Perumbadavam Sreedharan

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Perumbadavam Sreedharan (born 12 February 1938) is a Malayalam author from Kerala, India. He is former chairman of Kerala Sahitya Akademi. He has written several novels and short stories. One of his best known novels is Oru Sankeerthanam Pole (1993) for which he won the Vayalar Award in 1996.{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/17/stories/2005121700170200.htm | title=Celebrating a milestone | date=17 December 2005 | first=K. S. | last=Sudhi | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=27 January 2019 }} {{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}[http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ml_aw27.htm Vayalar Award page] (in Malayalam) He got Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Ashtapadi. In 2006, he was awarded the Malayattoor Award for his novel, Narayanam.

Born in the village of Perumpadavam, in Elanji Panchayath Piravom, Ernakulam district of Kerala, Perumpadavam (as he is often called) started his literary career by writing poetry. He later shifted to short stories and novels. Perumpadavam has also authored scripts for 12 Malayalam films. He has been noted for his connection with the Russian language and is recognised by some as a doyen of Malayalam literature.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/17/stories/2007071751120200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004002518/http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/17/stories/2007071751120200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-10-04|title=The Russian Connection|date=2007-07-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2008-11-01}}

''Oru Sankeerthanam Pole''

The novel Oru Sankeerthanam Pole was first published in 1993 and was released in its 37th edition on 1 November 2008{{cite news|url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Delightful+days+ahead+for+booklovers&artid=KnbzzdJS7eM=&SectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&MainSectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&SEO=International+Book+Fair;+Achuthanandan&SectionName=tm2kh5uDhixGlQvAG42A/07OVZOOEmts|title=Delightful days ahead for booklovers|date=29 October 2008|work=Express News Service|publisher=The New Indian Express Group|access-date=2008-11-01}} {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} after setting publishing records in 2005. It is a story based on the life of famous Russian writer, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his wife Anna.{{Cite web|url=http://indulekha.com/malayalambooks/2006/12/oru-sankeerthanam-pole.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625141015/http://indulekha.com/malayalambooks/2006/12/oru-sankeerthanam-pole.html|url-status=dead|title=Oru Sankeerthanam Pole at Indulekha|archivedate=25 June 2012}}

This highly successful novel has sold over 100,000 copies in about 12 years. This is a record in Malayalam literature. The book surpassed 100th edition, with above 200,000 copies in about 24 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/nov/26/oru-sankeerthanam-pole-goes-into-100th-edition-1711185.html|title = 'Oru Sankeerthanam Pole' goes into 100th edition| date=26 November 2017 }}

List of works

Perumpadavam's works include:{{Cite book |title=Malayala Grantha Soochi: A Retrospective Bibliography of Malayalam Books |editor=K. M. Govi |publisher=Kerala Sahitya Akademi}}

