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{{Infobox writer 
| name = T.P. Kailasam
| image = T.P.KailasamImage.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1884|7|29}}
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], India
| death_date = 1946
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| occupation = Playwright, Geologist
| parents = [[T Paramasiva Iyer]] (father)
| period =
| genre = Fiction, humor, comedy
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'''Thanjavur Paramasiva Iyer Kailasam''' (Kannada: ತಂಜಾವೂರು ಪರಮಶಿವ ಐಯ್ಯರ್ ಕೈಲಾಸಂ, 1884–1946), was a playwright and prominent writer of [[Kannada language|Kannada]] literature. His contribution to [[Kannada language|Kannada]] theatrical comedy earned him the title ''Prahasana Prapitamaha'', "the father of humorous plays" and later he was also called "''Kannadakke Obbane Kailasam''" meaning "One and Only Kailasam for Kannada".

==Life==

Kailasam was born in a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] family in southern [[Karnataka]], India. His father, [[T Paramasiva Iyer]], was employed as [[munsif]] in the Mysore state service and progressed to become the Chief Justice of the [[Karnataka High Court|Mysore High Court]]. His father's brother was the [[Madras High Court]] judge, [[Sir T. Sadasiva Iyer]].<ref name=Family>{{cite book|last=Rao|first=L. S. Seshagiri|title=T.P Kailasam|year=984|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|pages=1–8}}</ref>

Kailasam had a good education and was supported by the [[Maharaja]] of [[Mysore]] to study geology in Royal College of Science London. His close friends and classmates included [[K. V. Iyer]] and [[V. Seetharamaiah]]. Kailasam repeated several classes to have an excuse to extend his stay in England. He spent six years in school there, participating in theatre whenever possible.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

Soon after his return, he joined the government geology service. He became disillusioned with a government job and quit to write plays and live a bohemian life. His father's failed ambitious plan that he would become the Director General of the Geology Department led him to stop talking to him.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

== Playwright ==
Kailasam's life was dedicated to local theatre and his contributions revolutionised it. His humour left an impression on [[Kannadigas]]. He opposed the company theatre's obsession with [[mythology]] and stories of royalty and shied away from loading his plays with music. Instead, he introduced simple, realistic sets. Kailasam chaired the [[Kannada Sahitya Sammelana]] held at [[Madras]] in 1945. He spent almost 10 years in a place he called 'NOOK'. It was a very dirty place, yet he loved it and wrote many dramas in there. He dictated his stories to his students at the 'NOOK', usually starting after 10 pm. He was a chain smoker.

Kailasam was initially criticised for modern use of the [[Kannada]] language in his plays, but his work became very popular and is considered among the best in Kannada theatre, known for wit and satirical commentary on society.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

==Plays==
===Kannada===
* ''ToLLu Gatti or MakkaLiskool Manelalwe? [ಟೊಳ್ಳು ಗಟ್ಟಿ]''
* ''Poli Kitti, The Story of a born scout [ಪೋಲಿ ಕಿಟ್ಟಿ]''
* ''Bahishkara [ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರ]''
* ''HomeRoolu [ಹೋ೦ರೂಲು ]''
* ''Gandaskatri [ಗಂಡಸ್ಕತ್ರಿ]''
* ''Vaidyana Vyadhi [ವೈದ್ಯನ ವ್ಯಾಧಿ]''
* ''TaLikattokkooline? [ತಾಳಿಕಟ್ಟೋಕ್ಕೂಲಿನೇ]''
* ''Huttadalli Hutta (Waels Within Weals) [ಹುತ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ ಹುತ್ತ]''
* ''BandvaLvillada Badayi [ಬಂಡ್ವಾಳ್ವಿಲ್ಲದ ಬಡಾಯಿ]''
* ''Ammavra Ganda [ಅಮ್ಮಾವ್ರ ಗಂಡ ]''
* ''Seekarne Saavitri [ಸೀಕರ್ಣೆ ಸಾವಿತ್ರಿ]''
* ''Sattavana Santhaapa [ಸತ್ತವನ ಸಂತಾಪ]''
* ''AnukoolakkobaNNa [ಅನುಕೂಲಕ್ಕೊಬ್ಬಣ್ಣ]''
* ''Namkampni [ನಮ್ ಕಂಪನಿ]''
* ''NamkLabbu [ನಮ್ಕ್ಳಬ್ಬು]''
* ''NammBramhaNkay [ನಮ್ಮ್ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಕೆ]''
* ''SooLe (Murder O' Mercy) [ಸೂಳೆ]''

===English===
* ''Fulfilment''
* ''Purpose''
* ''The Brahmin's Curse''
* ''[[Simply Kailawesome]]'' (film)

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://tpkailasam.blogspot.com Kailasam's English Poems and Plays]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060627230307/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/07/29/stories/2005072903700400.htm Commemorative Article on ''Hindu'']
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsT-0Y3_8kQ Song: ''Tipparalli Balu Doora'' on Youtube]

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[[Category:Writers from Mysore]]
[[Category:Indian male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]]
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