Kottayam Pushpanath
Pushpanathan Pillai, better known by the pseudonym Kottayam Pushpanath (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം പുഷ്പനാഥ്), is a prolific Malayali author most noted for his detective novels in Malayalam language. He has also written mainstream novels, science fiction, and horror fiction, and translated Bram Stoker's Dracula into Malayalam.
Most of Pushpanath's work appeared during the period of the 1970s and 1980s. In the tradition of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, Pushpanath has created two fictional detectives Marxin and Pushparaj. If the story is set somewhere in India, Pushparaj often takes the role of the lead detective officer. Otherwise, detective Marxin is the main protagonist. Detective Sudheer also appears in the lead role in some of his novels.
Pushapanath lives in Kottayam, Kerala. His son, Salim Pushpanath is a well known photographer and publisher. He had published many books on tourism and other India-related subjects.
Selected works
- Chuvanna Manushyan (The Red Man)
- Pharahonte Maranamuri (The Death Room of Pharaoh)
- Draculayude Magal (The Daughter of Dracula)
- Lucifer
- Draculayude Anki (Dracula's Coat)
- Operation Space Rocket
- Thurangathile Sundhari (The Beauty in the Tunnel)
- Devil
- Rajarajeswari
- Overbridge
- Dracula Asiayil (Dracula in Asia)
- Oru Narthakiyude Maranam (The Death of a Lady Dancer)
- Parallel Road
- Draculakkotta (The Fort of Dracula)
- Dial 0003
- Devil's Corner
- Dinosaurs
- Level Cross
- Hitler’s Skull
- Timur’s Skull
- The Murder
- The Blade
- Napoleonte Pratima (The Napoleon's Statue)
- Simham (The Lion)
- Murder Gang
- Red Robe
- Nizhalillatha Manushyan (The Man without Shadow)
- London Kottarathile Rahasyangal (The Secrets of London Palace)
- Monalisayude Ghathakan (The Murderer of Monalisa)
- Kardinalinte Maranam (The Death of Cardinal)
- Dracula (Malayalam translation of Dracula)
- Pandavan Mala
- Rahasyam
- Thandavam
- Aaru Viral
- Chuvanna Neerali
- Death Rays
- Hotel Psycho
- Ladies Hostelile Bheekaran
- Murder Gang
- Nagachilanka
- Nagamanikyam
- Neelaraktham
- The Blade
- Yakshimana
- Durgakshethram
- Chuvanna Kaikal
- Death Circle
- Triple X
- Agnimanushian
- Nalam Valavile Nagasundari
- Mandramohini
- Neelakannukal
- Devayakshi
- Gandharvayamam
- Tornado
- Brahmarakshassu
- Rajkottile Nidhi
- Yakshikkavu
- Project 90
- King Cobra
- The Jeep
- Garudan
- Devanarthaki
- Dead Lock
- Avan Varunnu
- Kazhukante Nizhal
- Computer Girl
- Detective Marxinum Bheekarasthvavum
- Jarasandhan
- Secret
- Deadly Heart
- Bermuda Triangle