Neelakanta Pillai Padmanabha Pillai, popularly known as Neela Padmanabhan was born on 26th April 1938. He is a bilingual writer. He writes both in Tamil and Malayalam but is widely known as a leading novelist, short story writer, poet and critic of Tamil literature.

Thalaimuraikal (The Generations) and Pallikondapuram are his two famous novels. There are 38 works to his credit, 34 in Tamil and 4 in Malayalam.

Courtesy: ‘Neela Padmanabhan’, Movie directed by Mr. V Gowthaman for Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.

You can buy this DVD from Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.