Malayattoor Ramakrishnan

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Malayattoor Ramakrishnan was born on 27 May 1927, at Kalpathi, a village renowned for Kalpathi Ratholsavam, near Palakkad in Malabar district of Madras Presidency of the British India in a Tamil family to K.R. Viswanatha Iyer, a government official, and his wife, Janaki Ammal, as one of their six children.{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/Malayattoor/Html/Malayattoorgraphy.htm |title=Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |date=2019-03-10 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |access-date=2019-03-10}} The family later settled down in Thottuva, near Cheranallur, near the banks of the Periyar River. His schooling was at various schools in Kerala, traveling with his father whose work carried him to many places in the state and he started his college education at Union Christian College, Aluva where he had the opportunity to study under the known critic, Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai. It was during this period, he participated in the Indian independence movement for which he was incarcerated for a week. Later, he graduated from the University College Thiruvananthapuram and worked as a tutor at his alma mater, Union Christian College, Aluva, for a while.

Later, Ramakrishnan studied law and earned his degree in law to start practicing as a lawyer but moved to Mumbai to join Free Press Journal as an assistant editor where he worked along T. J. S. George.{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1354155.Malayattoor_Ramakrishnan |title=Malayattoor Ramakrishnan - Good Reads profile |date=2019-03-10 |website=www.goodreads.com |access-date=2019-03-10}} Later, he returned to Kerala to resume his career as a lawyer; it was during this time he unsuccessfully contested the 1954 elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Perumbavoor assembly constituency. Subsequently, he returned to Mumbai for another stint as the sub editor of Free Press Journal when he started writing short articles in their evening bulletin but the stay in Mumbai was again short as he went back to Kerala. Soon, he passed the Municipal Commissioner's examination but could not get a job due to his leaning towards the leftist ideology. However, he passed the Sub-magistrate's examination with a first rank to join the legal services and while working as a sub magistrate, he passed the civil services examination to join the Indian Administrative Service in 1957. He served in various positions during administrative service career until he resigned from service to concentrate on writing.

Ramakrishnan was married to Krishnaveni, the marriage taking place in 1954. He died on 27 December 1997, at Thiruvananthapuram, at the age of 70, survived by his wife and two children. His wife outlived him for two more years and died in 1999.{{Cite web |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/displayProfile.php?category=story&artist=Malayattoor%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Profile of Malayalam Story Writer Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |date=2019-03-11 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |access-date=2019-03-11}} Jayaram, noted Malayalam film actor, is his nephew.{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151029/entertainment-mollywood/article/obsession-that%E2%80%99s-too-big |title=An obsession that's too big |date=October 29, 2015 |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=2019-03-11}}{{Cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/events/jayaram-speaking-1.858592 |title=Jayaram speaking... |website=gulfnews.com |date=7 September 2011 |language=en |access-date=2019-03-11}}

Besides his administrative career, Ramakrishnan's contributions cover the fields of journalism, literature, cartoons and films. While working as a sub-editor in The Free Press Journal in Mumbai, he was also a contributing cartoonist to Shankar's Weekly. His literary career started with detective fiction when he wrote a crime novel, Raathri. He also translated a few Sherlock Holmes novels as well as Dracula into Malayalam, his was the first Malayalam translation of Bram Stoker's novel.

Malayattoor Ramakrishnan wrote the award winning novel, Verukal (Roots) in 1965, a semi-autobiographical work which tells the story of a family of Tamil speaking Iyers who settled in Kerala.{{Cite web |url=http://youngindian.in/2013/05/verukal-roots-malayalam-novel-review/ |title=Verukal (Roots) : Novel Review |access-date=2 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324122525/http://youngindian.in/2013/05/verukal-roots-malayalam-novel-review/ |archive-date=24 March 2014 |url-status=dead }} The novel was later translated into English by V. Abdulla and published by Orient Longman.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lr/2002/09/01/stories/2002090100430600.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030718011031/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/lr/2002/09/01/stories/2002090100430600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-07-18 |website=The Hindu |title=Desiccated roots |access-date=2019-03-11}} Two years later, he published Ponni (1967), which was based on the lifestyle of Adivasis of Attappady at Malleswaram Hills. In 1981, he resigned from the Indian Administrative Service to concentrate more on writing and it was during the period from 1981 to 1997 that his more famous works, viz. Yakshi, Yanthram, Nettoor Mathom and Amritham Thedi, were written. Aaraam Viral was the last of his novels, which he wrote three years before his death; the work has also been translated into English under the title The Sixth Finger by Prema Jayakumar.{{Cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-divine-finger-pointed-at-him/299574 |title=A Divine Finger Pointed At Him |website=outlookindia.com/ |access-date=2019-03-11}} He also wrote Service Story – Ente IAS Dinangal, which documents his memoirs of his career as a bureaucrat.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/12/23/stories/2003122311060300.htm |website=The Hindu |title=Nature lovers to the rescue of grand old mahogany |access-date=2019-03-11}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Ramakrishnan entered the film industry in 1968 with Lakshaprabhu, a P. Bhaskaran film, for which he provided the story, screenplay and dialogues.{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=254 |title=Lakshaprabhu (1968) |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com |access-date=2019-03-11}} Overall, he wrote the screenplay and dialogues for four more films such as Chayam, Gayathri, Panchami and Kalki and another six films viz. Yakshi, Chembarathi, Ponni, Sharapanjaram, Iyer the Great and Akam were based on his story.{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=816 |title=Malayattoor Ramakrishnan on Malayala Chalachithram |date=2019-03-11 |website=malayalachalachithram.com |access-date=2019-03-11}} He was also the director of the 1982 movie, Odukkam Thudakkam, produced by M. O. Joseph which was based on his own story and he himself wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the film.{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1338 |title=Odukkam Thudakkam (1982) |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com |access-date=2019-03-11}} Two film songs have been written by him, one for his directorial venture, Odukkam Thudakkam and the other for the movie, Kalki.{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listsongs.php?l=816 |title=List of Malayalam Songs written by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |date=2019-03-11 |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com |access-date=2019-03-11}}

Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected Verukal for their annual award for novels in 1967.{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/novel.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel |date=2019-03-11 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109145935/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/novel.htm |archive-date=9 November 2013 |url-status=dead }} He received the Vayalar Award in 1979 for the novel, Yanthram.{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ml_aw27.htm |title=Vayalar Award |date=2019-03-11 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-03-11}} Malayatoor Ramakrishnan Charitable Trust, an eponymous charitable organization, have instituted two awards, the Malayattoor Painting and Sculpture Award for recognising excellence in fine arts and the Malayattoor Award for honouring literary excellence in Malayalam language.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/12/28/stories/2002122800700200.htm |website=The Hindu |title=In memory of Malayatoor |access-date=2019-03-11}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/19/stories/2005011906730400.htm |website=The Hindu |title=Kerala News : Malayattoor award for P. Mohanan, Valsalan |access-date=2019-03-11}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} M. V. Devan, the noted painter and sculptor, was one among the many recipients of the Malayattoor Painting and Sculpture Award{{Cite web |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/eminent-artist-and-writer-m.v.-devan-dead |title=Eminent artist and writer M.V. Devan dead |last=Devasia |first=T. k |website=Khaleej Times |access-date=2019-03-11}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.welcomekeralaonline.com/other/remembering-m-v-devan-catalogue-drawings-paintings-graphic-paints-and-sculptures |title=Remembering M V Devan-Catalogue of Drawings, Paintings, Graphic paints, and Sculptures |website=www.welcomekeralaonline.com |language=en |access-date=2019-03-11}} while Prabha Varma, T. D. Ramakrishnan and Perumbadavam Sreedharan feature among the literary award winners.{{Cite web |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mbifl2019/speakers/prabha-varmaprabha-varma-mbifl-2019-1.3477578 |title=Prabha Varma |website=Mathrubhumi |date=13 January 2019 |language=en |access-date=2019-03-11}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/26878-malayattoor-award |title=Malayattoor Award Winners |website=www.goodreads.com |access-date=2019-03-11}}

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• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=223793&query_desc=ti%252Cwrdl%253A%2520doctor%2520vezhambal |title=Doctor Vezhambal |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayatoor |date=1964 |publisher=Vaidehi publications & features, Tvm |location=Vaidehi publications & features, Thiruvananthapuram}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=221057&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Verukal |last=Ramakrishnan Malayattur |date=1966 |publisher=Sahithyapravarthakasaharakaransangam |location=Kottayam }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=305361&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Yakshi |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattur |date=1996 |publisher=D.C.Books |isbn=9788171305001 |location=Kottayam}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=22561&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Ponni |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1997 |location=Kottayam, DCB}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=22554&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Dwandwayuddham |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1970}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=22567&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Yanthram |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1976}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=305316&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Ananthayaathra |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattur |date=1988 |publisher=D.C.Books |location=Kottayam}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=305464&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Nettoormadam |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattur |publisher=National Book Stall |location=Kottayam}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=22555&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Mrthiyude kavaadam |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1989}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=22550&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Aaraam viral |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1994 |location=Kottayam, DCB}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5674374-svara |title=Svaraṃ |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |publisher=DC Books |year=1988 |isbn=9788171300037}}
• Mukthichakram
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=22556&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Manassile maanikyam |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1986 |location=Kottayam, SPCS}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=305338&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Amrutam thedi |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattur |date=1985 |publisher=National Book Stall |location=Kottayam}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=220601&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Anju Cent |last=Ramakrishnan Malayattur |date=1969 |publisher=Sahithya Pra. Co. s |location=Sahithya Pra. Co. s }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=22564&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Thudakkam Odukkam |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1981}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=22563&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Rakthachandanam |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1983 |location=Kottayam, Current}}
• Rathri (Night)
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=22558&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Mridula Prabhu |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1980 |location=Kottayam, Current}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://www.marymartin.com/web/selectedIndex?mEntry=18095 |title=Sirassil Varachathu |last=Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |publisher=DC Books |year=1999 |location=Kottayam }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Vishabeejam
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=22552&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Challikozhi |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1990 |location=Kozhikode, Poorna}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/21354139-grahanam-noval |title=Grahanam |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |year=1999 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9788171309054}}

