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Kunjanandan Nair, better known by his pseudonym, Thikkodiyan, was an Indian playwright, novelist, lyricist and screenwriter of Malayalam. Thikkodiyan was known for his contributions to the genre of radio plays and his autobiography, Arangu Kaanatha Nadan, which detailed the socio-cultural development of Malabar in the post-independent period, fetched him a number of awards including the Kendra Sahithya Academy Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography, Vayalar Award and the Odakkuzhal Award.

Thikkodiyan lost his parents while he was boy and was brought up by his grandfather, who was a theatre enthusiast. Thikkodiyan took to writing plays in the early s, while serving as a scriptwriter at the Kozhikode station of the All India Radio. Thikkodiyan made a foray into cinema, writing the story, screenplay and dialogues for Kunchako's film, Pazhassi Raja and he write the screenplay and dialogues for five more films which included Uttarayanam, the debut film of the award-winning director, G Aravindan.

Thikkodiyan wrote a song, Appolum Paranjillee, for the movie, Kadamba for which the music was scored by K Raghavan. Thikkodiyan was known to have assisted many stage and film actors, such as Kunhandi and Balan K Nair, in developing their careers. Thikkodiyan married Parvathy in and the couple had a daughter, Pushpa. Thikkodiyan died at his residence in Kozhikode on January 28,, at the age of Thikkodiyan was considered among the major writers of radio plays in Malayalam literature.