In this age of specialisation, it is very rare to find someone excelling varied fields. This is what makes Karuvatta Chandran stand out in the crowd. In a teaching career spanning thirty-two years, he set new standards of excellence and creativity, in recognition of which he was awarded the President’s and State Government’s awards for the best teacher. He is also a renowned cartoonist, playwright, comic writer, social worker and educationist.
He has written the screenplay for two movies – Dronar (Malayalam) and Villalal (Tamil). Several plays authored by him have been broadcast on the All India Radio. He has also given talks on the radio on such topics as education, values, art, career etc.
He has to his credit several popular cartoons, comics and illustrated stories. Over 2800 of his creations of this genre have been published in various Malayalam periodicals like Manorama weekly, Manorajyam, Kerala Kaumudi and Deepika. His ‘Naranathu Bhranthan’, a comic series was published in the Manorajyam weekly for a record twentyfive years. He has so far authored sixteen short stories that have been published in Malayala Manorama weekly.
