C. V. Raman Pillai
C. V. Raman Pillai | |
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| Born | Cannankara Velayudhan Raman Pillai 19 May 1858 Arayoor, Travancore (present-day Trivandrum, Kerala) |
| Died | 21 March 1922 (aged 63) Trivandrum, Travancore |
| Occupation | Novelist, playwright, journalist, social activist, sheristadar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | His Highness Maharaja's College, Travancore University of Madras |
| Period | 1880s −1920s |
| Genre | Fiction, theatre |
| Subject | Literary, socio-cultural |
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| Parents | Panavilakath Neelakanta Pillai (father) Parvathy Pillai (mother) |
| Relatives | E. V. Krishna Pillai (son-in-law) Adoor Bhasi (grandson) |
Cannankara Velayudhan Raman Pillai (19 May 1858 – 21 March 1922), also known as C. V., was one of the major Indian novelists and playwrights and a pioneering playwright and novelist of Malayalam literature. He was known for his historical novels such as Marthandavarma, Dharmaraja and Ramaraja Bahadur; the last mentioned considered by many as one of the greatest novels written in Malayalam.