E. V. Krishna Pillai

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E.V. Krishna Pillai (1895-1938) was a renowned writer of Malayalam literature. Among his works are comedies, dramas, short stories and an autobiography. He was also a columnist and a caricaturist. His works like Chiriyum Chintayum and Jeevithasmaranakal are considered as masterpieces. ......

He is the son-in-law of the legendary Malayalam novelist C. V. Raman Pillai and the father of the popular Malayalam film comedian Adoor Bhasi.

His eldest son, popularly known as Chandraji, was associated with the Hindi film industry as well as Malayalam. Another son of his, K. Padmanabhan Nair, popularly known as Padman is a well known journalist in Malayalam. He penned the caption for the popular pocket cartoon - 'Kunjukuruppu' for 35 years. He also did a popular column in Malayala Manorama Weekly known as 'Prahladan Samsarikkunnu'.