K. T. Muhammed

K. T. Mohammed (29 September 1927 – 25 March 2008), popularly known as KT, was a Malayalam playwright and screenwriter. He had scripted about 40 stage plays, including Idhu Bhumiyanu (This is the Earth), considered to be his masterpiece. He had also written screenplay for about 20 films, including Kandam Becha Kottu, Thurakkatha Vathil, Moodupadam, and Kadalpalam. Mohammed was a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.

Biography

Mohammed was born in Manjeri in Malappuram district as the eldest son of a police constable Kunjumuhammed and had very little formal education. After schooling he worked as a clerk in the postal department.

In 1952, he got the first prize in an all India short story contest for his story Kannukal (Eyes) which was later translated into many foreign languages. He was an active member of Brothers Music Club of Kozhikode which was the training ground of many famous artists.

He married actress Zeenath and that relation ended in divorce. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1986 Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam "Sahithya Award", 2005