Chakkalakal Lonappan Jose , better identified as C.
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Jose, is an Indian playwright of Malayalam literature.
One of the pioneers of popular Malayalam theatre and a former chairman of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, Jose is the author of 36 plays, 75 one-act plays, one children’s play and Ormakalkku Urakkamilla, his autobiography.
He is a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions and the S.
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Puram Sadanandan Puraskaram of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi.