1. Sugathakumari
Sugathakumari was a poet born on 22nd January 1934 to Bodheswaran, aka Keshava Pillai, a freedom fighter and Karthiyayini Amma. Her mother is a Sanskrit scholar. Sugathakumari was born and brought up in Aranmula. Sugathakumari has two siblings, an elder sister, Hridayakumari and a younger sister, Sujatha Devi. Sugatha finished her graduation from University College in Trivandrum. She did her PG degree in Philosophy and researched the Comparative Study of the Concept of Moksha in Indian Schools of Philosophy. However, she couldn’t complete her thesis. Sugatha’s first poem got released in 1957. Her book Paathiraapookal grabbed the attention and she won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in 1968. In the late 70s, Sugatha led the Silent Valley movement to save the trees and nature. Marathinu Stuthi, her poem had been u...
2. Sohanlal
Sohanlal is a South Indian writer and director, works in Kerala. He is the son of Kamala Das and P K Das, who are school teachers. He has four older sisters. He completed his schooling at the SMV High School in Thiruvananthapuram. Later, he finished his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature degree from the University of Kerala.
Sohanlal additionally did a Post Graduate Diploma from C-Dac in Web Designing. He went on to do MBA in Marketing from MS University. He is a certified of the Advanced Yoga Teacher from Yoga Alliance International. Sohanlalis a yoga expert and mentor.
Sohanlal began his vocation as a creation assistant and content author with Doordarshan in Trivandrum from the year 1996 to 2000 and later has worked with significant TV stations such as Indiavision in Kochi from 2000 to 2002, Middl...
3. Oommen Chandy
Born on October 31, 1943, in Kottayam, Kerala, Oommen Chandy is a two-time previous Prime Minister of Kerala and an Indian politician. He is the son of Baby Chandy and K.O. Chandy. He got an education at St George in Puthupally. He completed his graduation from CMS in Kottayam and SB College in Changanassery. He got married to Mariamma Oommen. Later, he studied law at the Ernakulam's Law College and took his bachelor’s degree. While in school, he filled in as the President of Kerala Students' Union and was chosen President of the State Youth Congress in 1970. This was a start of his career as a politician.
Later, he turned into the Kottayam locale secretary of KSU in 1962-63. Amid this time, A.K Antony was KSU's state general secretary. The close bond developed between Oommen Chandy and A.K Antony. These two p...
4. O. N. V. Kurup
Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup also known as O.N.V Kurup, was a famous Malayalam lyricist and amazing poet of Kerala in India. His father was O.N. Krishna Kurup and mother was K. Lakshmikutty Amma. He was born on 27 May 1931 in Chavara, Kollam, Kerala. His father died when Kurup was eight years old. He somehow tackled the situation and completed his graduation with a Bachelor's Degree from the SN College in Kollam. He had an interest in literature, so he shifted to Trivandrum and pursued Masters in Malayalam literature from The Travancore University, also called The Kerala University. After completing his Masters of Arts, he worked as a Professor at Maharajas College in Ernakulam, Arts and Science College in Kozhikode, University College in Trivandrum, and Brennen College in Thalassery. He also...
5. Kamal
Kamaluddin Mohammed Majeed, more prominently known as Kamal, is a movie director, producer, and writer. Kamal has predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He was born in Mathilakam, Kodungallur in Thrissur, Kerela on 28 November 1957. He had started his career after completing his graduation from Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur and Christ College, Irinjalakuda. He got married to Saburabi and had two children with her, Hanna Mohamed and Jenuse Mohamed. His son, Jenuse also made his debut in the year 2015 with the film 100 Days of Love. It was also a Malayalam film. His career in the industry started when he scripted for the film Thraasa.
Thraasa was directed by Padiyan in the year 1981. He was an associate director in the film. He directed his first ...