P. V. K. Panayal
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1949
Panayal, Kasaragod district, Kerala
P. V. K. Panayal | |
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 P. V. K. Panayal | |
| Native name | പി.വി.കെ. പനയാൽ |
| Born | P. V. Kunhikannan 1949 Panayal, Kasaragod district, Kerala |
| Occupation | Writer, playwright |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Novel, playwright |
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| Notable awards | Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Gurupooja Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions |
| Spouse | Savithri |
| Children | 2 |
P. V. Kunhikannan who writes under the pen name P. V. K. Panayal is a Malayalam language writer and playwright from Kerala, India.
P. V. Kunhikannan was born in 1949 in the village of Panayal in Kasaragod district. At the age of 17, he started writing plays for the Thachangad Youth Arts Society. Avasana rangam (Meaning:The last scene), a two-hour long one-act play, was a remarkable breakthrough. Panayal's Cheriya maram valiya maram (Meaning:Small Tree Big Tree) is a play performed in many venues. His novel Suryapet which was written in the context of the Telangana agitation was made into a play by theater group Kannur Sangh Chetana.[1] within one year, that play was performed in 400 stages.[1] AKG, a biography film directed by Shaji N. Karun, was scripted and narrated by Panayal.[2]
He was the Kasargod district president of the Purogamana Kala Sahithya Sangam (Progressive Art Literary Society).[2] Started his official career as a teacher in a government school, he retired as Head Master from Ajanur LP School. He was a member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi and Kerala Folklore Academy.[1] He currently serves as the executive committee member of the Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham, Executive Committee member of the granthashala Sangham and the Editor of Granthalokam magazine.[1] Panayal now lives in Karakuzhi, Bellikoth, Kanhangad.[3]
Family
He and his Wife Savitri have two children Santosh and Soumya.[3]