Vinu Abraham

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| birth_place = Nedungadappally

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| language = Malayalam

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| notableworks = Nashtanayika

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| awards = State Bank of Travancore best short story award, best screenplay award at Mexico International Film Festival

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}}Vinu Abraham, is an Indian short story writer, novelist, script writer and media person writing in Malayalam language hailing from Nedungadappally, near Thiruvalla in Pathanamtitta district of the south Indian state of Kerala. For the past 30 years he is based in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. His short stories and articles appear regularly in Malayalam periodicals in Kerala. He has published 23 books so far and penned screenplays for 7 Films.

‘Nashtanayika', his most famous novel depicts the saga of the tragic life of Malayalam cinema’s first heroine P.K.Rosy {{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Flashback-in-tinsel-town/article12553583.ece|title=Flashback in tinsel town|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2012-10-11|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-09-14|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}} and the making of the first Malayalam cinema ‘Vigatha Kumaran’. The famous Malayalam film celluloid directed by Kamal starring Pritviraj, Mamtha and Chandni is the adaptation of ‘Nashtanaayika’.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/vindication-of-faith/article4784496.ece|title=Vindication of faith|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2013-06-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-09-14|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}

He scripted Parudeesa which won the prize for ‘Best Dramatic Editing’ at Amsterdam International Film Festival. The movie also won for best screenplay at Mexico International Film Festival.