Background
He was born in Vaikom, a village in Kottayam district of Kerala.
He was born in Vaikom, a village in Kottayam district of Kerala.
He started writing early in his life and became an activist of the communist party during his college days. Though by career he was a journalist, Vaikkom was a multi-faceted person – a poet, playwright, novelist, actor, orator, singer, artist, and activist. He has been the editor of various magazines such as Janayugam, Malayala Manorama, Kerala Bhooshanam, Kaumudi, Pouraprabha, Kunkumam, Chithrakarthika, Kumari, and Keralam.
Some of his famous novels like, and have been turned into movies.
He was chairman of Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy from 1978 to "81. Vaikkom has written more than 60 books