widely regarded as one of the best literary works produced in Malayalam language.<sup id="cite_ref-dcbooks.com_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dcbooks.com-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It received several awards including the <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013_Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Awards" title="2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards">2013</a>), <a href="/wiki/Odakkuzhal_Award" title="Odakkuzhal Award">Odakkuzhal Award</a> (2013), <a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Award" title="Vayalar Award">Vayalar Award</a> (2014) and <a href="/wiki/Kendra_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award">Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award</a> (2015). It was also shortlisted for the 2016 <a href="/wiki/DSC_Prize_for_South_Asian_Literature" title="DSC Prize for South Asian Literature">DSC Prize for South Asian Literature</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._R._Meera&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Meera was born in <a href="/wiki/Sasthamkotta" title="Sasthamkotta">Sasthamkotta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam district</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> as the daughter of Ramachandran Pillai and Amritakumari, both professors.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> She completed her predegree from D.B College, Sasthamcotta. She passed her master's degree in Communicative English from <a href="/wiki/Gandhigram_Rural_Institute" title="Gandhigram Rural Institute">Gandhigram Rural Institute</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dindigul" title="Dindigul">Dindigul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Meera lives in <a href="/wiki/Kottayam" title="Kottayam">Kottayam</a> with her husband M.S. Dileep, who is a journalist with <i><a href="/wiki/Malayala_Manorama" title="Malayala Manorama">Malayala Manorama</a></i>. Their only daughter Shruti was a residential student at the <a href="/wiki/Rishi_Valley_School" title="Rishi Valley School">Rishi Valley School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Journalism">Journalism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._R._Meera&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Journalism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1993, she joined as a journalist in <a href="/wiki/Kottayam" title="Kottayam">Kottayam</a>-based Malayalam daily <i><a href="/wiki/Malayala_Manorama" title="Malayala Manorama">Malayala Manorama</a>,</i> and was the first female journalist to be hired at the newspaper.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, following publication of several stories, Meera gave up journalism to take up writing as a full-time occupation.<sup id="cite_ref-Hindu1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hindu1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was the senior sub-editor of <i>Malayala Manorama</i> when she resigned. During her journalistic career, she published many special stories which won her numerous awards and recognitions. She won the PUCL Human Rights National Award for Journalism in 1998 for an investigative series on the plight of women labourers in Kerala. This series also won the <a href="/wiki/Chowara_Parameswaran" title="Chowara Parameswaran">Chowara Parameswaran</a> Award instituted by <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Press_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerala Press Academy">Kerala Press Academy</a>. A series on children won her the Deepalaya National Journalism Award for Child Rights in 2001.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Writing">Writing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._R._Meera&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Writing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Meera's first published work was a story submitted to Mathrubhumi, a magazine, in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her first short story collection <i>Ormayude Njarambu</i> was published in 2002. This collection won the Gita Hiranyan Endowment Award instituted by <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi">Kerala Sahitya Akademi</a> and Ankanam Literary Award. Her next book <i>Mohamanja</i> was published in 2004. It was translated into English by J. Devika as <i>Yellow is the Colour of Longing</i> (Penguin, 2011). The title story, which explores the absurdity of desire, was also published in <i>Arshilata: Women's Fiction from India and Bangladesh</i> (ed. Niaz Zaman). She won the <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award</a> in 2008 for the collection <i>Ave Maria</i>. The title story of the book is a brutal glimpse into the debris of Kerala's Communist ideology, the fault lines left behind in families. A translation of this story was included in the book <i>First Proof 5, The Penguin Book of New Writing from India</i> (Penguin, 2010).<sup id="cite_ref-Hindu2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hindu2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her other collections include <i>K. R. Meerayude Kathakal</i>, a collection of major 26 stories published so far, including <i>Machakathe Thachan, Ormayude Njarambu, Mohamanja, Ave Maria, Karineela, Malakhayude Marukukal, Soorpanakha, Alif Laila</i> and <i>Ottapalam Kadakkuvolam</i>. </p><p>Her early novels include <i>Aa Maratheyum Marannu Marannu Njan, Meera Saadhu, Nethronmeelanam</i> and <i>Yudasinte Suvishesham</i>. <i>Meera Sadhu</i> (DC Books, 2008) tells the story of an IIT graduate abandoned at a Krishna temple after going through some torrid times in her married life. Five of her short novels have been compiled into a single book titled <i>Meerayude Novellakal</i> (2014). </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Aarachaar" title="Aarachaar">Aarachaar</a> (Hangwoman</i> in English) widely regarded as her masterpiece, was originally serialised in <i><a href="/wiki/Madhyamam_Weekly" title="Madhyamam Weekly">Madhyamam Weekly</a></i> and was published as a book by DC Books in 2012. Set in <a href="/wiki/Bengal" title="Bengal">Bengal</a>, it tells the story of a family of executioners with a long lineage, beginning in the fourth century BC. The protagonist of the novel, Chetna, is a strong and tenacious woman who struggles to inherit this profession. According to noted literary critic <a href="/wiki/M._Leelavathy" title="M. Leelavathy">M. Leelavathy</a>, <i>Aarachaar</i> is one of the best literary works produced in Malayalam and follows the legacy of <a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a>'s classic work <i><a href="/wiki/Khasakkinte_Itihasam" title="Khasakkinte Itihasam">Khasakkinte Itihasam</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-dcbooks.com_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dcbooks.com-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The novel received the <a href="/wiki/2013_Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Awards" title="2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards">2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also awarded the prestigious <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_literary_awards#Odakkuzhal_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam literary awards">Odakkuzhal Award</a> in 2013, <a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Award" title="Vayalar Award">Vayalar Award</a> in 2014 and <a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Sahitya Akademi Award">Sahitya Akademi Award</a> in 2015. <i>Aarachaar</i> was translated into English by J. Devika as <i>The Hangwoman</i>. The novel has sold more than 38000 copies (as of January 2015).