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	\| birth_date = {{birth date ~~and age~~\|df=yes\|1948\|12\|01}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1948\|12\|01}}
	\| birth_place = [[Nellikkal, Aranmula\|Pathanamthitta District]], [[Kerala]], <br />India		\| birth_place = [[Nellikkal, Aranmula\|Pathanamthitta District]], [[Kerala]], <br />India
	\| occupation = [[Poet]], ~~Writer~~ and ~~Critic~~		\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=y\|2010\|4\|25\|1948\|12\|01}}
			\| occupation = [[Poet]], writer and critic
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	'''~~Dr.~~ Nellickal Muraleedharan''' ~~({{lang-ml\|നെല്ലിക്കല്‍ മുരളീധരന്‍}})~~ (1948–2010) was ~~a noted~~ [[~~writer~~]] and ~~[[poet]]~~ in ~~[[Malayalam]].~~ He ~~received~~ the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi\|Kerala Sahitya Academi]] ~~award in the `poetry' section for his collection, '''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithakal'''~~ in 2004. ~~He died on 25 April 2010~~.		'''Nellickal Muraleedharan''' (1948–2010) was an Indian [[Malayalam]]-language poet and writer.<ref name="alum">{{cite web \|title=Notable Alumni of University of Kerala \|url=https://alumni.keralauniversity.ac.in/notable-alumni \|website=University of Kerala \|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref> He won the poetry category of the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi\|Kerala Sahitya Academi]] in 2004.<ref name="ksa">{{cite web \|title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry \|url=https://malayalamkavithakal.com/kerala-sahitya-akademi-award-for-poetry/ \|website=Malayalam Kavithakal \|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref> He won the Edassery Memorial award in 1985.<ref name="eda">{{cite web \|title=Names of winners of Edasseri Award since its inception \|url=https://www.edasseri.org/english/memorial_awards.htm \|website=Edasseri \|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref> He also won the State Bank of Travancore Award, the Poonthanam award, and the K.C Chacko Award.

	~~Muraleedharan was selected~~ for the Edassery Memorial award in 1985 ~~for his book ''Purappad''~~. He also ~~received various other awards like~~ the ~~S.B.T award for 'Paandi'~~, Poonthanam award ~~for poetry~~, and the K.C Chacko Award.

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
			Muraleedharan was born in the village of Nellickal in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala State, on 2 December 1948. His official name was T.R. Muraleedharan Nair. He was the eldest son of T. Raghavan Pillai and P.P. Thankamma. He expressed his attachment to his parents in his poetry. In his childhood he played on the shores of the river Pamba, later writing many poems about it. He attended various schools in Pathanamthitta. He was married to Sukhada Devi K., who worked as a school principal. They had three daughters together.

	He ~~was born~~ in a ~~village called Nellickal~~ in ~~Pathanamthitta district, Kerala State on 2 December 1948. His official name was Dr. T.R Muraleedharan Nair~~. He ~~was the eldest son of late T. Raghavan Pillai~~ and ~~late P.P Thankamma~~. He ~~did his schooling from various schools in Pathanamthitta and showed spark of talent~~ in Malayalam ~~from his childhood days~~. He ~~had written many poems about river Pamba since he spent his childhood days playing on~~ the ~~shores~~ of ~~Pampa. He had also expressed his attachment to his parents through his poems. He was married to Sukhada Devi K.~~, a retired ~~school Principal. They have three daughters Smrithi, Surabhi and Sarangi~~.		== Education and academic career ==
			He completed a Master of Arts in Malayalam at Mahatma Gandhi University and worked as a lecturer in various colleges from 1977. He took a PhD in 1991 and then became a research guide. He later joined Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kalady, as a professor in Malayalam. He later became Head of the Department of Malayalam, continuing in that role until he retired on 30 April 2009.

	== ~~Career~~ ==		== Writing career ==
			Muraleedharan published his collection ''Viroopante Pattu'' in 1976. He began to receive notice in the world of Malayalam poetry in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Panikkar \|first1=G.N. \|title=Malayalam Scene: Waiting for Masterpieces? \|journal=Indian Literature \|date=1989 \|volume=32.6 \|issue=134 \|page=110 \|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/23331312}}</ref> His poem 'Veedu' (house) received attention from other poets. He won his first 'Edassery Award' in 1985 for his collection, ''Purappad''.<ref name="eda" /> His other poetry collections included ''Atmapuranum'' (1986), ''Kilivathil'' (1988), ''Baligatha'' (1991), ''Chitha Kadakunna Pakshikal'' (1992), ''Bodhisatvante Jenmangal'' (1994), ''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithaakal'', ''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithaakal - Volume 2'', ''Keralathile Jaathivyavstha'', ''Aranmula Vallamkali'', and ''Vishwasaahithya darshanangal''. A selected volume, ''Veedu'', was published with a music CD containing eight of his most noted poems.

