P. K. Sarangapani
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Occupations
Yearsactive1960–1990
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| Born | 28 July 1925 |
| Died | 2 February 2011 (aged 85) |
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| Years active | 1960–1990 |
P. K. Sarangapani (28 July 1925 – 2 February 2011) was a Malayalam screenwriter and playwright. He has written the screenplay and dialogues for thirty six films, most of them for Kunchacko's Udaya Studios. Most of his films are Vadakkanpattu-related period dramas.[1]
Career
He joined the Udaya Studios, founded by Kunchacko, in 1960 and scripted majority of their notable works during the 1960s and 1970s. His debut work Umma, based on a novel by Moidu Padiyath, was the first Muslim social film in Malayalam.[2]
His last work, Kadathanadan Ambadi, was released in 1990, after which he retired.
