E. V. Krishna Pillai

E. V. Krishna Pillai

E. V. Krishna Pillai was a Malayalam humorist and was also a dramatist.

E. V. Krishna Pillai was a humorist, satirist, and outstanding mythological and historical dramatist in Malayalam theatre. Born in 1894 E. V. Krishna Pillai was the son-in-law of C. V. Raman Pillai. His main contribution to Malayalam theatre includes such serious full-length plays as Raja Kesava Dasan in 1928, Sitalakshmt in 1932, Rama-rajabhishekam in 'Rama's Royal Consecration' in 1932, and Iravikkntti Pillai in 1933. His reminiscences, Chiriyum chintayum or 'Laughter and Thought' in 1935 considered a masterpiece of the light essay, are full of social criticism bordering on sarcasm. E. V. Krishna Pillai died in 1938.

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