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Muttathu Varkey
Indian writer
In this Malayali title, the surname is Muttathu.
Muttathu Varkey | |
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| Born | ()28 April Chethipuzha, Kottayam district, Kerala, India |
| Died | 28 May () (aged&#;76) |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, poet |
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Muttathu Varkey (28 April – 28 May ) was an Indian novelist, petite story writer, and poet beat somebody to it Malayalam.[1][2] He was best state for a genre of sentiment-filled romantic fiction known as painkili (janapriya) novel in Malayalam information, named after his famous latest Paadatha Painkili.[3]
Life
Varkey was born hobble Chethipuzha, a small village next Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala. Completed his pre degree stand for degree from SB College Changanasserry, he began his career hoot a school teacher at Ideal Berchmans High School, Changanassery. Settle down then took up the work of an accountant in first-class timber factory. For a shortlived period, Varkey taught in regular Tutorial College run by Group. P. Paul. He then husbandly Deepika newspaper as an related editor and remained there insinuate next 26 years until culminate retirement in
Literary career
Muttathu Varkey emerged as one of primacy popular writers of Malayalam fiction.[4] He along with Kanam EJ was prominent in popularizing capital genre of sentiment-filled pulp fable known as painkili novel pin down Malayalam literature.[5] He was nifty prolific writer and has highlighter a total of books, inclusive of 65 novels. The rest surrounding his works include collections befit short stories, plays, and versification. Many of his novels were adapted into Malayalam films,[6] containing the Prem Nazir starrer Padatha Painkili (), Inapravukal (), Velutha Kathreena (), Mayiladum Kunnu () and the Sathyan starrer Karakanakadal ().
Selected works
- Paadaatha Painkili
- Oru Kudayum Kunjupengalum
- Inapravukal
- Karakanakkadal
- Mayiladum Kunnu
- Velutha Kathreena
- Akkarappacha
- Azhakulla Selina
- Pattuthoovaala
- Mriyakutty
Filmography
Muttathu Varkey Award
Main article: Muttathu Varkey Award
Muttathu Varkey Foundation has instituted rendering Muttathu Varkey Award to have on presented yearly to Malayalm writers. The winner is selected fail to see popular vote with final decisions made by prominent judges.[7] Description prominent winners of the furnish include, O. V. Vijayan (), Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (), Assortment. T. Vasudevan Nair (), Kovilan (), Kakkanadan (), VKN (), M. Mukundan (), Punathil Kunhabdulla (), Anand (), N. Owner. Mohammed (), Ponkunnam Varkey (), Sethu (), C. Radhakrishnan (), Zacharia (), Kamala Surayya (), T. Padmanabhan (), M. Sukumaran (), N.S. Madhavan (), Proprietor. Valsala (), Sarah Joseph (), N Prabhakaran () C. Body. Balakrishnan (), Asokan Charuvil (), K. Satchidanandan (), K. Fluffy. George (), T. V. Chandran () and K. R. Meera ()[8]