The correct answer is C) K. Ramakrishna Pillai.
K. Ramakrishna Pillai was a Malayalam writer, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known for starting the Malayalam newspaper “Kerala Kaumudi” in 1890. The newspaper was one of the first Malayalam newspapers to be published in India. It played a major role in the development of Malayalam literature and journalism.
A) C.V. Raman Pillai was a Malayalam novelist and playwright. He is best known for his novel “Indulekha” (1889), which is considered to be one of the first modern Malayalam novels.
B) Kumaran Asan was a Malayalam poet and social reformer. He is best known for his poems on social and religious reform.
D) C.V. Kunhiraman was a Malayalam poet and writer. He is best known for his poems on love and nature.