N. P. Chellappan Nair

N. P. Chellappan Nair (1903 - 1972) was a playwright and short story writer from Kerala, India. He concentrated on social comedy of manners. Of his 200 stories, thirty-one have been published in a separate volume.[1] He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama in 1961 for the play Iblisukalude Naattil.[2]

N. P. lived in Mavelikkara.

Works

Plays
  • Pranaya Jambavan (1938)
  • Lady Doctor (1940)
  • Minnal Pranayam (1941)
  • Vanakumari (1942)
  • Lieutenant Nani (1946)
  • Iblisukalude Naattil (I960)
  • Ksheerabala (1966)
  • Itiyum Minnalum
  • Vikata Yogi
  • Bhavana
  • Nurse
  • Minnal Pinarukal

Short stories
  • NPyude Charithrakathakal (Collection of 21 short stories)[3]

Films

N. P. Chellappan Nair wrote the screenplay and starred in K. Subrahmaniam's film Prahlada (1941). He also scripted the films, Chandrika (1950), Sasidharan (1950), Chechi (1951) and Athmasanthi (1964).

References
  1. Mohan Lal (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: sasay to zorgot. p. 4056.
  2. "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Play)". Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. http://indulekha.biz/np-chellappan-nair-charitrakathakal
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