List of Poetry by O. N. V.

#	Name	Translation in English	Year of Publishing
1	Dahikunna Panapatram	The Thirsty Chalice	1956
2	Marubhumi	The Desert
3	Neelakkannukal	Blue Eyes
4	Mayil Peeli	Peacock Feather	1964
5	Oru Thulli Velicham	One Drop of Light
6	Agni Shalabhangal	Fire Moths	1971
7	Aksharam	The Letter	1974
8	Karutha Pakshiyude Pattu	Song of a Black Bird	1977
9	Uppu	The Salt	1980
10	Bhumikku Oru Charama Geetam	A Dirge to the Earth	1984
11	Shaarngka Pakshikal		1987
12	Mrigaya	Hunting	1990
13	Thonnyaksharangal	Nonsense Letters	1989
14	Aparahnam	Afternoon	1991
15	Ujjayini	Ujjain	1994
16	Veruthe	Gratis (For Nothing)
17	Swayamvaram	Swayamvara	1995
18	Bhairavante Thudi	Drum of Bhairavan
19	Oyenviyude Ganangal *	Songs of O. N. V.
20	Valappottukal **	Pieces of Bangle

Kerala State Film Awards:

O. N. V. Kurup with singer Yesudas

He won the Kerala State film awards for the Best Lyricist thirteen times:

• 2008 - Best Lyricist (Film - Gulmohar)
• 1990 - Best Lyricist (Film - Radha Madhavam)
• 1989 - Best Lyricist (Film - Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnathil, Purappadu)
• 1988 - Best Lyricist (Film - Vaishali)
• 1987 - Best Lyricist (Film - Manivathoorile Ayiram Sivarathrikal)
• 1986 - Best Lyricist (Film - Nakhashathangal)
• 1984 - Best Lyricist (Film - Aksharangal, Ethiripoove Chuvannapoove)
• 1983 - Best Lyricist (Film - Adaminte Variyellu)
• 1980 - Best Lyricist (Film - Yagam, Ammayum Makkalum)
• 1979 - Best Lyricist (Film - Ulkkadal)
• 1977 - Best Lyricist (Film - Madanolsavam)
• 1976 - Best Lyricist (Film - Aalinganam)
• 1973 - Best Lyricist (Film - Swapna Nadanam)

Ottaplavil Neelakandan Velu Kurup (Malayalam: ഒറ്റപ്ലാവില്‍ നീലകണ്ഠന്‍ വേലു കുറുപ്പ്) is a famous Malayalam poet and lyricist fromKerala, India. He is acknowledged by the people of Kerala as one of the greatest living poets in India. O. N. V. Kurup is also a lyricist inMalayalam cinema. He received the Padmashri Award from the Government of India in 1998. He is also called O. N. V., without the surname. O. N. V. is known for his leftist leaning.^[1] He was the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the Lok-Sabha elections in 1989