			In 2004, his collection ''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithaakal'' (poems of Nellickal Muraleedharan) won the poetry category of the Kerala Saahitya Academy Award for outstanding books of literary merit by Malayalam writers.<ref name="ksa" /> He also won a number of other awards, including the State Bank of Travancore Award for ''Paandi'', the K.C Chacko Award, and the Poonthanam Award for poetry.<ref name="alum" />

	~~He had completed Master of Arts [M.A] in Malayalam from Mahatma Gandhi University and worked as~~ a ~~Lecturer~~ in ~~various colleges since 1977~~. ~~He took~~ a ~~Doctorate (Ph.D) in 1991~~ and ~~was~~ a ~~Research guide since then~~. He ~~later joined Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University~~, ~~Kalady as~~ a ~~Professor in Malayalam~~ and ~~continued his service there till he retired on 30 April 2009 as the Head of the Department of~~ Malayalam ~~department~~.		In addition to poetry, he published a novel ''Nagarapuranum'', in 1981. In 1993, he published a dictionary of literary terms, ''Sahitya Sabdakaram'', which received a number of awards and became a reference book for all Malayalam M.A. students. He also wrote drama, including ''Poocha Sanyasi'', a musical that was directed and aired by Doordarshan [Malayalam].

	== ~~Life as a Poet and Writer~~ ==		He compiled an anthology of Malayalam poetry in 1983, ''Thiranjedutha Naveena Kavithakal''.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Pillai \|first1=K.S. Narayana \|title=Malayalam: The Bright New Phase \|journal=Indian Literature \|date=1985 \|volume=28.1 \|issue=105 \|page=95 \|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/24158452}}</ref>

	Nellickal Muraleedharan was noticed for his modern poems and was recognised in the world of Malayalam Poetry from the early '80s. His poem 'Veedu' [House] had brought him various appreciations from noted poets of that time. He received his first award 'Edassery Award' in 1985 for the book, "Purappad" which was a collection of his various poems. He had published various books since then, some of the noted ones are ''Viroopante Pattu'', 76; ''Atmapuranum'', 86; ''Purappad'', 85; ''Kilivathil'', 88; ''Baligatha'', 91; ''Chitha Kadakunna Pakshikal'', 92; ''Bodhisatvante Jenmangal'', 94 (All Poetry); ''Nagarapuranum'', 81 (novel); ''Sahitya Sabdakaram'', 93 (Dictionary of literary terms), ''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithaakal'', ''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithaakal - Volume 2'', ''Veedu'', ''Keralathile Jaathivyavstha'', ''Aranmula Vallamkali'', ''Vishwasaahithya darshanangal''.		==References==
	~~He received a number of awards for his book ''Sahitya Sabdakaram' which is also a reference book for all Malayalam M.A students.~~		{{reflist}}
	His collection of Poems ''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithaakal'' [Poems of Nellickal Muraleedharan] fetched him the Kerala Saahitya Academy Award for the best Poet in Kerala in the year 2004. He also won a number of other awards like 'State Bank of Travancore Award', 'K.C Chacko Award', 'Poonthanam Award' for various books. He wrote some Plays, 'Poocha Sanyasi' being the most noted one among them. It was a musical and was directed and aired by Doordarshan [Malayalam]. His selected poems '' Veedu'' was also published with a music CD containing 8 of his most noted Poems. He was one of the most noted modern day poets in Malayalam.

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051214035743/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/25/stories/2005052513930400.htm ]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051214035743/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/25/stories/2005052513930400.htm]
	*http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200505241965.htm		*http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200505241965.htm
	*http://www.edasseri.org/english/memorial_awards.htm		*http://www.edasseri.org/english/memorial_awards.htm

	Malayalam Poet, M.A. (in Malaylam); Ph.D Born:1-12-1948, Nellickal, Pathanamthitta, Kerala. Teaching, Lecturer & Research Guide, Sub-editor, Kerala Desam, daily, from Thiruvananthapuram; Lecturer in Malayalam at various colleges, since 1977,
	~~Received Kerala Sathiya Academy Award, 2004;~~
	~~Edassery Award, 85, etc.~~

	~~Malayalam. Pubs. 10.~~
	''Viroopante Pattu'', 76; ''Atmapuranum'', 86; ''Purappad'', 86; ''Kilivathil'', 88; ''Baligatha'', 91; ''Chitha Kadakunna Pakshikal'', 92; ''Bodhisatvante Jenmangal'', 94 (All Poetry); ''Nagarapuranum'', 81 (novel); ''Sahitya Sabdakaram'', 93 (Dictionary of literary terms). His poems have been translated into English, Hindi & Kannada.