=Novels=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Publisher ! Notes
1959 \| Aval Oru Hoori Ayirunnu \| Champakulam: BKM \|
1963 \| Anthivelichavum Kumkumapookkalum \| Champakulam: BKM \|
1963 \| Chillu Kottaram \| Kollam: Sreeramavilasom \|
1963 \| Poovu Kaanatha Kaavukal \| Tiruvalla: Southern \|
1963 \| Sarppakavu \| Champakulam: BKM \|
1967 \| Abhayam (The Shelter) \| Kottayam: SPCS \| Based on the life of writer Rajalakshmi{{cite web \|last1=Janaky Sreedharan \|title=Abhayam: A Lost Gem \|url=http://stancemagazine.in/Article/210/AbhayamALostGem \|work=Stance \|access-date=14 March 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630213555/http://stancemagazine.in/Article/210/AbhayamALostGem \|archive-date=30 June 2017 \|date=15 April 2017}} Adapted into the 1970 film of the same name{{Cite news \|last=B. Vijayakumar \|date=27 March 2016 \|title=Abhayam: 1970 \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/abhayam-1970/article8403119.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 March 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919103648/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/abhayam-1970/article8403119.ece \|archive-date=19 September 2022}}
1970 \| Ente Vazhi Ninte Vazhi \| Kottayam: NBS \|
1970 \| Nilavinte Bhangi \| Irinjalakuda: Janmabhumi \|
1971 \| Ayilyam \| Kottayam: SPCS \|
1971 \| Kaalvariyilekku Veendum \| Moovattupuzha: Victory \|
1974 \| Ashtapadi \| Kottayam: SPCS \| Adapted into the 1983 film of the same name
1975 \| Aayiram Katham Doore \| Kottayam: SPCS \|
1975 \| Sooryadaham \| Kottayam: DC Books \| Adapted into the 1981 film of the same name
1976 \| Jalahomam \| Kottayam: Priyamvada \|
1977 \| Anthiveyilile Ponnu (The Gold in the Dusk) \| Kottayam: SPCS \| Adapted into the 1982 film of the same name
1977 \| Greeshmajwalakal (The Flames of Summer) \| Kottayam: SPCS \| Adapted into the 1981 film Greeshma Jwala
1978 \| Yakshippala \| Trivandrum: Prabhatham \|
1979 \| Karpooram \| Kottayam: SPCS \|
1979 \| Kallinmel Kallu Sheshikathe \| Cochin: CICC \|
1981 \| Padayani \| Kottayam: SPCS \|
1981 \| Pinneyum Pookkunna Kadu (The Forest That Bloom Again) \| Kottayam: NBS \| Adapted into the 1982 film of the same name
1981 \| Hridayathile Venal (The Summer in The Heart) \| Konni: Venus Book Depot \|
1981 \| Pakalpooram \| Thrissur: Current \|
1981 \| Iruttil Parakkunna Pakshi (The Bird That Fly in Dark) \| Kottayam: SPCS \|
1981 \| Yathra (The Journey) \| Konni: Venus Book Depot \|
1983 \| Arkkavum Ilaveyilum \| Kottayam: SPCS \| Short novels
1983 \| Ormakkoru Poomaram \| Kottayam: Current \|
1983 \| Smrithi \| \|
1984 \| Aaranya Geetham \| Kottayam: SPCS \|
1984 \| Thevaram \| Calicut: Poorna \|
1985 \| Idinju Polinja Lokam \| Trivandrum: Vijayodaya \|
1986 \| Kanneerppaadangal \| Moovattupuzha: Victory \|
1986 \| Gandharvan Kotta \| Kottayam: SPCS \| New edition titled Kadalkkarayile Veedu (1998)
1987 \| Nishagandhi \| Konni: Venus \|
1987 \| Meghachaya \| Kottayam: DC Books \|
1987 \| Sooryane Aninja Sthree (The Woman Who Adorned the Sun) \| Trivandrum: Parvathi \|
1988 \| Ottachilambu (Single Anklet) \| Kottayam: SPCS \|
1988 \| Thrishna \| Cochin: Poompatta \|
1989 \| Ente Hridayathinte Udama (The Master of My Heart) \| Kottayam: DC Books \| Adapted into the 2002 film of the same name
1989 \| Ezhamvaathil (The Seventh Gate) \| Kottayam: NBS \|
1989 \| Neerpola \| Moovattupuzha: Victory \|
1990 \| Pradakshina Vazhi \| Kottayam: SPCS \|
1990 \| Mazhanilavu \| Trivandrum: Prabhatham \| Adapted into the 2002 film of the same name
1991 \| Asthamayathinte Kadal \| Trivandrum: Prabhatham \|
1993 \| Oru Sankeerthanam Pole (Like a Hymn) \| Kottayam: NBS \| With an introduction by V. Rajakrishnan Based on the life of Dostoyevsky and his wife Anna Adapted into the 2016 film In Return: Just a Book
1993 \| Idathavalam \| Calicut: Poorna \|
1993 \| Gopurathinu Thazhe \| Trivandrum: Prabhatham \|
1998 \| Aroopiyude Moonnam Pravu \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \|
1998 \| Kadalkkarayile Veedu \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| New edition of Gandharvan Kotta (1986)
2001 \| Vaalmunayil Vacha Manassu \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \|
2003 \| Sankhumudrayulla Vaal \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \|
2004 \| Narayanam \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Based on the life of Sri Narayana Guru
2007 \| Oru Keeru Akasam \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Based on the life of C. J. Thomas
2007 \| Snehathinteyum Maranathinteyum Athiru \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Short novel
2011 \| Kadal Pole Kadal \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Collection of two short novels: Sodom Gomorrah, Karutha Nilavu
2020 \| Aswaaroodante Varavu[https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/bookreview/2022/05/30/ashwaroodante-varavu-book-written-by-perumbadavam-sreedharan.html "അലക്സാണ്ടർ ചക്രവർത്തിയുടെ ജീവിതം വിവരിച്ച് ‘അശ്വാരൂഢന്റെ വരവ്"]. Malayala Manorama. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023. \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Based on the life of Alexander the Great

