93,733 profiles ranked live

P. Kesavadev

✓ Source-basedfalling

Novelist, Social Reformer (1904-1983)

IndiaWritersLived 1904 to 1983 · aged 78
Compare
Fame40.6
MomentumNot measured
Languages6
In century#208,195

P. Kesava Pillai, better known by his pen-name P. Kesavadev, was a novelist and social reformer of Kerala, India. He is remembered for his speeches, autobiographies, novels, dramas, short stories, and films.

Photos 1

Awards 1

1964Sahitya Akademi Award

Writers from India 6

About this person

P. Kesava Pillai, better known by his pen-name P. Kesavadev, was a novelist and social reformer of Kerala, India. He is remembered for his speeches, autobiographies, novels, dramas, short stories, and films. Odayil Ninnu, Nadhi, Bhrandalayam, Ayalkar, Ethirppu (autobiography) and Oru Sundariyude Athmakadha are some among his 128 literary works. Kesavadev, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and Vaikom Muhammad Basheer are considered the exponents of progressive Malayalam literature.

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1983 · aged 78
Written about in
6 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.