V. Anandakuttan Nair

V. Anandakuttan Nair (2 March 1920 – 1 February 2000) was a Malayalam language writer, linguist and academic from Kerala, India. He got many notable awards including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions. Anandakuttan is best known for his poetic play Chitha.

Biography V. Anandakuttan Nair was born on 2 March 1920 at Vattaparambil, Thirunakkara, Kottayam district to Nanikutty Amma and Achuthan Pillai. He graduated with honors in 1949 and became a Malayalam lecturer at University College Thiruvananthapuram. He was appointed to the newly created post of linguist, as a part of the creation of a special section in the Secretariat to intensify the process of making Malayalam the official administrative language of Kerala. The song Koottukar ninne vilippathenthe from the movie Snehaseema was written by him.

He died on 1 February 2000 at the age of 79. Sindhi Sahithya Charithram, Translation of History of Sindhi literature

Awards and honors Distinguished Membership of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions, 1997 Bheema Smaraka Baala Sahitya Award in children's literature Fellowship of the Central Department of Culture State Children's Literature Institute Award (1995)