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Publisher

! Notes

1959

| Aval Oru Hoori Ayirunnu

| Champakulam: BKM

1963

| Anthivelichavum Kumkumapookkalum

| Champakulam: BKM

1963

| Chillu Kottaram

| Kollam: Sreeramavilasom

1963

| Poovu Kaanatha Kaavukal

| Tiruvalla: Southern

1963

| Sarppakavu

| Champakulam: BKM

1967

| Abhayam
(The Shelter)

| Kottayam: SPCS

| Based on the life of writer Rajalakshmi{{cite web |last1=Janaky Sreedharan |title=Abhayam: A Lost Gem |url=http://stancemagazine.in/Article/210/AbhayamALostGem |work=Stance |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630213555/http://stancemagazine.in/Article/210/AbhayamALostGem |archive-date=30 June 2017 |date=15 April 2017}}
Adapted into the 1970 film of the same name{{Cite news |last=B. Vijayakumar |date=27 March 2016 |title=Abhayam: 1970 |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/abhayam-1970/article8403119.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919103648/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/abhayam-1970/article8403119.ece |archive-date=19 September 2022}}

1970

| Ente Vazhi Ninte Vazhi

| Kottayam: NBS

1970

| Nilavinte Bhangi

| Irinjalakuda: Janmabhumi

1971

| Ayilyam

| Kottayam: SPCS

1971

| Kaalvariyilekku Veendum

| Moovattupuzha: Victory

1974

| Ashtapadi

| Kottayam: SPCS

| Adapted into the 1983 film of the same name

1975

| Aayiram Katham Doore

| Kottayam: SPCS

1975

| Sooryadaham

| Kottayam: DC Books

| Adapted into the 1981 film of the same name

1976

| Jalahomam

| Kottayam: Priyamvada

1977

| Anthiveyilile Ponnu
(The Gold in the Dusk)

| Kottayam: SPCS

| Adapted into the 1982 film of the same name

1977

| Greeshmajwalakal
(The Flames of Summer)

| Kottayam: SPCS

| Adapted into the 1981 film Greeshma Jwala

1978

| Yakshippala

| Trivandrum: Prabhatham

1979

| Karpooram

| Kottayam: SPCS

1979

| Kallinmel Kallu Sheshikathe

| Cochin: CICC

1981

| Padayani

| Kottayam: SPCS

1981

| Pinneyum Pookkunna Kadu
(The Forest That Bloom Again)

| Kottayam: NBS

| Adapted into the 1982 film of the same name

1981

| Hridayathile Venal
(The Summer in The Heart)

| Konni: Venus Book Depot

1981

| Pakalpooram

| Thrissur: Current

1981

| Iruttil Parakkunna Pakshi
(The Bird That Fly in Dark)

| Kottayam: SPCS

1981

| Yathra
(The Journey)

| Konni: Venus Book Depot

1983

| Arkkavum Ilaveyilum

| Kottayam: SPCS

| Short novels

1983

| Ormakkoru Poomaram

| Kottayam: Current

1983

| Smrithi

1984

| Aaranya Geetham

| Kottayam: SPCS

1984

| Thevaram

| Calicut: Poorna

1985

| Idinju Polinja Lokam

| Trivandrum: Vijayodaya

1986

| Kanneerppaadangal

| Moovattupuzha: Victory

1986

| Gandharvan Kotta

| Kottayam: SPCS

| New edition titled Kadalkkarayile Veedu (1998)

