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Born	K. Appukuttan Nair 1925 Chembra, Palghat, Kerala, India
Died	2007 Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Occupation	Film critic
Language	Malayalam
Nationality	India

K. Appukuttan Nair (1925–2007), better known as Kozhikodan, was a film critic and writer from Kerala, India. One of the first critics to take a closer look at the mainstream Malayalam cinema, he reviewed about 2,000 Malayalam films over four decades. He began writing on films from the early 1950s. He started writing in Mathrubhumi and Chandrika, and later became a regular columnist of Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly along with Cynic and Nadirsha (TMP Nedungadi). The trio is said to have elevated film criticism into a serious genre of writing in Malayalam. Kozhikodan received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Book on Cinema in 1988 for Chalathitraswadanam Engane? and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Humour) in 2010 for the poetry collection Padachonikku Salam. He died on 20 January 2007.

'Kozhikodan Smaraka Samiti' has instituted Kozhikodan Puraskaram, an award given annually to the best book on cinema in Malayalam.

Works
Selection

Works

Cinema

Chalachitra Sallapam (DC Books, 1982)
Chalachitra Niroopanam (NBS, 1984)
Chalachitra Jalakom (Mathrubhumi,1985)
Chalachitraswadanam Engane (PK Brothers, 1988)
Sathyan Enna Natan (NBS, 1992)
Malayala Cinema: Ente Premabhajanam (Poorna, 1999)
Malayala Cinemayile Ekkalatheyum Ettavum Mikacha Pathu Chithrangal (Poorna, 2001)

Essays

Navollekham (1966)
Mahanaya Shikari (1973)
Eshani Puranam (1988)

Humour

Padachonikk Salaam (1998)

Children's literature

Vado Njanum Koode Varaam (1986)
Vadamalliyum Panineer Poovum (1992)
Mahacharithamala – Two volumes (1983)
Kuttikalkkoru Sammanam (2000)

Selection

Kozhikodan lists the following ten films as the best ever in Malayalam cinema in one of his books.

Swayamvaram (1972)
Yavanika (1982)
Sandhya Mayangum Neram (1983)
Njan Gandharvan (1991)
Vasthuhara (1991)
Vembanad (1991)
Aparahnam (1991)
Kadavu (1991)
Thenmavin Kombathu (1994)
Ormakal Undayirikkanam (1995)

Malayalam literature

Organizations	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society

Literary Awards	Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram Cherukad Award Edasseri Award Ezhuthachan Puraskaram Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Miscellaneous Works Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Mathrubhumi Literary Award Muttathu Varkey Award O. N. V. Literary Award O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram Odakkuzhal Award Padmarajan Award P. Kesavadev Literary Award Ulloor Award Vallathol Award Vayalar Award

Fiction writers	Akbar Kakkattil Anand Anoop Sasikumar Appu Nedungadi Ashitha Ashtamoorthi K. V. Aymanam John Babu Bharadwaj B. M. Suhara B. Sandhya C. Radhakrishnan C. V. Balakrishnan C. V. Raman Pillai C. V. Sreeraman Chandramathi Cherukad E. Harikumar E. Vasu G. R. Indugopan George Onakkoor Gracy I. K. K. Menon John Abraham Jose Panachippuram Joy J. Kaimaparamban K. J. Baby K. L. Mohana Varma K. N. Ezhuthachan K. P. Nirmal Kumar K. P. Ramanunni K. R. Meera K. Rekha K. Surendran K. P. Joseph Kalarickal K. Thayat Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai Kakkanadan Kamala Surayya Kanam EJ Karazhmakaran Gopali Karunakaran Karur Neelakanta Pillai Khadija Mumtaz Kottayam Pushpanath Kovilan K. V. Anoop Lajo Jose Lalithambika Antharjanam M. Mukundan M. Sukumaran M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madampu Kunjukuttan Madhupal Malayath Appunni Malayattoor Ramakrishnan Mallika Yunis Muttathu Varkey N. Mohanan N. N. Pisharody N. P. Chellappan Nair N. P. Mohammed N. S. Madhavan Nandanar Narayan O. V. Vijayan Omchery N. N. Pillai Oyyarathu Chandu Menon P. Ayyaneth P. F. Mathews P. K. Balakrishnan P. Kesavadev P. R. Shyamala P. Surendran P. Valsala Padmarajan Pamman Parappurath Pattathuvila Karunakaran Paul Chirakkarode Paul Zacharia Perumbadavam Sreedharan Ponjikkara Rafi Ponkunnam Varkey Punathil Kunjabdulla Raghunath Paleri S. Hareesh S. K. Pottekkatt Sankar Santhosh Echikkanam Sarah Joseph Sarah Thomas Socrates K. Valath Sudhakar Mangalodayam Sethu Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu Sohanlal Sreekrishnapuram Krishnankutty Subhash Chandran T. P. Rajeevan T. Padmanabhan T. V. Kochubava T. V. Varkey Tatapuram Sukumaran Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Thikkodiyan Thomas Joseph U. A. Khader U. K. Kumaran Unnikrishnan Puthur Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode Uroob V. K. N. V. P. Sivakumar Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Vallachira Madhavan Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar Vilasini Vinoy Thomas

