Subhash Chandran

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Subhash Chandran
Born	1972 Kodungalloor, Ernakulam District, Kerala State, India
Occupation	journalist, novelist, short story writer
Language	Malayalam
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Novel, short stories, children's literature, drama, memoirs, Essays
Subject	Social aspects, Fiction
Notable works	Manushyanu Oru Aamukham, Samudrashila
Notable awards	Vayalar Award, Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
Spouse	Jayashree

Subhash Chandran(Malayalam: സുഭാഷ് ചന്ദ്രൻ) (born 1972) is a Malayalam novelist, short story writer and journalist best known for the 2010 novel Manushyanu Oru Aamukham. He is one of the most read young writers in contemporary Malayalam literature^{[citation needed]}. His stories "Vadhakramam", "Sanmargam", "Parudeesa Nashtam" and "Guptham" have been adapted into films.^[1] He is the only writer to get Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for both his debut story collection (2001) and debut novel (2011).^[2] He is also a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, Odakkuzhal Award and Vayalar Award.

Biography[]

Life and career[]

Subhash Chandran was born to Chandrasekharan Pillai and Ponnamma in 1972 in Kadungalloor, near Alwaye, Kerala. After completing his PG^[3] in Malayalam securing the first rank^[2] from Mahatma Gandhi University, he ventured into writing. In 1994, his story "Ghatikarangal Nilaykkunna Samayam" won an award instituted by Mathrubhumi Vishuppathippu.^[2] 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.^[2] He was the only Malayalam writer to feature in the list of outstanding young Indian writers compiled by The Times of India.^[2] 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.^[2] The English translation of his novel Manushyanu Oru Aamukham 'A preface To Man' published by HarperCollins in 2016 won Crossword Book Award.^[2] Subhash Chandran got the Keerthi Mudra Award by Asianet channel for his outstanding contributions for the last two decades in Malayalam literature.^[4] He is married to Jayashree and has two children.

Manushyanu Oru Amukham[]

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.^[5] 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.^[2] 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).^[2] Novel is translated into English language in 2016 (A Preface to Man).^[6]

Film adaptations[]

Four of his stories have been adapted into films.^[1] Based on the story "Vadhakramam", Pune Film Institute produced a short film which won a special jury mention in Rio de Janeiro Film Festival^{[citation needed]}. The Malayalam feature film Laptop is an adaptation of the short story "Parudeesa Nashtam".^[7] 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^{[citation needed]}.

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