Palam Apakadathil - Pamchavadippalam

by Veloor Krishnankutty

A henpecked politician wants his name attached to a new bridge, even if that means destroying another, perfectly serviceable bridge

104 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1984

About the author

Veloor Krishnankutty, or Veloor Krishnan Kutty (Malayalam: വേളൂർ കൃഷ്ണൻകുട്ടി, 5 July 1936 - 22 August 2003), was a popular satirist from Kerala in southern India. He wrote more than 159 books in Malayalam. The essence of his works is severe social criticism mixed up with humour. He was born in Velur in the state's south-central district of Kottayam, where he died.

Starting his career as a journalist in Deepika, he went on to become the Editor of Deepika weekly.

His books Panchavadi Palam, Ambili Ammavan and Masappady Mathupillai were made into films.

His famous book Vela Manasilirikkatte won him the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award in 1974. Besides, he had won the E V Krishna Pillai memorial Janma Satabdi award and K Karunakaran memorial Seva Sangham award.