K. P. Ramanunni

K. P. Ramanunni (Malayalam:കെ.പി.രാമനുണ്ണി) is a novelist and short-story writer from Kerala, India.[1] His first novel Sufi Paranja Katha (What the Sufi Said) won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1995 and the novel Daivathinte Pusthakam (God's Own Book) won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017. Jeevithathinte Pusthakam (Book of Life) won the 2011 Vayalar Award.[2][3]

K. P. Ramanunni
Born1955
Ponnani, Malabar District, Madras State, India
OccupationWriter
Administrator, Thunjan Memorial Trust, Tirur
Spouse(s)Raji
ChildrenSreedevi

Life

Ramanunni was born to Damodharan Nair and Janaki Amma in 1955. His school education was in AV High School, Ponnani. He graduated in English literature from Malabar Christian College, Calicut. He worked as assistant Manager in SBI and took voluntary retirement from his service to fully engage in literary works. Currently he is administrator of Thunjan Memorial Trust, Tirur, Kerala. He lives at Poovattuparmbu, Calicut.

His debut novel Sufi Paranja Katha (What the Sufi Said) was serialised in Kalakaumudi weekly with the accompaniment of illustrations by the acclaimed Artist Namboothiri. It was published as a book in 1990. Its story revolves around the love and marriage between Mamootty, a Muslim and Karthy, a Nair Hindu. Though converted to Islam, Karthy is unable to resist the primeval tug of her original religion. The novel speaks about religious feelings and relationships and the mystic reach of these aspects. The novel has been translated into eight languages, including English and French. Priyanandanan adapted the novel into a film of the same name in 2010. K. P. Ramanunni himself wrote the dialogue and script of the film.

It took nearly four years for Ramanunni to produce his next novel, Charama Varshikam (Death Anniversary). And five years more to write his latest novel Daivathinte Pusthakam (God's Own Book). The theme of the novel is woven around the life of a bank officer in the grip of amnesia. It was urban hypocrisy and the rural benevolence that he tried to portray in it. Experiences from his own life had added colour to the story, he says.[4] Critics have hailed Jeevithathinte Pusthakam as a significant contribution to Malayalam literature.[5]

Works

Novels
  • Sufi Paranja Katha (What the Sufi Said)
  • Charama Varshikam (Death Anniversary)
  • Jeevithathinte Pusthakam (Book Of Life)
  • Daivathinte Pusthakam (God's Own Book)

Short story collections
  • Vidhathavinte Chiri
  • Vendapettavante Kurish
  • Purusha Vilapam[6]
  • Jathi Chodikkuka
  • K.P. Ramanunniyude Thiranjedutha Kathakal
  • achyuthammama

Screenplay

Awards

K. P. Ramanunni has won several awards and recognitions for his contributions towards Malayalam literature:

References
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  4. R. Ramabhadran Pillai (October 13, 2008). "A master story-teller". The Hindu. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  5. R. Madhavan Nair (February 27, 2007). "A perception of life". The Hindu. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
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  8. "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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