Changampuzha Krishna Pillai | |
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| Native name | ചങ്ങമ്പുഴ |
| Born | Changampuzha Krishna Pillai 10 October 1911 Thiruvananthapuram |
| Died | 17 June 1948 (aged 36)[1] Trichur, Kingdom of Cochin |
| Resting place | Edappally, Kochi |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Alma mater | Maharaja's College, Ernakulam |
| Period | 1931–1948 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi |
| Notable works | Ramanan |
| Spouse | Sreedevi Amma |
| Children | Sreekumar, Ajitha, Jayadev and Lalitha |
Changampuzha Krishna Pillai One Great Poet Of Malayalam (Malayalam: ചങ്ങമ്പുഴ കൃഷ്ണപിള്ള; 10 October 1911 – 17 June 1948) was a celebrated Malayalam poet from Kerala, India, known for his elegy Ramanan (Malayalam: രമണന്) which was written in 1936 and sold over 100,000 copies. It is a long pastoral elegy, a play written in the form of verse, allegedly based on the life of Changampuzha's friend Edappally Raghavan Pillai. It is also adapted into a movie in 1967. He is credited with bringing poetry to the masses with his simple romantic style. He died of tuberculosis aged 36. His style influenced the next few generations of Malayalam poetry, notable among them was Vayalar Ramavarma, famous Malayalam lyricist.
