Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai

Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai (1900–1979) was a Malayalam dramatist, poet, screen play writer and actor who was well known in the role of Ashaan in Kavyamela.^[1] He was born in 1900 in Muthukulam, a small village near Haripad in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India. Known as the Akshara Guru of Malayalam talkie films, he wrote the screenplay and dialogues of Balan, the first Malayalam talkie and Jeevithanauka, the first box office hit in the Malayalam film industry. He is also the author of about 55 dramas and dozens of film stories and screenplays. In 1968, he acted in Viruthan Shanku, the first full-length comedy in Malayalam cinema directed by P. Venu. He acted in around 150 Malayalam films and wrote Tataka Parinayam Kathakali. An award named Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai Puraskaram has been instituted by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai Samraka Samithi in honour of him.^[2][3]

Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai
Born	1900 Muthukulam, Travancore Now in Alappuzha, Kerala State, India
Died	08/08/1979, Madirasi, Tamilnadu, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Poet

Filmography

1. Rajayogam (1976)
2. Kamam Krodham Moham (1975)
3. Chief Guest (1975)
4. Pulivalu (1975)
5. Babumon (1975) as Advocate
6. Vandikkari (1974)
7. Bhoomidevi Pushipiniyayi (1974)
8. Thacholi Marumakan Chandu (1974) as Kanachira Kannappan
9. Checkpost (1974)
10. Swarga Puthri (1973) as Paulose
11. Kaliyugam (1973)
12. Interview (1973) as Sekhara Pilla
13. Masappadi Mathupilla (1973)
14. Manushyaputhran (1973) as Vaidyar
15. Chukku (1973)
16. Yamini (1973) as Chettiyar
17. Ladies Hostel (1973) as Kunju
18. Maya (1972)
19. Punarjanmam (1972)
20. Balya Prathigna (1972)
21. Kandavarundo? (1972)
22. Mayiladumkunnu (1972)
23. Bobanum Moliyum (1971)
24. YOugumullaval (1971)
25. Anubhavangal Paalichakal(1971) as Kurup Sakhavu
26. Oru Penninte Kadha (1971)
27. Aranazhika Neram (1970) as Lona
28. Lottery Ticket (1970)
29. Ezhuthatha Kadha (1970)
30. Vazhve Mayam (1970) as Panchayat member
31. Saraswathi (1970)
32. Vivahitha (1970)
33. Nurse (1969)
34. Sandhya (1969)
35. Velliyazhcha (1969) Paramu Pilla
36. Viplavakarikal (1968)
37. Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu (1968)
38. Vidyarthi (1968)
39. Vazhi Pizhacha Sandathi (1968)
40. Viruthan Shanku (1968) as Forest Officer
41. Lady Doctor (1967) as Mathai
42. Sahadarmini (1967)
43. Madatharuvi (1967)
44. Karutharathrikal (1967)
45. Ullathumathi (1967)
46. Bhagyamudra (1967)
47. Pavappettaval (1967) as Narayana Pilla
48. Rowdy (1966)
49. Kalyanarathriyil (1966)
50. Kadamattathachan (1966)
51. Sthanarthi Saramma (1966) as Antonychan
52. Pinchuhridayam (1966)
53. Kalipennu (1966)
54. Kusruthikuttan (1966)
55. Kayamkulam Kochunni (1966) as Achuthan Nair
56. Archana (1966)
57. Kavyamela (1965) as Ashaan
58. Sarpakadu (1965)
59. Kuppivala (1965) as Kittumman
60. Porter Kunjali (1965) as Keshava Pilla
61. Bhoomilyile Malakha (1965)
62. Kalyana Photo (1964)
63. Kudumbini (1964) as Kunju Kaniyar
64. Kalayum Kaminiyum (1963)
65. Kattumaina (1963)
66. Swargarajayam (1962)
67. Vidhi Thanna Vilakku (1962)
68. Kannum Karalum (1962)
69. Viyarpinte Vila (1962)
70. Umminithanka (1961)
71. Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu (1958) as Kuttappa Kurup
72. Lilly (1958)
73. Achanum Makanum (1957)
74. Koodapirappu (1956)
75. Kidappadam (1955)
76. Avan Varunnu (1954)
77. Avakashi (1954) as Manmadan
78. Snehaseema (1954) as Thommi
79. Sandehi (1954)
80. Ponkathir (1953)
81. Lokaneethi (1953)
82. Athmasakhi (1952)
83. Vanamala (1951)
84. Navalokam (1951)
85. Yachakan(1951)
86. Jeevithanauka (1951)
87. Nallathanka (1950)

References

1. "മുതുകുളം: മലയാളസിനിമയുടെ മുത്തച്ഛന്‍".
2. "Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai: Latest News and Updates, Top Stories, Videos, Photos About Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai - Filmibeat".
3. . Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

External links

• Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai at IMDb
• Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai at MSI
• [1] Web Profile
• [2] News Report