Kuttikrishna Marar
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Kuttikrishna Marar (born 14 June 1900 in Pattambi, died April 6, 1973) was a respected essayist. His work Malayaala Saili is still one of the most authentic treatises on proper Malayalam usage. Bhaarata Paryatanam (Travel through Bharata), another important work of Marar is critical exposition of the main events in the epic Mahaabhaarata. In Bharataparyatana he carefully examines the characters and events the epic Mahabharata.
He passed the Sahityashiromani exam in the Sanskritacollege in Pattambi. From 1938 to 1961 he was the proof reader of the Malayalam daily newspaper-Mathrubhoomi. He received M.P.Paul award and KeralaSahityaAchadami award in 1966.