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• Aadyatthe Kesu (First Case, 1952)
• Avakashi (Heir, 1956)
• Soochimukhi (One with a Needle-face, 1957)
• Verukalkkoranubandham
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=305465&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Brigadier Kathakal |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattur |publisher=National Book Stall |location=Kottayam}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=23164&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Brigadierum Penmarukum |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1987}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=23163&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Brigadierude thirichuvaravu |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1991}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=29612&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Brigadierum papparaasikalum |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1999 |isbn=9788171309061 |location=Kottayam, D C Books}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=217229&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Thiranjedutha Kathakal |last=Ramakrishnan Malayattur |date=1976 |publisher=National Book Stall |location=National Book Stall, Kottayam}}
• Arabiyum Ottakavum (The Arab and the Camel)
• {{cite book|author=Malayāt̲t̲ūr Rāmakr̥ṣṇan|title=Paṛakkunna taḷika|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WIwRAQAAIAAJ|year=1963}}
• Naalu Anju (Four Five)
• {{cite book|author=Malayāt̲t̲ūr Rāmakr̥ṣṇan|title=Malabār Hilluṃ Phor̲as Rōaḍuṃ|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=34YRAQAAIAAJ|year=1963|publisher=Mangalodayaṃ}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=215005&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Pambu |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattur |date=1957 |publisher=Mangalodayam |location=Mangalodayam}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=29568&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Athiril poothuninna marangal |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1999 |isbn=9788126400102 |location=Kottayam, D C Books}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=157131&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Kaliyamardhanam |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=2012 |publisher=Poorna publications |isbn=9788130001340 |location=Kozhikode}}
• {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=23166&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattoor |title=Verukalkku oru anubandham |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |date=1985}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/26482720-neela-kurujni-poothappol |title=Neela Kurujni Poothappol |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor }}
• {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/61251745-collector |title=Collector |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayattoor |publisher=Poorna Publications |year=2016 |isbn=978-8130001234 |location=Kozhikode}}
• {{cite book|author=Malayāt̲t̲ūr Rāmakr̥ṣṇan|title=Haṃsanuṃ Valsanuṃ: Case Diary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1jTjwAEACAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Kar̲ant̲ Buks|isbn=978-81-240-0913-0}}
• Sputnikum Gotti Thomasum
• Sherlock Holmes Kathakal

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• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=223219&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Ormmakalude Album |last=Ramakrishnan Malayattur |date=1996 |publisher=Tvm. Marghi Publications |location=Thiruvananthapuram. Marghi Publications}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=326802&query_desc=au%253A%2522Ramakrishnan%2520%252CMalayatoor%2522 |title=Service Story: Ente IAS Dinangal |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Malayatoor |date=1986 |publisher=Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society |location=Kottayam}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=218924&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Malayattur%2520Ramakrishnan |title=Nammude Sikshaniyamam |last=Ramakrishnan Malayattur |date=1958 |publisher=Parishathu |access-date=2019-03-11}}

• Manjamukham (Translation)

Original Title :- The Adventure of the Yellow Face by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

• Nadodikkappalil Nalumasam (Translation)

• {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=255609&query_desc=au%253A%2522Ramakrishnan%2520%252CMalayatoor%2522 |title=Roots |last1=Ramakrishnan Malayatoor |last2=V. Abdulla (translator) |date=2002 |publisher=Orient longman |isbn=9788125022206 |location=Hyderabad}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3181365-doorways-to-death |title=Roots |last1=Ramakrishnan Malayatoor |last2=V. Abdulla (translator) |date=1995 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=9780140255614 }}
• {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5674372-five-cents-of-land |title=Five Cents of Land |last1=Ramakrishnan Malayatoor |last2=R. Viswanathan (translator) |date=1998 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=9780140272185 }}

• Odukkam Thudakkam

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• Lakshaprabhu
• Chayam
• Gayathri
• Panchami
• Kalki
• Odukkam Thudakkam

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• Lakshaprabhu
• Chayam
• Gayathri
• Panchami
• Kalki
• Odukkam Thudakkam
• Yakshi
• Chembarathi
• Ponni
• Sarapancharam
• Iyer the Great
• Akam

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• {{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/events/kochi/in-memory-of-malayattoor-ramakrishnan/videoshow/67457741.cms |title=In memory of Malayattoor Ramakrishnan - a video presentation |date=January 2, 2019 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=2019-03-11}}
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