Uroob
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Uroob (original name: P C Kuttikrishnan)along with writers like Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, Thakazhi, Kesavadev, Pottekat formed the progressive writers in Malayalam during the twentieth century.
One of the most progressive novels in Malayalam, Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum (The beautiful and the handsome) was authored by Uroob. His other works include Ummachu, Aniyara etc.
Uroob is the pen name of P.C. Kuttikrishnan. He was a prominent member of the literary circle that had formed in the 30s in Ponani. Others in the group are eminent critic Kuttikrishna Marar, E. Narayanan , E. Kumaran, Akkitham, Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan, T. Gopala Kurup, Padmanabhan Master, E.P. Sumithran, Moothedath Narayanan Vaidyar, and T.V. Shoolapani Warriyar.