K. T. Muhammed

Mohammed was a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.

• Name — K. T. Muhammed • Born — 29 September 1927 • Died — 25 March 2008 • Occupation — Playwright

Mohammed was born in Manjeri in Malappuram district as the eldest son of a police constable Kunjumuhammed and had very little formal education. After schooling he worked as a clerk in the postal department. In 1952, he got the first prize in an all India short story contest for his story Kannukal (Eyes) which was later translated into many foreign languages. He was an active member of Brothers Music Club of Kozhikode which was the training ground of many famous artists. He worked as the editor of Chithrakarthika weekly for a brief period of time. He started Sangamam Theatre a professional drama troupe which staged many of his famous plays both inside and outside the state. In 1971, he was nominated as the Chairman of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi and in 1974 as Chairman of Kerala State Film Development Corporation. He married actress Zeenath and that relation ended in divorce. The couple has a son Jithin. He died on 25 March 2008 at Pavangad, Kozhikode.

• Oorum Perum (A Person with Name and Dignity) • Avar Theerumanikkunnu (They are Deciding) • Karavatta Pashu (The Cow that Stopped Milking) • Manushyan Karagruhathil (Man in Prison) • Ithu Bhoomiyanu (This is the Earth) • Kaffar • Acchanum Bappayum • Naalkkavala (The Junction) • Njan Pedikkunnu (I am Getting Frightened) • Kainathikal • his one of the work is Baburaj. • Pendulam • Kalithokku (The Toy Gun) • Operation Theatre • Srishti (The Creation) • Sthithi • Samharam (The Annihilation) • Sakshatkaram (The Fulfillment) • Samanwayam (The Union) • Sanatanum (The Eternal) • Sannaham • Vellapokkam (The Flood) • Deepasthambam Mahashcharyam • " Soothradharan"