E. Santhosh Kumar

E. Santhosh Kumar
Born 1969,
Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation Writer
Language Malayalam
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Government Higher Secondary School, Pattikkad
Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur
St. Thomas College, Thrissur
Genre Novel, short story
Notable works Chavukali and Andhakaranazhi
Notable awards Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award

E. Santhosh Kumar is one of the leading contemporary Malayalam writers. He has won numerous awards, including that of Kerala Sahitya Academy. Andhakaranazhi, published in 2012 and recipient of 2012 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel, is considered as one of his best.[1][2]

Biography

E. Santhosh Kumar was born in 1969 in Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala. He studied in Government Higher Secondary School, Pattikkad, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur and St. Thomas College, Thrissur. He works with National Insurance Company.

His contributions has largely been in novel and short story. Galapagos, which was later published as a collection, was his first published short story. He won his first Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for Chavukali, a collection of short stories. This was followed up with an award for the best children's novel Kakkara Desathe Urumbukal instituted by Kerala State Children's Literature Institute in 2011. In 2012, he won the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the second time, for his novel Andhakaranazhi. The novel was translated by P. N. Venugopal into English under the title The Island of Lost Shadows.[3] This work was short listed for the Crossword Prize 2016. The film "Aaradi" (six feet) directed by Saji Palamel, an official entry for IFFK 2016 under contemporary Malayalam cinema, was based on his story "Oralkkethra Mannu Venam?"( How much land does one need?), which won him special jury award for story in the Kerala State film award 2017.

List of works

Novels

  • Amusement Park (2002)
  • Vaakkukal (2007)
  • Kaakkaradesathe Urumbukal (2009)
  • Andhakaranazhi (2011)

Novellas

  • Thankachan Manjakkaran(2009)
  • Kunnukal Nakshathrangal (2014)
  • Chidambara Rahasyam (2014), DC Books
  • Three Novellas (2015), DC Books
  • Oralkku Ethra Mannu Veenam (2016), DC Books

Short Story Collections

  • Galapagos (2000)
  • Moonnu Andhanmaar Aanaye Vivarikkunnu (2003)
  • Chaavukali (2006)
  • Moonnu Viralukal (2008)
  • Neechavedam (2010)
  • Kathakal: E Santhosh Kumarv (2013)

Awards

References

  1. ↑ T. K. Sadasivan (July 2013). "The journey through darkness". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  2. ↑ DC (July 2013). "2012 Sahitya Akademi awards announced". Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  3. ↑ P. N. Venugopal (August 14, 2015). "നോവല്‍ മൊഴി മാറുമ്പോള്‍". Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika (in Malayalam). 19 (14): 71–72.
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