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A. Ayyappan


Born
in Thiruvanathapuram, India
October 27, 1949

Died
October 21, 2010

Genre

Influences


A. Ayyappan (27 October 1949 – 21 October 2010) was a Malayalam poet in the modernist period.
Ayyappan started writing poetry when he was a student. He became involved in the Communist Party and joined the staff of Janayugom, the party newspaper. Ayyappan is well known for his heart touching poems and his bohemian lifestyle. He can also be considered as the last remaining icon of anarchism in Kerala. He was a close friend of the late filmmaker John Abraham. Ayyappan was also famous as a great lover of sunlight ('veyil' in Malayalam language) and a passionate adherent of Communism.
"Though a bohemian in the tradition of P. Kunhiraman Nair, Malayalam's celebrated poet of yesteryear, Ayyappan was amazingly rigorous in his poetic expression. Ofte
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Average rating: 4.0 · 311 ratings · 4 reviews · 13 distinct works
Ayyappante Kavithakal Sampo...

4.01 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2011
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Veyil Thinnunna Pakshi | വെ...

3.79 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1997
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Kanneerinte Kanakkupusthakam

4.08 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2010
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Kalkkariyude Niramullavar

4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Pranayathinteyum Maranathin...

3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2010
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Yudhathinte Chihnam

4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010
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Mulanthandinu Rajayakshmavu

4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Eliyum Poochayum Koottukara...

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Thettiyodunna Second Soochi

3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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Chirakukal Kondoru Koodu

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“കരളുപങ്കിടാന്‍ വയ്യെന്റെ പ്രേമമേ
പകുതിയും കൊണ്ടുപോയി
ലഹരിയുടെ പക്ഷികള്‍”
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“കാടു കാണാനേറെക്കാലമായി
കൊതിക്കുന്നു
നാടു മടുത്തു, പോകാം
കാട്ടിലേക്കിനി യാത്ര”
A. Ayyappan

“അരുതരുതെന്നു നിലവിളിച്ചിട്ടും പ്രേമമേ നീയെന്റെ നിഴലില്‍ ചവിട്ടുന്നു”
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