1987

| Nishagandhi

| Konni: Venus

1987

| Meghachaya

| Kottayam: DC Books

1987

| Sooryane Aninja Sthree
(The Woman Who Adorned the Sun)

| Trivandrum: Parvathi

1988

| Ottachilambu
(Single Anklet)

| Kottayam: SPCS

1988

| Thrishna

| Cochin: Poompatta

1989

| Ente Hridayathinte Udama
(The Master of My Heart)

| Kottayam: DC Books

| Adapted into the 2002 film of the same name

1989

| Ezhamvaathil
(The Seventh Gate)

| Kottayam: NBS

1989

| Neerpola

| Moovattupuzha: Victory

1990

| Pradakshina Vazhi

| Kottayam: SPCS

1990

| Mazhanilavu

| Trivandrum: Prabhatham

| Adapted into the 2002 film of the same name

1991

| Asthamayathinte Kadal

| Trivandrum: Prabhatham

1993

| Oru Sankeerthanam Pole
(Like a Hymn)

| Kottayam: NBS

| With an introduction by V. Rajakrishnan
Based on the life of Dostoyevsky and his wife Anna
Adapted into the 2016 film In Return: Just a Book

1993

| Idathavalam

| Calicut: Poorna

1993

| Gopurathinu Thazhe

| Trivandrum: Prabhatham

1998

| Aroopiyude Moonnam Pravu

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

1998

| Kadalkkarayile Veedu

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| New edition of Gandharvan Kotta (1986)

2001

| Vaalmunayil Vacha Manassu

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

2003

| Sankhumudrayulla Vaal

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

2004

| Narayanam

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Based on the life of Sri Narayana Guru

2007

| Oru Keeru Akasam

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Based on the life of C. J. Thomas

2007

| Snehathinteyum Maranathinteyum Athiru

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Short novel

2011

| Kadal Pole Kadal

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Collection of two short novels: Sodom Gomorrah, Karutha Nilavu

2020

| Aswaaroodante Varavu[https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/bookreview/2022/05/30/ashwaroodante-varavu-book-written-by-perumbadavam-sreedharan.html "അലക്സാണ്ടർ ചക്രവർത്തിയുടെ ജീവിതം വിവരിച്ച് ‘അശ്വാരൂഢന്റെ വരവ്"]. Malayala Manorama. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Based on the life of Alexander the Great

=Short story collections=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Publisher ! Notes
1961 \| Oru Kettuthaliyum Kure Ormakalum (A Wedding Necklace and Many Memories) \| Kollam: Sreeramavilasom \| Collection of 7 stories
1975 \| Parayi Petta Panthirukulam \| Kottayam: Vidyarthi Mithram \|
1979 \| Venalil Pookunna Maram (The Tree That Blossom in Summer) \| Kottayam: SPCS \| Collection of 25 stories
1997 \| Ninte Koodarathinarike (Near Your Tent) \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Collection of 6 stories
1996 \| Ilathumbukalile Mazha (The Rain at the Leaf's End) \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Collection of 20 stories
1998 \| Kripanidiyude Kottaram \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Collection of 24 stories
2000 \| Doorangal Kadannu (A Long Long Way) \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Collection of 23 stories
2000 \| Daivathinte Kattile Orila (A Leaf from the God's Forest) \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Collection of 18 stories
2011 \| December \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Publisher

! Notes

1961

| Oru Kettuthaliyum Kure Ormakalum
(A Wedding Necklace and Many Memories)

| Kollam: Sreeramavilasom

| Collection of 7 stories

1975

| Parayi Petta Panthirukulam

| Kottayam: Vidyarthi Mithram

1979

| Venalil Pookunna Maram
(The Tree That Blossom in Summer)

| Kottayam: SPCS

| Collection of 25 stories

1997

| Ninte Koodarathinarike
(Near Your Tent)

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Collection of 6 stories

1996

| Ilathumbukalile Mazha
(The Rain at the Leaf's End)

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Collection of 20 stories

1998

| Kripanidiyude Kottaram

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Collection of 24 stories

2000

| Doorangal Kadannu
(A Long Long Way)

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Collection of 23 stories

2000

| Daivathinte Kattile Orila
(A Leaf from the God's Forest)

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Collection of 18 stories

2011

| December

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

=Children's literature=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Publisher ! Notes
1965 \| Kalampatta Pookkal \| Kottayam: Vidyarthi Mithram \| 21 stories for children
1968 \| Kalidasa Katha \| Kottayam: SPCS \| Based on the life of Kalidasa
1965 \| Virunnu \| Kottayam: Vidyarthi Mithram \| 39 stories for children
1975 \| Yavanapuranathile Aaromunni \| Kottayam: SPCS \| Based on the story of Theseus
1993 \| Nilavinte Bhangi \| Trivandrum: Bala Sahitya Institute \| With illustrations by G. V. Sreekumar
2000 \| Daivathinte Kalippattangal \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Publisher