<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The novel was translated into English by J. Devika under the title <i>Hangwoman: Everyone Loves a Good Hanging</i> (<a href="/wiki/Hamish_Hamilton" title="Hamish Hamilton">Hamish Hamilton</a>, 2014). <i>Hangwoman</i> was shortlisted for the prestigious <a href="/wiki/DSC_Prize_for_South_Asian_Literature" title="DSC Prize for South Asian Literature">DSC Prize for South Asian Literature</a> 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her latest novel <i>Sooryane Aninja Oru Stree</i> is being published in <i><a href="/wiki/Vanitha" title="Vanitha">Vanitha</a></i> magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-Manorama_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manorama-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She has also been noted as a screenplay writer of four <a href="/wiki/Serial_film" title="Serial film">serials</a>. She was credited as the associate in writing for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Ore_Kadal" title="Ore Kadal">Ore Kadal</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Award</a> winner. She is also a well-known column-writer in <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Themes">Themes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._R._Meera&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Meera cites the work of a number of Indian authors as influencing her work, including <a href="/wiki/E._V._Krishna_Pillai" title="E. V. Krishna Pillai">E V Krishna Pillai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Surayya" title="Kamala Surayya">Kamala Das</a>, <a href="/wiki/T._Padmanabhan" title="T. Padmanabhan">T Padmanabhan</a>, S V Venugopan Nair, Anand, M Mukundan, C V Sriraman, <a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O N V Kurup</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sugathakumari" title="Sugathakumari">Sugathakumari</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amongst non-Indian writers, she cites <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Garc%C3%ADa_M%C3%A1rquez" title="Gabriel García Márquez">Gabriel Garcia Marquez</a> as a primary influence.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her work explores themes relating to patriarchy, discrimination, and individuality, focusing on the inner lives of women and challenging traditional power dynamics.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meera has described her work as engaging with her political environment, stating, "Every writer is a political writer. It is very difficult for any writer to shut down from what is happening in and around society. And as a writer, we reflect on what’s happening in society through our writing. Writing’s a mixture of conscious and unconscious creative thinking— intuition and craft—it feels very unnatural to analyse it in any other kind of systematic way.”<sup id="cite_ref-:2_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honours">Awards and honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._R._Meera&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Awards and honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_Literary_Awards#Lalithambika_Antharjanam_Smaraka_Sahitya_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam Literary Awards">Lalithambika Sahitya Award</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>2004: Gita Hiranyan Endowment Award by <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi">Kerala Sahitya Akademi</a> - <i>Ormayude Njarampu</i><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award_for_Story" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story</a> - <i>Ave Maria</i><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Odakkuzhal_Award" title="Odakkuzhal Award">Odakkuzhal Award</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Aarachaar" title="Aarachaar">Aarachaar</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Awards" title="2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award_for_Novel" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel</a> - <i>Aarachaar</i><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Award" title="Vayalar Award">Vayalar Award</a> - <i>Aarachaar</i><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Sahitya_Akademi_Award_winners_for_Malayalam" title="List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Malayalam">Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award</a> - <i>Aarachaar</i><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2016: Shortlisted for the <a href="/wiki/DSC_Prize_for_South_Asian_Literature" title="DSC Prize for South Asian Literature">DSC Prize for South Asian Literature</a> - <i>Hangwoman</i> (Translated by J. Devika)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Muttathu_Varkey_Award" title="Muttathu Varkey Award">Muttathu Varkey Award</a> - <i>Aarachaar</i><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._R._Meera&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Novels">Novels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._R._Meera&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Novels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Nethronmeelanam</i> (The Unseeing Idol of Light)</li> <li><i>Meerasadhu (</i>The Poison of Love<i>)</i></li> <li>Yudasinte Suvishesham [The Gospel of Yudas]</li> <li>Malakayude Marukukal</li> <li>Karineela</li> <li><i>Aa Maratheyum Marannu Marannu Njan</i> (<i>And Slowly Forgetting that Tree</i>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aarachaar" title="Aarachaar">Aarachaar</a></i> (2012) (<i>Hangwoman: Everyone Loves a Good Hanging</i>)</li> <li><i>Sooryane Aninja Oru Sthree</i> (Jezebel)</li> <li><i>Ghathakan</i> (<i>The Assassin</i>)</li> <li>Khabar (Qabar)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collections_of_short_stories">Collections of short stories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._R._Meera&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Collections of short stories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Sarpayajnam</i> G(2001)</li> <li><i>Ormayude Njarambu</i> (2002) (<i>The Vein of Memory</i>)</li> <li><i>Moha Manja</i> (2004) (<i>Yellow is the Colour of Longing</i>)</li> <li><i>Ave Maria</i></li> <li><i>K. R. Meerayude Kathakal</i></li> <li><i>Guillotine</i></li> <li><i>Meerayude Novellakal</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>Penpanjatandram</i>[2016]</li> <li><i>Bhagavante Maranam</i>[2017]</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Memoirs">Memoirs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._R._Meera&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Memoirs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Mazhayil Parakkunna Pakshikal</li> <li>Ente Jeevitattile Chilar</li> <li>Kadhayezhuth</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._R._Meera&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121108084647/http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/12/stories/2010051258991000.htm">"Sahitya Academy awards announced"</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dcbooks.com-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-dcbooks.com_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-dcbooks.com_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dcbooks.com/odakkuzhal-award-presented-to-k-r-meera.html">"ആരാച്ചാര്‍ മലയാളത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും നല്ല നോവലുകളിലൊന്ന് : ഡോ. എം ലീലാവതി"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140323151417/http://www.dcbooks.com/odakkuzhal-award-presented-to-k-r-meera.html">Archived</a> 2014-03-23 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 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href="/wiki/R._Narayana_Panickar" title="R. 