P. V. K. Panayal

P. V. Kunhikannan who writes under the pen name P. V. K. Panayal is a Malayalam language writer and playwright from Kerala, India.

Biography P. V. Kunhikannan was born in 1949 in the village of Panayal in Kasaragod district. At the age of 17, he started writing plays for the Thachangad Youth Arts Society. Avasana rangam (Meaning:The last scene), a two-hour long one-act play, was a remarkable breakthrough. Panayal's Cheriya maram valiya maram (Meaning:Small Tree Big Tree) is a play performed in many venues. His novel Suryapet which was written in the context of the Telangana agitation was made into a play by theater group Kannur Sangh Chetana. Started his official career as a teacher in a government school, he retired as Head Master from Ajanur LP School. He was a member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi and Kerala Folklore Academy.

Family He and his Wife Savitri have two children Santosh and Soumya. His novel Suryapet won the Abu Dhabi Shakti Award. His plays has also received award from the Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham. In 2009 he received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions in the field of Malayalam literature. in 2020 he received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Gurupooja award for his outstanding contributions in the field of theatre art.