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'''Dr. Nellickal Muraleedharan''' ({{lang-ml|നെല്ലിക്കല്‍ മുരളീധരന്‍}}) (1948–2010) was a noted [[writer]] and [[poet]] in [[Malayalam]]. He received the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi|Kerala Sahitya Academi]] award in the `poetry' section for his collection, '''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithakal''' in 2004. He died on 25 April 2010.

Muraleedharan was selected for the Edassery Memorial award in 1985 for his book ''Purappad''. He also received various other awards like the S.B.T award for 'Paandi', Poonthanam award for poetry, and the K.C Chacko Award.

== Personal life ==

He was born in a village called Nellickal in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala State on 2 December 1948. His official name was Dr. T.R Muraleedharan Nair. He was the eldest son of late T. Raghavan Pillai and late P.P Thankamma. He did his schooling from various schools in Pathanamthitta and showed spark of talent in Malayalam from his childhood days. He had written many poems about river Pamba since he spent his childhood days playing on the shores of Pampa. He had also expressed his attachment to his parents through his poems. He was married to Sukhada Devi K., a retired school Principal. They have three daughters Smrithi, Surabhi and Sarangi.

== Career ==

He had completed Master of Arts [M.A] in Malayalam from Mahatma Gandhi University and worked as a Lecturer in various colleges since 1977. He took a Doctorate (Ph.D) in 1991 and was a Research guide since then. He later joined Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kalady as a Professor in Malayalam and continued his service there till he retired on 30 April 2009 as the Head of the Department of Malayalam department.

== Life as a Poet and Writer ==

Nellickal Muraleedharan was noticed for his modern poems and was recognised in the world of Malayalam Poetry from the early '80s. His poem 'Veedu' [House] had brought him various appreciations from noted poets of that time. He received his first award 'Edassery Award' in 1985 for the book, "Purappad" which was a collection of his various poems. He had published various books since then, some of the noted ones are ''Viroopante Pattu'', 76; ''Atmapuranum'', 86; ''Purappad'', 85; ''Kilivathil'', 88; ''Baligatha'', 91; ''Chitha Kadakunna Pakshikal'', 92; ''Bodhisatvante Jenmangal'', 94 (All Poetry); ''Nagarapuranum'', 81 (novel); ''Sahitya Sabdakaram'', 93 (Dictionary of literary terms), ''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithaakal'', ''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithaakal - Volume 2'', ''Veedu'', ''Keralathile Jaathivyavstha'', ''Aranmula Vallamkali'', ''Vishwasaahithya darshanangal''.
He received a number of awards for his book ''Sahitya Sabdakaram' which is also a reference book for all Malayalam M.A students.
His collection of Poems ''Nellickal Muraleedharante Kavithaakal'' [Poems of Nellickal Muraleedharan] fetched him the Kerala Saahitya Academy Award for the best Poet in Kerala in the year 2004. He also won a number of other awards like 'State Bank of Travancore Award', 'K.C Chacko Award', 'Poonthanam Award' for various books. He wrote some Plays, 'Poocha Sanyasi' being the most noted one among them. It was a musical and was directed and aired by Doordarshan [Malayalam]. His selected poems '' Veedu'' was also published with a music CD containing 8 of his most noted Poems. He was one of the most noted modern day poets in Malayalam.

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051214035743/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/25/stories/2005052513930400.htm ]
*http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200505241965.htm
*http://www.edasseri.org/english/memorial_awards.htm

Malayalam Poet, M.A. (in Malaylam); Ph.D Born:1-12-1948, Nellickal, Pathanamthitta, Kerala. Teaching, Lecturer & Research Guide, Sub-editor, Kerala Desam, daily, from Thiruvananthapuram; Lecturer in Malayalam at various colleges, since 1977,
Received Kerala Sathiya Academy Award, 2004;
Edassery Award, 85, etc.

Malayalam. Pubs. 10.
''Viroopante Pattu'', 76; ''Atmapuranum'', 86; ''Purappad'', 86; ''Kilivathil'', 88; ''Baligatha'', 91; ''Chitha Kadakunna Pakshikal'', 92; ''Bodhisatvante Jenmangal'', 94 (All Poetry); ''Nagarapuranum'', 81 (novel); ''Sahitya Sabdakaram'', 93 (Dictionary of literary terms). His poems have been translated into English, Hindi & Kannada.

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