O. N. V. Kurup
Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016),  popularly known as O. N. V. Kurup or simply  O. N. V., was an Indian poet and lyricist. He won Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India in 2007. He was born in Chavara, Kollam.