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T. Vasudevan Nair</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyloppilli_Sreedhara_Menon" title="Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon">Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._Pottekkatt" title="S. K. Pottekkatt">S. K. Pottekkatt</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkitham_Achuthan_Namboothiri" title="Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri">Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vennikkulam_Gopala_Kurup" title="Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup">Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. 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V. Krishna Warrier">N. V. Krishna Warrier</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punathil_Kunjabdulla" title="Punathil Kunjabdulla">Punathil Kunjabdulla</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Menon" title="M. K. Menon">Vilasini</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._N." title="V. K. N.">V. K. N.</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Guptan_Nair" title="S. Guptan Nair">S. Guptan Nair</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyappa_Paniker" title="Ayyappa Paniker">Ayyappa Paniker</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Azhikode" title="Sukumar Azhikode">Sukumar Azhikode</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Leelavathy" title="M. Leelavathy">M. Leelavathy</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Krishna_Pillai" title="N. Krishna Pillai">N. Krishna Pillai</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Radhakrishnan" title="C. Radhakrishnan">C. Radhakrishnan</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olappamanna" title="Olappamanna">Olappamanna</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Sankunni_Nair" title="M. P. Sankunni Nair">M. P. Sankunni Nair</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Mukundan" title="M. Mukundan">M. Mukundan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._P._Mohammed" title="N. P. Mohammed">N. P. Mohammed</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnunarayanan_Namboothiri" title="Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri">Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkodiyan" title="Thikkodiyan">Thikkodiyan</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Padmanabhan" title="T. Padmanabhan">T. Padmanabhan</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anand_(writer)" title="Anand (writer)">Anand</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kovilan" title="Kovilan">Kovilan</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Sreeraman" title="C. V. Sreeraman">C. V. Sreeraman</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Ramachandran" title="R. Ramachandran">R. 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Appan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._A._Khader" title="U. A. Khader">U. A. Khader</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Veerendra_Kumar" title="M. P. Veerendra Kumar">M. P. Veerendra Kumar</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Sanu" title="M. K. Sanu">M. K. Sanu</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Satchidanandan" title="K. Satchidanandan">K. Satchidanandan</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Paloor" title="M. N. Paloor">M. N. Paloor</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhash_Chandran" title="Subhash Chandran">Subhash Chandran</a> (2014)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">K. R. Meera</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabha_Varma" title="Prabha Varma">Prabha Varma</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Ramanunni" title="K. P. Ramanunni">K. P. Ramanunni</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Ramesan_Nair" title="S. Ramesan Nair">S. Ramesan Nair</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Madhusoodanan_Nair" title="V. Madhusoodanan Nair">V. 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V.">Ashtamoorthi K. V.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aymanam_John" title="Aymanam John">Aymanam John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babu_Bharadwaj" title="Babu Bharadwaj">Babu Bharadwaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._M._Suhara" title="B. M. Suhara">B. M. Suhara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Sandhya" title="B. Sandhya">B. Sandhya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Radhakrishnan" title="C. Radhakrishnan">C. Radhakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Balakrishnan" title="C. V. Balakrishnan">C. V. Balakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Raman_Pillai" title="C. V. Raman Pillai">C. V. Raman Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Sreeraman" title="C. V. Sreeraman">C. V. Sreeraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandramathi" title="Chandramathi">Chandramathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherukad" title="Cherukad">Cherukad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Harikumar" title="E. Harikumar">E. Harikumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Vasu" title="E. Vasu">E. Vasu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._R._Indugopan" title="G. R. Indugopan">G. R. Indugopan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Onakkoor" title="George Onakkoor">George Onakkoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gracy_(writer)" title="Gracy (writer)">Gracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._K._K._Menon" title="I. K. K. Menon">I. K. K. Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayasree_Kalathil" title="Jayasree Kalathil">Jayasree Kalathil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Abraham_(director)" title="John Abraham (director)">John Abraham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_Panachippuram" title="Jose Panachippuram">Jose Panachippuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joy_J._Kaimaparamban" title="Joy J. Kaimaparamban">Joy J. Kaimaparamban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Baby" title="K. J. Baby">K. J. Baby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arch_Deacon_Koshy" class="mw-redirect" title="Arch Deacon Koshy">Arch Deacon Koshy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._L._Mohana_Varma" title="K. L. Mohana Varma">K. L. Mohana Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Ezhuthachan" title="K. N. Ezhuthachan">K. N. Ezhuthachan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Nirmal_Kumar" title="K. P. Nirmal Kumar">K. P. Nirmal Kumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Ramanunni" title="K. P. Ramanunni">K. P. Ramanunni</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">K. R. Meera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Rekha" title="K. Rekha">K. Rekha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Surendran" title="K. Surendran">K. Surendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Joseph_Kalarickal" title="K. P. Joseph Kalarickal">K. P. Joseph Kalarickal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Thayat" title="K. Thayat">K. Thayat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kainikkara_Padmanabha_Pillai" title="Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai">Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakkanadan" title="Kakkanadan">Kakkanadan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Surayya" title="Kamala Surayya">Kamala Surayya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanam_EJ" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanam EJ">Kanam EJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karunakaran_(Malayalam_writer)" title="Karunakaran (Malayalam writer)">Karunakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karur_Neelakanta_Pillai" class="mw-redirect" title="Karur Neelakanta Pillai">Karur Neelakanta Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khadija_Mumtaz" title="Khadija Mumtaz">Khadija Mumtaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottayam_Pushpanath" title="Kottayam Pushpanath">Kottayam Pushpanath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kovilan" title="Kovilan">Kovilan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Anoop" title="K. V. Anoop">K. V. Anoop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lajo_Jose" title="Lajo Jose">Lajo Jose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalithambika_Antharjanam" title="Lalithambika Antharjanam">Lalithambika Antharjanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Govindan" title="M. Govindan">M. Govindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Mukundan" title="M. Mukundan">M. Mukundan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Sukumaran" title="M. Sukumaran">M. Sukumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madampu_Kunjukuttan" title="Madampu Kunjukuttan">Madampu Kunjukuttan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhupal" title="Madhupal">Madhupal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayath_Appunni" title="Malayath Appunni">Malayath Appunni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayattoor_Ramakrishnan" title="Malayattoor Ramakrishnan">Malayattoor Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallika_Yunis" title="Mallika Yunis">Mallika Yunis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muttathu_Varkey" title="Muttathu Varkey">Muttathu Varkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Mohanan" title="N. Mohanan">N. Mohanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._N._Pisharody" title="N. N. Pisharody">N. N. Pisharody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._P._Chellappan_Nair" title="N. P. Chellappan Nair">N. P. Chellappan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._P._Mohammed" title="N. P. Mohammed">N. P. Mohammed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Madhavan" title="N. S. Madhavan">N. S. Madhavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandanar_(author)" title="Nandanar (author)">Nandanar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayan_(writer)" title="Narayan (writer)">Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omchery_N._N._Pillai" title="Omchery N. N. Pillai">Omchery N. N. Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oyyarathu_Chandu_Menon" title="Oyyarathu Chandu Menon">Oyyarathu Chandu Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Ayyaneth" title="P. Ayyaneth">P. Ayyaneth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Surendran" title="P. Surendran">P. Surendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._F._Mathews" title="P. F. Mathews">P. F. Mathews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Balakrishnan" title="P. K. Balakrishnan">P. K. Balakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kesavadev" title="P. Kesavadev">P. Kesavadev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._R._Nathan" title="P. R. Nathan">P. R. Nathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._R._Shyamala" title="P. R. Shyamala">P. R. Shyamala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Surendran" title="P. Surendran">P. Surendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Valsala" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Valsala">P. Valsala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmarajan" title="Padmarajan">Padmarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamman" title="Pamman">Pamman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parappurath" title="Parappurath">Parappurath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattathuvila_Karunakaran" title="Pattathuvila Karunakaran">Pattathuvila Karunakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Chirakkarode" title="Paul Chirakkarode">Paul Chirakkarode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Zacharia" title="Paul Zacharia">Paul Zacharia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perumbadavam_Sreedharan" title="Perumbadavam Sreedharan">Perumbadavam Sreedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponjikkara_Rafi" title="Ponjikkara Rafi">Ponjikkara Rafi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponkunnam_Varkey" title="Ponkunnam Varkey">Ponkunnam Varkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punathil_Kunjabdulla" title="Punathil Kunjabdulla">Punathil Kunjabdulla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Paleri" title="Raghunath Paleri">Raghunath Paleri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Hareesh" title="S. Hareesh">S. Hareesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._Pottekkatt" title="S. K. Pottekkatt">S. K. Pottekkatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santhosh_Echikkanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Santhosh Echikkanam">Santhosh Echikkanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Joseph_(author)" title="Sarah Joseph (author)">Sarah Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Thomas_(writer)" title="Sarah Thomas (writer)">Sarah Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savithri_Rajeevan" title="Savithri Rajeevan">Savithri Rajeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socrates_K._Valath" title="Socrates K. Valath">Socrates K. Valath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhakar_Mangalodayam" title="Sudhakar Mangalodayam">Sudhakar Mangalodayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sethu_(writer)" title="Sethu (writer)">Sethu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shihabuddin_Poythumkadavu" title="Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu">Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sohanlal" title="Sohanlal">Sohanlal</a></li> <li>Sreekrishnapuram Krishnankutty</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhash_Chandran" title="Subhash Chandran">Subhash Chandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._P._Rajeevan" title="T. P. Rajeevan">T. P. Rajeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Padmanabhan" title="T. Padmanabhan">T. Padmanabhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Kochubava" title="T. V. Kochubava">T. V. Kochubava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Varkey" title="T. V. Varkey">T. V. Varkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatapuram_Sukumaran" title="Tatapuram Sukumaran">Tatapuram Sukumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thakazhi_Sivasankara_Pillai" title="Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai">Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkodiyan" title="Thikkodiyan">Thikkodiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Joseph" title="Thomas Joseph">Thomas Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._A._Khader" title="U. A. Khader">U. A. Khader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._K._Kumaran" title="U. K. Kumaran">U. K. Kumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnikrishnan_Puthur" title="Unnikrishnan Puthur">Unnikrishnan Puthur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnikrishnan_Thiruvazhiyode" title="Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode">Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uroob" title="Uroob">Uroob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._N." title="V. K. N.">V. K. N.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._P._Sivakumar" title="V. P. Sivakumar">V. P. Sivakumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Muhammad_Basheer" title="Vaikom Muhammad Basheer">Vaikom Muhammad Basheer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallachira_Madhavan" title="Vallachira Madhavan">Vallachira Madhavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vengayil_Kunhiraman_Nayanar" title="Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar">Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Menon" title="M. K. Menon">Vilasini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinoy_Thomas" title="Vinoy Thomas">Vinoy Thomas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Poets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._Ayyappan" title="A. Ayyappan">A. Ayyappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._C._Sreehari" title="A. C. Sreehari">A. C. Sreehari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Raja_Raja_Varma" title="A. R. Raja Raja Varma">A. R. Raja Raja Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkitham_Achuthan_Namboothiri" title="Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri">Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johann_Ernst_Hanxleden" title="Johann Ernst Hanxleden">Arnos Pathiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attoor_Ravi_Varma" title="Attoor Ravi Varma">Attoor Ravi Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balachandran_Chullikkadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Balachandran Chullikkadu">Balachandran Chullikkadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balamani_Amma" title="Balamani Amma">Balamani Amma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodheswaran" title="Bodheswaran">Bodheswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandiroor_Divakaran" title="Chandiroor Divakaran">Chandiroor Divakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changampuzha_Krishna_Pillai" title="Changampuzha Krishna Pillai">Changampuzha Krishna Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherukad" title="Cherukad">Cherukad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherusseri_Namboothiri" title="Cherusseri Namboothiri">Cherusseri Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Vinayachandran" title="D. Vinayachandran">D. Vinayachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edappalli_Raghavan_Pillai" class="mw-redirect" title="Edappalli Raghavan Pillai">Edappalli Raghavan Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edasseri_Govindan_Nair" title="Edasseri Govindan Nair">Edasseri Govindan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Shankara_Kurup" class="mw-redirect" title="G. Shankara Kurup">G. Shankara Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irayimman_Thampi" title="Irayimman Thampi">Irayimman Thampi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyappa_Paniker" title="Ayyappa Paniker">K. Ayyappa Paniker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Kesava_Pillai" title="K. C. Kesava Pillai">K. C. Kesava Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Ramakrishnan" title="K. V. Ramakrishnan">K. V. Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadammanitta_Ramakrishnan" title="Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan">Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadathanat_Madhavi_Amma" title="Kadathanat Madhavi Amma">Kadathanat Madhavi Amma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadavanad_Kuttikrishnan" title="Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan">Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Surayya" title="Kamala Surayya">Kamala Surayya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kattakayam_Cherian_Mappillai" title="Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai">Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavitha_Balakrishnan" title="Kavitha Balakrishnan">Kavitha Balakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumaran_Asan" title="Kumaran Asan">Kumaran Asan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunchan_Nambiar" title="Kunchan Nambiar">Kunchan Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kureepuzha_Sreekumar" title="Kureepuzha Sreekumar">Kureepuzha Sreekumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalitha_Lenin" title="Lalitha Lenin">Lalitha Lenin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Govindan" title="M. Govindan">M. Govindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Appan" title="M. P. Appan">M. P. Appan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Banesh" title="M. S. Banesh">M. S. Banesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kuroor" title="Manoj Kuroor">Manoj Kuroor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_John_Thottam" title="Mary John Thottam">Mary John Thottam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanakrishnan_Kaladi" title="Mohanakrishnan Kaladi">Mohanakrishnan Kaladi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moyinkutty_Vaidyar" title="Moyinkutty Vaidyar">Moyinkutty Vaidyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._N._Kakkad" title="N. N. Kakkad">N. N. Kakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._V._Krishna_Warrier" title="N. V. Krishna Warrier">N. V. Krishna Warrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalapat_Narayana_Menon" title="Nalapat Narayana Menon">Nalapat Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nellikkal_Muraleedharan" title="Nellikkal Muraleedharan">Nellikkal Muraleedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niranam_poets" title="Niranam poets">Niranam poets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olappamanna_Subramanian_Namboothirippad" class="mw-redirect" title="Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad">Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kunhiraman_Nair" title="P. Kunhiraman Nair">P. Kunhiraman Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._P._Ramachandran" title="P. P. Ramachandran">P. P. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Narayanan_Nair" title="Pala Narayanan Nair">Pala Narayanan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poonthanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Poonthanam">Poonthanam Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulikkottil_Hyder" title="Pulikkottil Hyder">Pulikkottil Hyder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punaloor_Balan" title="Punaloor Balan">Punaloor Balan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthussery_Ramachandran" title="Puthussery Ramachandran">Puthussery Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Joseph" title="S. Joseph">S. Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satchidanandan" class="mw-redirect" title="Satchidanandan">Satchidanandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyan_Madakkara" title="Satyan Madakkara">Satyan Madakkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savithri_Rajeevan" title="Savithri Rajeevan">Savithri Rajeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugathakumari" title="Sugathakumari">Sugathakumari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirunalloor_Karunakaran" title="Thirunalloor Karunakaran">Thirunalloor Karunakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tolan_(medieval_poet)" title="Tolan (medieval poet)">Tholan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunchaththu_Ezhuthachan" title="Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan">Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulloor_S._Parameswara_Iyer" title="Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer">Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnayi_Variyar" title="Unnayi Variyar">Unnayi Variyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Madhusoodanan_Nair" title="V. Madhusoodanan Nair">V. Madhusoodanan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._C._Balakrishna_Panicker" title="V. C. Balakrishna Panicker">V. C. Balakrishna Panicker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._M._Girija" title="V. M. Girija">V. M. Girija</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkumkur_Rajarajavarmaraja" title="Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja">Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallathol_Narayana_Menon" title="Vallathol Narayana Menon">Vallathol Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Ramavarma" title="Vayalar Ramavarma">Vayalar Ramavarma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veerankutty" title="Veerankutty">Veerankutty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vennikkulam_Gopala_Kurup" title="Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup">Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayalakshmi_(poet)" title="Vijayalakshmi (poet)">Vijayalakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnunarayanan_Namboothiri" title="Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri">Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_Madhusoodanan_Nair" class="mw-redirect" title="V Madhusoodanan Nair">V Madhusoodanan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyloppilli_Sreedhara_Menon" title="Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon">Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sreedevi_Kakkad" title="Sreedevi Kakkad">Sreedevi Kakkad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Playwrights</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/C._J._Thomas" title="C. J. Thomas">C. J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._L._Jose" title="C. L. Jose">C. L. Jose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._N._Sreekantan_Nair" title="C. N. Sreekantan Nair">C. N. Sreekantan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherukad" title="Cherukad">Cherukad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Sankara_Pillai" title="G. Sankara Pillai">G. Sankara Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._T._Muhammed" title="K. T. Muhammed">K. T. Muhammed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Govindan" title="M. Govindan">M. Govindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalapat_Narayana_Menon" title="Nalapat Narayana Menon">Nalapat Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._L._Puram_Sadanandan" title="S. L. Puram Sadanandan">S. L. Puram Sadanandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoppil_Bhasi" title="Thoppil Bhasi">Thoppil Bhasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Gopinathan_Nair" title="T. N. Gopinathan Nair">T. N. Gopinathan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._T._Bhattathiripad" title="V. T. Bhattathiripad">V. T. Bhattathiripad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Children's literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malayath_Appunni" title="Malayath Appunni">Malayath Appunni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Narendranath" title="P. Narendranath">P. Narendranath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumangala" class="mw-redirect" title="Sumangala">Sumangala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shebaly" title="Shebaly">Shebaly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sippy_Pallippuram" title="Sippy Pallippuram">Sippy Pallippuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiliroor_Radhakrishnan" title="Kiliroor Radhakrishnan">Kiliroor Radhakrishnan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Essayists/Critics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annie_Thayyil" title="Annie Thayyil">Annie Thayyil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._N._Ahmad_Moulavi" title="C. N. Ahmad Moulavi">C. N. Ahmad Moulavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._S._Venkiteswaran" title="C. S. Venkiteswaran">C. S. Venkiteswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mundassery" title="Joseph Mundassery">Joseph Mundassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._Daniel" title="K. M. Daniel">K. M. Daniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Appan" title="K. P. Appan">K. P. Appan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Sankaran" title="K. P. Sankaran">K. P. Sankaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Damodaran" title="K. Damodaran">K. Damodaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._George_(writer)" title="K. M. George (writer)">K. M. George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kesari_Balakrishna_Pillai" title="Kesari Balakrishna Pillai">Kesari Balakrishna Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikodan" title="Kozhikodan">Kozhikodan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttikrishna_Marar" title="Kuttikrishna Marar">Kuttikrishna Marar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttipuzha_Krishna_Pillai" title="Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai">Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Sanu" title="M. K. Sanu">M. K. Sanu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Krishnan_Nair_(author)" title="M. Krishnan Nair (author)">M. Krishnan Nair (author)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Leelavathy" title="M. Leelavathy">M. Leelavathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Karassery" title="M. N. Karassery">M. N. Karassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Vijayan" title="M. N. Vijayan">M. N. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Paul" title="M. P. Paul">M. P. Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Chandrasekharan" title="M. R. Chandrasekharan">M. R. Chandrasekharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Prasad" title="Narendra Prasad">Narendra Prasad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Surendran" title="P. Surendran">P. Surendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Guptan_Nair" title="S. Guptan Nair">S. Guptan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Rajasekharan" title="S. Rajasekharan">S. Rajasekharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabeena_Rafi" title="Sabeena Rafi">Sabeena Rafi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjayan" title="Sanjayan">Sanjayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Azhikode" title="Sukumar Azhikode">Sukumar Azhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._C._Sreejan" title="V. C. Sreejan">V. C. Sreejan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._T._Bhattathiripad" title="V. T. Bhattathiripad">V. T. Bhattathiripad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayakrishnan" title="Vijayakrishnan">Vijayakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._V._K._Valath" title="V. V. K. Valath">V. V. K. Valath</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scholars and<br />Grammarians</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Raja_Raja_Varma" title="A. R. Raja Raja Varma">A. R. Raja Raja Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnos_Paathiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Arnos Paathiri">Arnos Paathiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mathan" title="George Mathan">George Mathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermann_Gundert" title="Hermann Gundert">Hermann Gundert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jye%E1%B9%A3%E1%B9%ADhadeva" title="Jyeṣṭhadeva">Jyeṣṭhadeva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Varma_Valiya_Koil_Thampuran" title="Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran">Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottarathil_Sankunni" title="Kottarathil Sankunni">Kottarathil Sankunni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Chaithanya" title="Krishna Chaithanya">Krishna Chaithanya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Narayana_Panickar" title="R. Narayana Panickar">R. Narayana Panickar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkumkur_Rajarajavarmaraja" title="Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja">Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Translators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Devi" title="Leela Devi">Leela Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Kumaran" title="M. K. Kumaran">M. K. Kumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Sathyaardhi" title="M. N. Sathyaardhi">M. N. Sathyaardhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._K._Damodaran" title="N. K. Damodaran">N. K. Damodaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nileena_Abraham" title="Nileena Abraham">Nileena Abraham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Genre</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Champukkal" class="mw-redirect" title="Champukkal">Champukkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_drama" title="Malayalam drama">Drama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilippattu" title="Kilippattu">Kilippattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manipravalam" title="Manipravalam">Manipravalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_novel" title="Malayalam novel">Novel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkan_Pattukal" title="Vadakkan Pattukal">Vadakkan Pattukal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venmani_School" title="Venmani School">Venmani School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanchippattu" title="Vanchippattu">Vanchippattu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_novel" title="Malayalam novel">Novels</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aalahayude_Penmakkal" title="Aalahayude Penmakkal">Aalahayude Penmakkal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aalohari_Anandam" title="Aalohari Anandam">Aalohari Anandam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Goat_Days" class="mw-redirect" title="Goat Days">Aadujeevitham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aarachaar" title="Aarachaar">Aarachaar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Akkapporinte_Irupathu_Nasrani_Varshangal" title="Akkapporinte Irupathu Nasrani Varshangal">Akkapporinte Irupathu Nasrani Varshangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anal_Haq" title="Anal Haq">Anal Haq</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anargha_Nimisham" title="Anargha Nimisham">Anargha Nimisham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anuragathinte_Dinangal" title="Anuragathinte Dinangal">Anuragathinte Dinangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Agnisakshi_(novel)" title="Agnisakshi (novel)">Agnisakshi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ara_Nazhika_Neram" title="Ara Nazhika Neram">Ara Nazhika Neram</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arabi_Ponnu" title="Arabi Ponnu">Arabi Ponnu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arohanam_(novel)" title="Arohanam (novel)">Arohanam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Asuravithu_(novel)" title="Asuravithu (novel)">Asuravithu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avakasikal" title="Avakasikal">Avakasikal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Passing_Shadows" title="The Book of Passing Shadows">Ayussinte Pusthakam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Balyakalasakhi" title="Balyakalasakhi">Balyakalasakhi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Barsa_(novel)" title="Barsa (novel)">Barsa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chemmeen_(novel)" title="Chemmeen (novel)">Chemmeen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cheviyorkkuka!_Anthimakahalam" title="Cheviyorkkuka! Anthimakahalam">Cheviyorkkuka! Anthimakahalam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/God%27s_Mischief" title="God's Mischief">Daivathinte Vikrithikal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Gadhakal" title="Delhi Gadhakal">Delhi Gadhakal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Enmakaje_(novel)" title="Enmakaje (novel)">Enmakaje</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ente_Katha" title="Ente Katha">Ente Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ente_Thankam" title="Ente Thankam">Ente Thankam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Francis_Itty_Cora" title="Francis Itty Cora">Francis Itty Cora</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gurusagaram" title="Gurusagaram">Gurusagaram</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Indulekha_(novel)" title="Indulekha (novel)">Indulekha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaalam_(novel)" title="Kaalam (novel)">Kaalam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kayar" title="Kayar">Kayar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kesavan%27s_Lamentations" title="Kesavan's Lamentations">Kesavante Vilapangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Khasakkinte_Itihasam" title="Khasakkinte Itihasam">Khasakkinte Itihasam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kocharethi" title="Kocharethi">Kocharethi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kundalatha" title="Kundalatha">Kundalatha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manju_(novel)" title="Manju (novel)">Manju (novel)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manushyanu_Oru_Aamukham" title="Manushyanu Oru Aamukham">Manushyanu Oru Aamukham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maranathinte_Nizhalil" title="Maranathinte Nizhalil">Maranathinte Nizhalil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marthandavarma_(novel)" title="Marthandavarma (novel)">Marthandavarma</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mathilukal" title="Mathilukal">Mathilukal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maya_(Surendran_novel)" title="Maya (Surendran novel)">Maya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mayyazhippuzhayude_Theerangalil" title="Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil">Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mucheettukalikkarante_Makal" title="Mucheettukalikkarante Makal">Mucheettukalikkarante Makal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jasmine_Days" title="Jasmine Days">Mullappoo Niramulla Pakalukal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muthassi_(novel)" title="Muthassi (novel)">Muthassi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naadan_Premam" title="Naadan Premam">Naadan Premam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naalukettu_(novel)" title="Naalukettu (novel)">Naalukettu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nakshathrangale_Kaaval" title="Nakshathrangale Kaaval">Nakshathrangale Kaaval</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu" title="Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu">Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Odayil_Ninnu" title="Odayil Ninnu">Odayil Ninnu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ormayude_Arakal" title="Ormayude Arakal">Ormayude Arakal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Desathinte_Katha" title="Oru Desathinte Katha">Oru Desathinte Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Sankeerthanam_Pole" title="Oru Sankeerthanam Pole">Oru Sankeerthanam Pole</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Theruvinte_Katha" title="Oru Theruvinte Katha">Oru Theruvinte Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Othappu" title="Othappu">Othappu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paleri_Manikyam:_Oru_Pathirakolapathakathinte_Katha_(novel)" title="Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (novel)">Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pathummayude_Aadu" title="Pathummayude Aadu">Pathummayude Aadu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peruvazhiyambalam_(novel)" title="Peruvazhiyambalam (novel)">Peruvazhiyambalam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ponni_(novel)" title="Ponni (novel)">Ponni</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pravasam" title="Pravasam">Pravasam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Premalekhanam" title="Premalekhanam">Premalekhanam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Randamoozham" title="Randamoozham">Randamoozham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Randidangazhi" title="Randidangazhi">Randidangazhi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rathinirvedam_(novel)" title="Rathinirvedam (novel)">Rathinirvedam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sarada_(novel)" title="Sarada (novel)">Sarada</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shabdangal" title="Shabdangal">Shabdangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smarakasilakal" title="Smarakasilakal">Smarakasilakal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sufi_Paranja_Katha" title="Sufi Paranja Katha">Sufi Paranja Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sundarikalum_Sundaranmarum" title="Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum">Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thottiyude_Makan" title="Thottiyude Makan">Thottiyude Makan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ummachu" title="Ummachu">Ummachu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vasanavikriti" title="Vasanavikriti">Vasanavikriti</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vasanthathile_Poomarangal" title="Vasanthathile Poomarangal">Vasanthathile Poomarangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Verukal" title="Verukal">Verukal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Viddikalude_Swargam" title="Viddikalude Swargam">Viddikalude Swargam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Visappu" title="Visappu">Visappu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yakshi_(novel)" title="Yakshi (novel)">Yakshi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yanthram" title="Yanthram">Yanthram</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Treatises</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aithihyamala" title="Aithihyamala">Aithihyamala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alphabetum_grandonico-malabaricum_sive_samscrudonicum" title="Alphabetum grandonico-malabaricum sive samscrudonicum">Alphabetum grandonico-malabaricum sive samscrudonicum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Panineeyam" title="Kerala Panineeyam">Kerala Panineeyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C4%81tyakalpadrumam" title="Nātyakalpadrumam">Nātyakalpadrumam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarvavijnanakosam" title="Sarvavijnanakosam">Sarvavijnanakosam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Institute_of_Encyclopaedic_Publications" title="State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications">State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viswasahityavijnanakosam" title="Viswasahityavijnanakosam">Viswasahityavijnanakosam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuktibh%C4%81%E1%B9%A3%C4%81" title="Yuktibhāṣā">Yuktibhāṣā</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Poems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atmopadesa_%C5%9Aatakam" title="Atmopadesa Śatakam">Atmopadesa Śatakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daiva_Da%C5%9Baka%E1%B9%81" class="mw-redirect" title="Daiva Daśakaṁ">Daiva Daśakaṁ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jnanappana" title="Jnanappana">Jnanappana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omanathinkal_Kidavo" title="Omanathinkal Kidavo">Omanathinkal Kidavo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makarakoythu" title="Makarakoythu">Makarakoythu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthen_Pana" title="Puthen Pana">Puthen Pana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanan_(play_in_verse)" title="Ramanan (play in verse)"><i>Ramanan</i> (play in verse)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rani_(poem)" title="Rani (poem)">Rani (poem)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sree_Bhoothanaathopakhyaanam" title="Sree Bhoothanaathopakhyaanam">Sree Bhoothanaathopakhyaanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnuneeli_Sandesam" title="Unnuneeli Sandesam">Unnuneeli Sandesam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuchelavritham_Vanchippattu" title="Kuchelavritham Vanchippattu">Kuchelavritham Vanchippattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnagatha" 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