Pamman

{{Infobox writer

| name = R. Parmeswara Menon

| native_name = Kollam

| pseudonym = Pamman

| death_date = 3 June 2007

| birth_date = 28 February 1920

| nationality = Indian

| language = Malayalam

}}

Pamman (28 February 1920 – 3 June 2007; born R. Parmeswara Menon) was a Malayalam novelist from Kollam, Kerala, India.

Life

He is best known for his novels which grapple with the sensual imagery of the human psyche.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Malayalam-novelist-Pamman-dies/articleshow/2095649.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020133148/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-06-04/thiruvananthapuram/27976247_1_malayalam-novelist-railway|url-status=live|archive-date=20 October 2012|title=Malayalam novelist Pamman dies-Thiru'puram-Cities|date=4 June 2007|work=The Times of India|access-date=2008-04-26}} He has also written the script for several Malayalam movies. Some of his novels were made into films, including Chattakari and Adimakal.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} He won the Kerala State Film Award twice. He was employed as a General Manager for Western Railway and was based in Bombay.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

Works

His works include:{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/04/stories/2007060409770400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015041739/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/04/stories/2007060409770400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2007|title=Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : Pamman dead|date=4 June 2007|work=The Hindu|access-date=2008-12-29}}

Bhraanthu
Chattakari
Adimakal
Missi
Thamburatti
Ammini Ammavan
Nerippodu
Orumbattaval
Appu
Vashalan
Samaram
Chakravatham
Devagandhari
Karppoorathulasiyude Manam
Chathurangam
Paapamoksham
Karmmayogi
Ashtamathil Shani
Poochakkannulla Pennungal
Odukkam
Vazhi Pizhachavar
Panchavatiyile Gandharvam
Sister
Nirbhagyajaathakam
Thiranottam
Kuttasammatham
Ezhunnallathu-stories
Orupidi Nizhalukal{{Cite web|url=https://keralabookstore.com/book/oru-pidi-nizhalukal/12076/|title=Oru Pidi Nizhalukal|website=KeralaBookStore.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}

References

Category:1920 births

Category:2007 deaths

Category:Indian male novelists

Category:Malayalam-language novelists

Category:Malayalam screenwriters

Category:Writers from Kollam

Category:20th-century Indian novelists

Category:Screenwriters from Kerala

Category:Novelists from Kerala

Category:20th-century Indian male writers

Category:20th-century Indian screenwriters