Poets	A. Ayyappan A. C. Sreehari Akkitham Arnos Pathiri Attoor Ravi Varma Balachandran Chullikkadu Bodheswaran Chandiroor Divakaran Changampuzha Krishna Pillai Cherusseri Namboothiri D. Vinayachandran Edappalli Raghavan Pillai Edasseri Govindan Nair G. Shankara Kurup Irayimman Thampi K. Ayyappa Panicker K. C. Kesava Pillai Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Kadathanat Madhavi Amma Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai Kavitha Balakrishnan Kumaran Asan Kunchan Nambiar Kureepuzha Sreekumar Lalitha Lenin M. Govindan M. P. Appan M. S. Banesh Manoj Kuroor Mary John Thottam Mohanakrishnan Kaladi N. V. Krishna Warrier Nellikkal Muraleedharan Niranam poets O. N. V. Kurup Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad P. Kunhiraman Nair P. P. Ramachandran Pala Narayanan Nair Poonthanam Namboothiri Punaloor Balan Puthussery Ramachandran S. Joseph Satchidanandan Satyan Madakkara Sugathakumari Thirunalloor Karunakaran Tholan Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer Unnayi Variyar V. Madhusoodanan Nair V. M. Girija Vallathol Narayana Menon Vayalar Ramavarma Veerankutty Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup Vijayalakshmi Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri V Madhusoodanan Nair Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon Sreedevi Kakkad

Playwrights	C. J. Thomas C. L. Jose C. N. Sreekantan Nair G. Sankara Pillai S. L. Puram Sadanandan Thoppil Bhasi T. N. Gopinathan Nair

Children's literature	P. Narendranath Sumangala Shebaly Sippy Pallippuram Kiliroor Radhakrishnan

Essayists/Critics	Annie Thayyil C. S. Venkiteswaran Joseph Mundassery K. M. Daniel K. P. Appan K. Damodaran K. M. George Kesari Balakrishna Pillai Kozhikodan Kuttikrishna Marar Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai M. K. Sanu M. Krishnan Nair (author) M. Leelavathy M. N. Vijayan M. P. Paul M. R. Chandrasekharan Narendra Prasad S. Guptan Nair S. Rajasekharan Sabeena Rafi Sanjayan Sukumar Azhikode V. C. Sreejan Vijayakrishnan V. V. K. Valath

Scholars and Grammarians	A. R. Raja Raja Varma Arnos Paathiri Hermann Gundert Jyeṣṭhadeva Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran Kottarathil Sankunni Krishna Chaithanya R. Narayana Panickar

Translators	Leela Devi M. K. Kumaran M. N. Sathyaardhi N. K. Damodaran Nileena Abraham

Genre	Champukkal Kilippattu Manipravalam Vadakkan Pattukal Venmani School Vanchippattu

Novels	Aalahayude Penmakkal Aalohari Anandam Aarachaar Anal Haq Anargha Nimisham Anuragathinte Dinangal Agnisakshi Ara Nazhika Neram Arabi Ponnu Arohanam Asuravithu Avakasikal Ayussinte Pusthakam Balyakalasakhi Barsa Chemmeen Cheviyorkkuka! Anthimakahalam Delhi Gadhakal Ente Katha Ente Thankam Francis Itty Cora Goat Days God's Mischief Gurusagaram Indulekha Kaalam Kayar Kesavan's Lamentations Khasakkinte Itihasam Kocharethi Kundalatha Manju (novel) Manushyanu Oru Aamukham Maoist Maranathinte Nizhalil Marthandavarma Mathilukal Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil Mucheettukalikkarante Makal Muthassi Naadan Premam Naalukettu Nakshathrangale Kaaval Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu Odayil Ninnu Ormayude Arakal Oru Desathinte Katha Oru Sankeerthanam Pole Oru Theruvinte Katha Othappu Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha Pathummayude Aadu Peruvazhiyambalam Ponni Poopoloral Pravasam Premalekhanam Randamoozham Randidangazhi Rathinirvedam Sarada Shabdangal Smarakasilakal Sufi Paranja Katha Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum Thottiyude Makan Ummachu Vasanavikriti Verukal Viddikalude Swargam Visappu Yakshi Yanthram

Treatises	Aithihyamala Alphabetum grandonico-malabaricum sive samscrudonicum Kerala Panineeyam Nātyakalpadrumam Sarvavijnanakosam State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications Viswasahityavijnanakosam Yuktibhāṣā

Poems	Atmopadesa Śatakam Daiva Dasakam Jnanappana Omanathinkal Kidavo Makarakoythu Puthen Pana Ramanan (play in verse) Rani (poem) Sree Bhoothanaathopakhyaanam Unnuneeli Sandesam Kuchelavritham Vanchippattu Krishnagatha

Assorted articles	Arabi Malayalam Chakara Malayalam grammar Malayalam poetry Mathrubhumi Yearbook Jewish copper plate Judeo-Malayalam Malayalam script Malayalam triumvirate poets Malayanma Mannan language Mappila dialect Mozhi (transliteration) Mullu Kurumba language Pandy Malayalam Romanization of Malayalam

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