Subhash Chandran

Subhash Chandran was born in 1972 in Kadungalloor, near Alwaye, Kerala. After completing his masters in Malayalam securing the first rank from Mahatma Gandhi University, he ventured into writing. In 1994, his story "Ghatikarangal Nilaykkunna Samayam" won an award instituted by Mathrubhumi Vishuppathippu. He has won numerous other awards including Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award,Vayalar Award, Odakkuzhal Award and Confederation of Tamil Nadu Malayali Associations (CTMA) literary prize for outstanding young writers. He was the only Malayalam writer to feature in the list of outstanding young Indian writers compiled by The Times of India. He is the first and only writer who received the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for both his debut story collection and the debut novel in 2001 and 2011 respectively. The English translation of his novel A PREFACE TO MAN is published by harper collins in 2016. Subhash Chandran got the KEERTHIMUDRA award by Asianet channel for his outstanding contributions for the last two decades in Malayalam literature. He is married to Jayashree.

Subhash Chandran is best known for authoring the 2010 novel Manushyanu Oru Amukham. The novel is set in Thachanakkara, a fictitious village and has the central character named Jithendran. The novel was originally serialised in Mathrubhumi Weekly in 2009. The State Women's Commission had served a notice on the weekly alleging that women were depicted in a bad light in an advertisement of the novel.[1] The novel was published as a book by DC Books in 2010. It was a great critical success and to date remains one of the best-selling books in Malayalam. The novel won numerous awards including the Vayalar Award (2015), Kendra Sahithya Academy Award (2015) Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (2011) Odakkuzhal Award (2011), FOKANA Award (2012), Bhasha Institute's Basheer Puraskaaram (2012)and Kovilan Puraskaaram (2012). His new novel 'Samudrashila' was published in 2019.

Four of his stories have been adapted into films. Based on the story "Vadhakramam", Pune Film Institute produced a short film which won a special jury mention in Rio de Janeiro Film Festival. The Malayalam feature film Laptop is an adaptation of the short story "Parudeesa Nashtam" . His story "Sanmargam" was filmed as A Knife in the Bar in Malayalam while the story "Guptham" was filmed as Akasmikam by George Kithu, in which Swetha Menon played a role.