Sanjayan

Sanjayan

Sanjayan, the penname of Professor Mannikoth Ramunni Nair or M.R. Nair (1903 – 1944), was a Malayalam satirist famous for his humorous anecdotes.

Sanjayan was born in Thalassery, a small town in the Malabar Coast of Kerala. His father was Madaavil Cherukunhiraman Vayydyar of the well know Madaavil family.

Sanjayan's contribution to the Malayalam literature were mainly satirical essays criticizing the contemporary social state. He was closely related with a journal called "Kerala Patrika".


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