P.N. Gopikrishnan, from Thrissur district of Kerala, is a notable presence in the Malayalam poetry scene. His important works include Madiyarude Manifesto, IdikkalooriPanampattadi (poetry collection), Ente Jeevithathile Ettavum Aadyathe Sthree Ettavum Avasanathe Sthreeyodu Parayunnathu (What the First Women in My life Tell to the last Woman in my life), Biriyaniyum MattuKavitthakalum (Biriyani and Other Poems), and Daivathe Maattiyezhuthumpol (essay collection). Gopikrishnan has penned scripts of movies Olipporu and Pathirakalam and many other documentaries and commentaries. He has won the Kerala Sahithya Akademi award, Ayanam-A Ayyappan award, K Damodaram award, Dr. P K Rajan award, KunjunniSmrithi award. He is a manager with Kerala State Financial Enterprises (KSFE). Many of his poems were translated in to various Indian languages like Kannada, Tamil, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi etc, and he is a regular writer in in Indian Literature, Muse India etc. Gopikrishnan is also an orator and delivered several public lectures at different Universities, colleges, cultural and public platforms on contemporary issues on culture, literature and politics.
