Friday, December 26, 2014
ate of birth: 27 May 1931
Place of birth: Chavara
Father: O. N. Krishna Kurup
Mother: K. Lakshmikutty Amma
Spouse: Sarojini
Children: 2
Education: Post graduation
Occupation: Poet, Lyricist, Professor
School studied: Government School, Chavara
College studied: S. N. College, Kollam, Kerala University, Trivandrum
Lecturer: Maharajas College, Ernakulam, University College, Trivandrum, Arts & Science College, Kozhikode, Brennen College, Thalassery.
Head of the Malayalam department: Government Women's College, Trivandrum
Visiting professor: Calicut University
Retired: 1986
Ottaplakkal Nambiyadikkal Velu Kurup (Malayalam: ഒറ്റപ്ലാക്കൽ നീലകണ്ഠൻ വേലു കുറുപ്പ്; born 27 May 1931),[1]popularly known as O. N. V. Kurup (Malayalam: ഒ.എൻ.വി. കുറുപ്പ്) or simply O. N. V. (Malayalam: ഒ.എൻ.വി.), is a renowned Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. O. N. V. Kurup is also a lyricist in Malayalam cinema. He has penned a lot of lyrics for dramas and TV serials also. He received the awards Padma Shri in 1998 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011, the fourth and second highest civilian honours from the Government of India. In 2007 he was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate by University of Kerala, Trivandrum. O. N. V. is known for his leftist leaning.[2] He was the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the Lok Sabha elections in 1989.[3]
