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{{Short description|Indian writer (1894–1938)}}
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{{Infobox writer
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| spouse = Maheswari Amma
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| children = 7, including [[Adoor Bhasi]]
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| relatives = [[C. V. Raman Pillai]] (father-in-law)
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'''E. V. Krishna Pillai''' (14 September 1894 – 30 March 1938) was an Indian writer of [[Malayalam literature]] and member of [[Sree Moolam Popular Assembly]] of [[Travancore]]. He was known to be a multi-talented personality and excelled as an advocate, Member of Legislative Assembly, editor and writer. During his short life, he wrote comedies, dramas, short stories and an autobiography. He was also a columnist and a caricaturist. He was an eminent satirist and a genius in comedy.

== Biography ==
E. V. Krishna Pillai was born on 14 September 1894 at [[Kunnathur, Kerala|Kunnathur Taluk]] of [[Kollam district|Quilon]] to Pappu Pillai and Kalyani Amma.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal">{{Cite web |url=http://keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/EVKrishnaPillai/Html/EVKigraphy.htm#top |title=Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |date=2019-03-28 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref>

After completing his schooling at Kunnathur, Krishna Pillai went on to graduate in Arts and Law and started his career as a government servant. He married Maheswari Amma, the youngest daughter of writer, [[C. V. Raman Pillai]]. The couple had five sons and two daughters. Chandraji (Ramachandran Nair), the eldest, was a film actor,<ref name="Chandraji">{{Cite web |url=http://imprintsonindianfilmscreen.blogspot.ae/2013/02/chandraji.html |title=Chandraji |website=Imprints on Indian Film Screen |access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref> the second son, [[Adoor Bhasi]] (Bhaskaran Nair), and the third, Padmanabhan Nair (Padman), a journalist and the writer of the cartoon ''Kunchu Kurup''.<ref name="The Herald of India">{{Cite web |url=http://www.heraldofindia.com/article.php?id=542 |title=The Herald of India |date=2019-03-28 |website=www.heraldofindia.com |access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref> His other children were Omana Amma, Rajalakshmi Amma, Sankaran Nair (who died at the young age of 18 due to [[heart disease]]) and Krishnan Nair.

Later, he took up the positions as Editor of publications such as ''Malayali'' and ''[[Malayala Manorama]]''.<ref name="Notable Nairs">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nairs.in/bio_k.html |title=Notable Nairs |date=2019-03-28 |website=www.nairs.in |access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref> Pillai during this period, shifted his residence to [[Peringanad]], near [[Adoor]] in erstwhile [[Travancore]] state. He also served as a member of the [[Sree Moolam Popular Assembly]] of Travancore.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" />

Krishna Pillai died on 30 March 1938 at the young age of 43.<ref name="E. V. Krishna Pillai Malayalam Writer / Theatre Personality">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sasthamcotta.com/EV%2520Krishnapillai.html |title=E. V. Krishna Pillai Malayalam Writer / Theatre Personality |date=2019-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507194432/http://www.sasthamcotta.com/EV%2520Krishnapillai.html |access-date=2019-03-28|archive-date=7 May 2012 }}</ref>

The ''E. V. Krishna Pillai Smaraka Sahitya Award'' has been instituted in his honour by Piravi Samskarika Samithi.<ref name="MA Baby recipient of EV Krishna Pillai award">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyJ47wXKjh0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/UyJ47wXKjh0 |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=MA Baby recipient of EV Krishna Pillai award |last=ACV Channel |website=[[YouTube]] |date=2014-04-23 |access-date=2019-03-28}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Works ==

=== Hasya Krithikal (comedy) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1|| M L C Kadhakal
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| 2|| Kavitha Case
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| 3|| Police Ramayanam
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| 4|| E. V. Kadhakal
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| 5|| Chiriyum Chinthayum
|1935
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| 6|| Rasikan Thoolikachithrangal
|
|}

=== Naatakangalum Prahasanangalum (coma and farce) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1|| Seethalekshmi
|1932
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| 2|| Raja Kesavadasan
|1928
|-
| 3|| Iravikuttypilla
|1933
|-
| 4|| Raamaraajaabhishekam
|1932
|-
| 5|| Kurupinte daily
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|-
| 6|| Pennarasu naadu
|
|-എം എൽസി കഥകൾ
| 7|| Vivaha Kammattam
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|-
| 8|| B. A. Mayavi
|
|-
| 9|| Pranaya commission
|
|-
| 10|| Kallapramanam
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|-
| 11|| Thilothama
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|-
| 12|| Vismrithi
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|-
| 13|| MaayaMaanushan
|
|}

=== Aathmakadha (autobiography) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1|| Jeevitha smaranakal (2 bhaagangal)
|}

=== Cherukadha (short story) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1|| Kelee Soudhum (4 bhaagangal)
|}
2 ente gandharvasnehithan

=== Novel ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1|| Baashpa varsham
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| 2|| Aarude Kai
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| 3|| Thoratha Kanneer
|}

=== Prabandha Samahaaram (collection of essays) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1|| Akkaalangal
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| 2|| Congress Chithrangal
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| 3|| Nehru Geetha
|}

=== Baala Saahithyam (children's literature) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1|| Guru Samaksham
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| 2|| Bhaaskaran
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| 3|| Baala Leela
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| 4|| Guna PaaTangaL
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| 5|| Shubha Charya
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| 6|| Sukha Jeevitham
|}

E. V also co-authored books like '''Veeramahathwam''' with A. Sankara Pillai, '''Gaandhi Kaalam Onapaattu''' with C. V. KunjuRaaman.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Cite web |url=http://keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/EVKrishnaPillai/Html/EVKrishnaPillai.htm |title=Portrait commissioned by Kerala Sahitya Akademi |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-03-28}}

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[[Category:Writers from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language writers]]
[[Category:1894 births]]
[[Category:1938 deaths]]
[[Category:Members of the Sree Moolam Popular Assembly]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian essayists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]]
[[Category:Indian children's writers]]
[[Category:Novelists from Kerala]]

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