Oduvil Kunhikrishna Menon
Oduvil Kunhikrishna Menon | |
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| Native name | ഒടുവിൽ കുഞ്ഞിക്കൃഷ്ണമേനോൻ |
| Born | 26 October 1869 Enkakkad, Wadakkancherry, Kingdom of Cochin |
| Died | 18 May 1916 (aged 46) Ernakulam, Kingdom of Cochin |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, civil servant |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Genre | Poem, story, literary criticism |
| Literary movement | Venmani School |
Oduvil Kunhikrishna Menon (26 October 1869 – 18 May 1916) was a Malayalam–language poet, short-story writer, journalist and literary critic from Kerala, India. Menon was associated with the Venmani School of Malayalam poetry and was also a major figure in early prose literature. Along with Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar, Moorkoth Kumaran, Chenkulath Cheriya Kunhirama Menon (M. R. K. C.), C. S. Gopala Panicker and Ambadi Narayana Poduval, Kunhikrishna Menon is regarded as a pioneer of the short story in Malayalam literature.