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'''Pala Narayanan Nair''' (11 December 1911 – 11 June 2008) was an Indian [[poet]] and lyricist, best known for his work, ''Keralam Valarunnu'', written in 1953, comprising eight volumes, which earned him the title of ''Mahakavi''. He wrote more than 5,000 poems, which have been compiled in about 43 anthologies. Nair, who also wrote the lyrics for the 1956 Malayalam movie, ''[[Avar Unarunnu]]'', was a recipient of the [[Ezhuthachan Puraskaram]], the highest literary honour of the [[Government of Kerala]] as well as [[Vallathol Award]] and [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry]], besides other honours.

The [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] awarded Nair their [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry|annual award for poetry]] in 1976 for his anthology, ''Vilakku Koluthoo''.<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/poetry.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry |date=2019-03-24 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626195512/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/poetry.htm |archive-date=26 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He received the inaugural [[Vallathol Award]] in 1991<ref name="Literary Awards - Government of Kerala, India">{{Cite web |url=https://kerala.gov.in/literacy-awards |title=Literary Awards - Government of Kerala, India |date=2019-03-24 |website=kerala.gov.in |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-date=11 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711190421/https://kerala.gov.in/literacy-awards |url-status=dead }}</ref> followed by [[FOKANA]] Kerala Ganam Award, the next year.<ref name="Pala narayanan nair dead">{{Cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pala-narayanan-nair-dead/579544 |title=Pala narayanan nair dead |website=outlookindia.com/ |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref>  Ulloor Smaraka Samithi awarded him the Ulloor Award in 1999 and he received the [[Ezhuthachan Puraskaram]], the highest literary award of the [[Government of Kerala]] in 2000.<ref name="The Hindu : Ezhuthachan Prize for Pala Narayanan Nair">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2000/11/01/stories/0401211k.htm |website=[[The Hindu]] |title=Ezhuthachan Prize for Pala Narayanan Nair |date=2000-11-01 |access-date=2019-03-24}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A year later, he was selected for the 2001 [[Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram]]<ref name="ASAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION AWARDS -The list of awardees">{{Cite web |url=http://asaneducation.com/asan_association/awards.html#list |title=ASAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION AWARDS -The list of awardees |date=2019-03-24 |website=asaneducation.com |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref> and he received the [[Mathrubhumi Literary Award]] in 2004.<ref name="The Hindu : Kerala - Kozhikode News : Mathrubhumi prize presented">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/31/stories/2005073110970300.htm |website=[[The Hindu]] |title=Kerala - Kozhikode News : Mathrubhumi prize presented |date=2005-07-31 |access-date=2019-03-24}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A recipients of other honours such as ''Puthezhan Award'' and ''Mooloor Award'', Nair was honoured by [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] with their distinguished fellowship in 2006.<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/distinguised-fellows/616 |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship |date=2019-03-24 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref>

[[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]] has instituted a chair, ''Pala Narayanan Nair Chair'', in his honour with [[Sukumar Azhikode]], holding the chair during the initial two years.<ref name="Pala Narayanan Nair Chair" /> ''Pala: Kavithakalude Palazhy'' is a documentary film made by Jinoop J. Nair on the life of Narayanan Nair.<ref name="Pala Narayanan Nair - Vetthi profile" /><ref name="Pala Kavithakalude Palazhi">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOfZAq2yLks |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/rOfZAq2yLks |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Pala Kavithakalude Palazhi |last=Jinoop J Nair Kavanal |date=2007-10-06 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-03-24}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=207533&query_desc=kw%25252Cwrdl%25253A%252520Pala%252520narayanan%252520nair |title=Kerala Valarunnu |last=Narayanan Nair Pala |date=1996 |publisher=D.C. Books, Kottayam |location=D.C. Books, Kottayam }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

* {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT9CWO-znRE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/NT9CWO-znRE |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Ormakalila Iripidangal - Pala Narayanan Nair |last=Kerala Vision |date=2017-10-18 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-03-24 |quote=documentary}}{{cbignore}}

* {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JCm1zZyh2A |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/-JCm1zZyh2A |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Keralam Valarunnu - Kavyamritham vol 1 |last=Anagha J Kolth |date=2014-03-01 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-03-24}}{{cbignore}}