Pirappancode Murali

Pirappancode Murali (born 12 June 1943) is a noted poet, lyricist, playwright, library activist and politician from Kerala, India. He represented Vamanapuram constituency in the 10th and 11th Kerala Assembly. He wrote lyrics for over fifty plays and wrote ten plays. He was one of the founders of theatre troupe Sangha Chetana. He got many awards including Government of Kerala Award for Best Lyricist and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Best Playwright.

Biography Murali was born on 12 June 1943 in Pirappancode, Thiruvananthapuram district to N. Sankaranarayana Kurup and L. Bharathiyamma.

He was a member of the AISF District Committee from 1960 to 1963. He joined CPI in 1962 and after splitting became member of CPI(M). From 1972 he is CPI (M) District Committee member and from 1991 he is CPI (M) District Secretariat member. Pazhassiraja, Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society Ltd. Subhadre Suryapthri (Play), National Book Stall, Ramanan: Oru Pranayagatha (Play), Kerala Grandhasala Sangham

Family He and his wife P. Radha Devi have one daughter Smitha Murali. 2020 Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship