Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai (1900-1979) was a Malayalam dramatist, poet, screen play writer and actor. Born in Muthukulam, a small village in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India. Known as the 'Akshara Guru' of Malayalam Talkie movies, wrote the screenplay and dialogues of 'Balan', the first Malayalam Talkie and 'Jeevithanauka', first box office hit in Malayalam film Industry. Author of about 55 dramas and dozens of film stories and screenplays. Acted in around 150 Malayalam movies. Author of 'Tatataka Parinayam' Kathakali. Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Alappuzha district and town in Kerala Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. ... Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalamകേരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... Balan can refer to: Several communes in France: Balan, in the Ain département Balan, in the Ardennes département Bălan, a city in Romania An alternate spelling for the demon Balam, see Balam (demon) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... Malayalam cinema, or movies in Malayalam language, forms a significant component of the Cinema of India, both as a form of art and as mass medium. ...