Kambisseri Karunakaran

Kambisseri Karunakaran (31 March 1922 – 27 July 1977) was an Indian journalist writing in Malayalam language. He was the chief editor of Balayugam (Children's monthly), Novel Pathippu (Monthly novel issue), Cine Rama (Fortnightly movie magazine), Janayugam Varika (Weekly) and Janayugam Daily, a group of Publications in Malayalam language owned by the Communist Party of India. Beside being a journalist he was a politician, orator, actor, satirist and rationalist.

Many times he was a member of the State film awards committee.

He died around 4.30 P.M. on 27 July 1977 at the pay ward of the Medical College at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala state. According his wish his burial was conducted without social niceties and religious ceremonies with in 6 hours of his death, at his ancestral house "Kambisseril" at Vallikunnam in Alleppey district. The junction near the house is named to his honour as "Kambisseri Mukku" (Kambisseri Junction). A higher secondary school in vallikunnam is also named after him.

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