M. K. Seetharam Kulal (1940 â 28 July 2019) was an Indian Tulu-Kannada dramatist known for his work in the field of Tulu-Kannada dramas and also in the Tulu film world. He has given several skit performances at Sri Sharav Maha Ganapathi Temple, Mangalore.
Kulal received the "Ranga Kala Bhooshana" award at a function held in the Town Hall of Mangalore in 2001. He became the President of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy in 2005, succeeding Dr. Vaman Nandavar. Kulal has written the Tulu-language books Mannda Magal Abbakka (Queen Abbakka: Daughter of the Soil) and Darmogu Darmada Saval, which were published in 2007. In 2015, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy honored Kulal with a Tulu Academy Award for his work in Tulu theatre. He has written popular "Mokeda Singari" song of a Tulu film.