T. N. Gopinathan Nair (24 April 1918 – 24 May 1999), was an Indian dramatist, novelist, poet, screenwriter and biographer of Malayalam language.
One of the prolific among Malayalam playwrights, Nair published 39 plays, besides his four novels, four poetry anthologies and five biographies.
[1] His primary education was at Holy Angel's Convent Trivandrum and after passing 4th standard, he continued his schooling at the Government Model Boys High School before graduating from the Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram, then known as Maharaja's College of Arts.
[1] Gopinathan Nair's oeuvre comprises over 50 books, falling into genres such as plays, novels, poetry, biography and travelogues,[6] which include Ente Mini, an elegiacal reminiscences on the death of his wife.
[11] Saudamini predeceased Nair in 1973, and it was in her memory that he later wrote a book named Ente Mini.