Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu

Thoniyan Puthiyapurayil Shihabuddin, better known as Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu, is an Indian writer, journalist, poet, speaker and television personality.^[1] He is a creative writer in Malayalam language who has been writing short stories, novellas, novels, essays and poems since 1982. His works have appeared in all leading Malayalam magazines viz. Mathrubhumi weekly, Malayala Manorama annuals, India Today, Bhashaposhini, Kerala Kaumudi and the Samakalika Malayalam weekly. Most of his books have run into multiple editions with the sales of each book crossing 10,000 copies. His stories have been prescribed by the Kerala State Education Board, University of Calicut, Mahatma Gandhi University and Kerala University as text books. He has also been translated to English (published in Indian Literature, the journal of the cultural ministry of India), Hindi, Tamil and Arabic. He has been felicitated with awards several times by organizations such as the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (the supreme cultural body of the state government of Kerala), various other literary and cultural societies in India and abroad. He has scripted and directed many tele-films and serials, for Doordarshan, Asianet and Surya TV including the script for one of the first megaserials in the Malayalam television, Kasavu.^[2] As a literary journalist, Shihabuddin has associated with three major weeklies: Poonkavanam (Kozhikode), Pravaasachandrika (Dubai) and Gulf Life (Abu Dhabi) in the capacity of editor and chief editor. He has traveled extensively in the Middle Eastern countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain accepting the invitation of Malayali literary and cultural organizations. He was the Chief Progamme Designer, Rahma Television Productions, in Kozhikode. Now Shihabuddin is working as periodical editor of Chandrika daily, in Kozhikode.

Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu was born on 29 October 1963 at Poythumkadavu near Valapattanam in Kannur district, Kerala. He is married to Najma,now working in a govt.higher secondary scool as English teacher, near pattampi, settled since 2000 at Kunnamkulam, trissur dt, Kerala and he has 4 kids.^[3]

Major works

Short story collections

• Aarkkum vendatha Oru Kannu
• Ee Stationil Ottakkuthe first fantasy short story collection in malayalam language
• Thala
• Kathunna Thalayana
• Taj Mahalile thadavukaar
• Manjukaalam
• Malabar Express
• Shihabuddinte Kathakal
• Thiranjedutha Kathakal
• Katilekku Pokale Kunje

+ rand eleppamaar

Novellas

• Eercha
• Aalivaidyan
• Shihabudheen Poithumkadavinte Novellakal

Novels

• Nalla Ayalkkaran

1. aali vaidyan

Poems

• Nootandukalayi Kathuvachathu
• Kadalmarubhumiyile Veedu

+ ajnjathayude kattukal( English, French, Malayalam trilingual edition)

Essays / Memoirs

• Kathapathram Veettumuttathu

+jeevaparyantham

Awards

• 1996: V. T. Bhattathiripad Award – Manjukaalam
• 2007: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award – Thiranjedutha Kathakal
• 2007: Padmarajan Award – Taj Mahalile Ravukal
• Sate Bank of Travancore Award – Kathunna Thalayana
• Ankanam Award
• Abu Dhabi Sakthi Theatres Award
• Kala Award
• Abu Dhabi Malayali Samajam Award

References