O. N. V. Kurup
Poet, Author
1931 –
Who is O. N. V. Kurup?
Ottaplakkal Nambiyadikkal Velu Kurup, popularly known as O. N. V. Kurup or simply O. N. V., is a renowned Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. O. N. V. Kurup is also a lyricist in Malayalam cinema. He has penned a lot of lyrics for dramas and TV serials also. He received the awards Padma Shri in 1998 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011, the fourth and second highest civilian honours from the Government of India. In 2007 he was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate by University of Kerala, Trivandrum. O. N. V. is known for his leftist leaning. He was the Left Democratic Front candidate in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the Lok-Sabha elections in 1989.
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- Born
- May 27, 1931
Chavara - Also known as
- Ottaplavil Neelakandan Velu Kurup
- O N V Kurup
- O. N. V.
- ഒറ്റപ്ലാക്കല് നമ്പിയാടിക്കൽ വേലു കുറുപ്പ്
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- University of Kerala
- Lived in
- Thiruvananthapuram
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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