
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 8, 1915(64)
Day of Death
July 11, 1979
Place of Birth
Ponnani, Malabar District, British India
Also Known As
ഉറൂബ്Oroob P. C. Kuttikrishnan Paruthulli Chalapram Kuttikrishna Menon
Uroob
Writing
Biography
P. C. Kuttikrishnan, popularly known by his pen name Uroob was a famous Malayalam writer from Kerala state, South India. He, along with writers like Basheer, Thakazhi, Kesavadev, and Pottekkatt, formed the progressive writers in Malayalam during the twentieth century. Uroob is a recipient of Kendra Sahithya Academy Award (Malayalam) for his novel Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum