Ponneelan
Ponneelan (Tamil: பொன்னீலன், born. 1940 at Manikatti Pottal, Kanyakumari district)[1] is the pen name of Kandeswara Bhaktavatsalan, a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.[2][3][4] He is a Marxist and was influenced by Tamil Communist leader P. Jeevanandham in his younger days. He became a teacher and eventually retired as the deputy director of school education for Tamil Nadu.[5] He won the 1994 Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil his novel Pudhiya Dharisanangal.[6][7] He is currently the state president of the Tamil literary organisation Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumandram. During 2005-2008, he was a member of the Central Board of Film Certification (censor board).[8][9] He also wrote the script for the 2008 film Ayyavazhi.[10]
Bibliography
Fiction
- Novels
- Karisal (1978)
- Pudhiya Dharisanangal (1992)
- Kollaikarargal
- Short story anthologies
- Atthaani Makkal
- Pottal Kadhaigal
- Thedal
- Oorril malarndadhu
- Pudhiya mottugal
- Idam maari vantha vaergal
- Pullin kuzhanthaigal
- Uravugal
- Anbulla
- Nithyamanadhu
- Thirumanangal sorgathil nichayikka padukindrana
Non fiction
- Biographies
- Jeeva enra manudan
- Thamilagathin aanmeega vazhikaatti
- Ragunathanin ilakkiya thadam
- Therkilirundhu
- Vaikunthar kaattum vaazhkai neri
- Essay anthologies
- Puvi engum santhi nilavuga
- Tharkala thamil ilakkiyamum dravida sidhathangalum
- Murpokku ilakkiya iyakkangal
- Sudhanthira thamilagathil kalai ilakkiya iyakkangal
- Sathi madhangalai paraom
- Thaimozhi kalvi
- Tamil nadu kalai ilakkiya perumandra varalaaru
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