! Notes

1965

| Kalampatta Pookkal

| Kottayam: Vidyarthi Mithram

| 21 stories for children

1968

| Kalidasa Katha

| Kottayam: SPCS

| Based on the life of Kalidasa

1965

| Virunnu

| Kottayam: Vidyarthi Mithram

| 39 stories for children

1975

| Yavanapuranathile Aaromunni

| Kottayam: SPCS

| Based on the story of Theseus

1993

| Nilavinte Bhangi

| Trivandrum: Bala Sahitya Institute

| With illustrations by G. V. Sreekumar

2000

| Daivathinte Kalippattangal

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

=Other works=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Publisher ! Notes
1966 \| Bodhivriksham \| Thrissur: Current \| Play
1966 \| Ponpara Kondu Snehamalannu \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Collection of 14 essays and 13 memoirs
2004 \| Hridaya Rekha \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Collection of 32 essays written in Deepika
2005 \| Otta Sikharathinte Maram \| Kollam: Sankeerthanam \| Collection of essays

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Publisher

! Notes

1966

| Bodhivriksham

| Thrissur: Current

| Play

1966

| Ponpara Kondu Snehamalannu

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Collection of 14 essays and 13 memoirs

2004

| Hridaya Rekha

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Collection of 32 essays written in Deepika

2005

| Otta Sikharathinte Maram

| Kollam: Sankeerthanam

| Collection of essays

Awards

1975: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel (Ashtapadi)
1980: Kerala State Film Award for Best Story (Surya Daham){{Cite web|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm|url-status=dead|title=Kerala State Film Awards|archivedate=3 March 2016}}
1980: Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Story (Surya Daham)[https://www.keralafilmcritics.com/2020/10/ "Kerala Film Critics Association Awards"]. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
1983: Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Story (Ashtapadi)
1996: Vayalar Award (Oru Sankeerthanam Pole)
1996: Bala Sahitya Award by Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature (Nilavinte Bhangi)[https://ksicl.org/%e0%b4%ac%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%b2%e0%b4%b8%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%b9%e0%b4%bf%e0%b4%a4%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%af%e0%b4%aa%e0%b5%81%e0%b4%b0%e0%b4%b8%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%95%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%b0%e0%b4%99%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%99%e0%b5%be/ "ബാലസാഹിത്യപുരസ്കാരങ്ങള്‍"]. Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2013: Vallathol Award{{cite news|title=Perumbadavam Sreedharan bags Vallathol Puraskaram|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=26724|access-date=28 September 2013|newspaper=Mathrubhumi|date=28 September 2013}}
2020: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship{{Cite news|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|first3=|title=Kerala Sahitya Academy fellowships for Sethu and Perumbadavam Sreedharan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-sahitya-academy-fellowships-for-sethu-and-perumbadavam-sreedharan/articleshow/85417938.cms|access-date=2021-08-18|website=The Times of India|date=18 August 2021|language=en}}
2006: Malayattoor Award (Narayanam)[https://web.archive.org/web/20070217012829/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/12/stories/2006071203841100.htm "Malayattoor Award for Perumbadavam"]. The Hindu. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2014: Thakazhi Award{{cite news|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/district-news/alappuzha/2021/04/18/alappuzha-thakazhi-award-presented-to-perumbadavom-sreedharan.html |title=തകഴി സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം പെരുമ്പടവത്തിന് സമ്മാനിച്ചു |date=18 April 2021|newspaper=Malayala Manorama|access-date=15 January 2023}}
2020: Benigna Award[https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=628918&u=local-news-ernakulam-628918 "ബനീഞ്ഞാ പുരസ്‌കാരം പെരുമ്പടവത്തിന്"]. Kerala Kaumudi. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

References

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Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award

Category:People from Muvattupuzha

Category:Writers from Ernakulam district

Category:Indian male dramatists and playwrights

Category:20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights

Category:Screenwriters from Kerala

Category:Malayalam screenwriters

Category:20th-century Indian male writers