List of people from Kozhikode

This is a list of people from Kozhikode.

Literature

• N. V. Krishna Warrier - Writer
• Uroob- Writer
• S.K. Pottekkatt - Writer
• M.T. Vasudevan Nair - Writer
• Thikkodiyan - Writer
• Sanjayan - Satirist
• U.A. Khader - Writer
• N.N. Kakkad - Writer
• P. Valsala - Writer
• Akbar Kakkattil - Writer
• M.P.Veerendra Kumar - writer and politician
• Vaikom Muhammed Basheer - Writer
• Punathil Kunjabdulla

Politics

• V.K. Krishna Menon - Diplomat
• K. Kelappan - Freedom Fighter
• K.P. Kesava Menon - Social Leader
• P.P. Ummer Koya - Politician
• V. K. C. Mammed Koya- Politician
• C.H. Mohammed Koya- Politician
• K. Muraleedharan - Politician
• M.K. Muneer- Politician

Entertainment

• Biyon - Cine Actor
• Swetha Menon - Cine actress
• Akhila Sasidharan - Cine actress
• Neena Kurup - Cine actress
• Mamta Mohandas - Cine actress
• Aswathi Ashok - Cine actress
• Parvathi Menon - Cine actress
• Nithya Das - Cine actress
• Anjali Menon, film director
• Srinath Rajendran, film director
• Ann Augustine - Actress
• Balan K. Nair - Cine Actor
• Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri - Famous music composer
• A. Vincent - Film Director
• Girish Puthenchery - Lyricist
• Madhupal - Actor / Director
• I.V. Sasi - Film director
• Jomol - Cine actress
• Nellikode Bhaskaran - Actor
• Hariharan - Film director
• P. S. Nivas -(Cinematographer)- Film director
• T. Damodaran - Film script writer
• Deedi Damodaran - Film script writer
• K.P. Ummer - Cine actor
• Kozhikode Abdul Kader - Playbaack singer
• Chandini Sreedharan - Cine Actress
• Kuthiravattam Pappu - Actor
• M.S. Baburaj - Music director
• Mamukkoya - Cine actor
• P.M Taj - Dramatist & Writer
• P.V. Gangadharan - Business man & Film producer
• Sudheesh - Cine actor
• V.M.Vinu - Cine Director
• Ranjith - Cine actor,director&Writer
• Augustine - Cine actor
• Swargachitra Appachan - Producer
• Anoop Menon- Cine actor & Writer
• Vijayan Malaparamba cine Actor & Drama Actor
• Dinanath Puthenchery - Lyricist
• Vinod Kovoor - Cine Actor
• Surabhi Lakshmi - Actress
• Ansiba Hassan - Actress
• Sasi Kalinga - Actor
• Sreya Jayadeep - Playback Singer
• Mridula Warrier - Playback Singer

Sports

• Olympian Abdurahiman - Football player
• P.T. Usha - Athlete turned Coach
• Tom Joseph - Indian volleyball player and was captain of Indian volleyball team
• Roy Joseph - Indian Volleyball player
• V Diju - Indian Badminton Player
• Aparna Balan - Indian Badminton Player
• Arun Vishnu - Indian Badminton Player
• Mayookha Johny - Triple Jumb/Long Jumb
• Premnath Phillips - Indian Football player https://m.facebook.com/Premnathphilips
• E. K. Kishor kumar - Indian volleyball player and was captain of Indian volleyball team

Art

• Namboothiri - Illustrator
• M.V. Devan - painter, sculptor
• Kargil Martyr Captain PV VIKRAM, SENA MEDAL [GALLANTRY,POSTHUMOUS]141 FIELD REGIMENT [ARTILLERY]

Media people

• Kesavan- PTI
• O. Abdurahman - Madhyamam

Religious

• Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musalyar
• Ravi Zacharias _ Christian apologist, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
• Paul Dhinakaran _ Christian Evangelist, A Leading Gospel Preacher.
• Valerian Gracias - First cardinal from India.
• Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy - First Indian to head a Sacred Congregation of the Catholic Church

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