K. P. Ramanunni
| K. P. Manunni | |
|---|---|
 K. P. Manunni | |
| Born |
1955 Ponnani, Malabar District, Madras State, India |
| Other names | Manunni |
| Occupation |
Writer Administrator, Thunjan Memorial Trust, Tirur |
| Spouse(s) | Raji |
| Children | Sreedevi |
K. Manunni P. (Malayalam:കെ.പി.മനുണ്ണി) is a novelist and short-story writer from Kerala, India.[1] His first novel Sufi Paranja Katha (What the Sufi Said) won Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 1995 and his latest novel Jeevithathinte Pusthakam (The Book of Life) won 2011 Vayalar Award.[2][3]
Life
Manunni was born to Damodharan Nair and Janaki Amma in 1955. His school education was in AV High School, Ponnani. He graduated in English literature from Malabar Christian College, Calicut. He worked as assistant Manager in SBI and took voluntary retirement from his service to fully engage in literary works. Currently he is administrator of Thunjan Memorial Trust, Tirur, Kerala. He lives at Poovattuparmbu, Calicut.
His debut novel Sufi Paranja Katha (What the Sufi Said) was serialised in Kalakaumudi weekly with the accompaniment of illustrations by the acclaimed Artist Namboothiri. It was published as a book in 1990. Its story revolves around the love and marriage between Mamootty, a Muslim and Karthy, a Nair Hindu. Though converted to Islam, Karthy is unable to resist the primeval tug of her original religion. The novel speaks about religious feelings and relationships and the mystic reach of these aspects. The novel has been translated into eight languages, including English and French. Priyanandanan adapted the novel into a film of the same name in 2010. K. P. Manunni himself wrote the dialogue and script of the film.
It took nearly four years for Manunni to produce his next novel, Charama Varshikam (Death Anniversary). And five years more to write his latest novel Jeevithathinte Pusthakam (The Book of Life). The theme of the novel is woven around the life of a bank officer in the grip of amnesia. It was urban hypocrisy and the rural benevolence that he tried to portray in it. Experiences from his own life had added colour to the story, he says.[4] Critics have hailed Jeevithathinte Pusthakam as a significant contribution to Malayalam literature.[5]
Works
Novels
- Sufi Paranja Katha (What the Sufi Said)
- Charama Varshikam (Death Anniversary)
- Jeevithathinte Pusthakam (The Book of Life)
Short story collections
- Vidhathavinte Chiri
- Vendapettavante Kurish
- Purusha Vilapam[6]
- Jathi Chodikkuka
- K.P. Ramanunniyude Thiranjedutha Kathakal
Screenplay
Awards
K. P. Ramanunni has won several awards and recognitions for his contributions towards Malayalam literature: Edasseri Award (1989 for Sufi Paranja Katha), Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (1995 for Sufi Paranja Katha),[7] Padmarajan Award (1999 for Jaathi Chodikkuka), Vayalar Award (2011 for Jeevithathinte Pusthakam),[8] V.P. Sivakumar Smaraka Keli Award, Rashtriya Sahityik Puraskar, Katha Award, Abudhabi Shakti Award, Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Award and A. P. Kalakkadu Award.
References
- ↑ http://www.olivepublications.com/books.html
- ↑ "Vayalar award for K.P. Ramanunni". The Hindu. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ manorama online-english
- ↑ R. Ramabhadran Pillai (October 13, 2008). "A master story-teller". The Hindu. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ↑ R. Madhavan Nair (February 27, 2007). "A perception of life". The Hindu. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ↑ http://indulekha.com/choice/2007/05/k-p-ramanunni.html
- ↑ official website of kerala sahitya akademi
- ↑ The Hindu online
