N Prabhakaran

N. Prabhakaran is a noted short story writer, novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, educationist, editor and columnist in Malayalam. ^[1] The eldest of the five children born to N Kunhambu and A Kalliani Prabhakaran was born at Parassinikkadavu in Kannur district of Kerala on 30 December 1952. He spent childhood at Madayi. He studied at Madayi L P School, Govt. High School, Madayi, Payyannur College and Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery. He served as a lecturer at the Dept of Malayalam of Lekshmipuram college of Arts and Science, Neyyoor, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, CKG Memorial Govt College, Perambra, and Govt Brennen College, Thalassery, and retired while serving as the Head of the Malayalam Department of Brennen College. He is a visiting professor of Malayalam now at University of Calicut.

Literary career

Though N Prabhakaran began writing in 1966, he established himself as a writer with the short story "Ottayante Pappan", published in 1971. The story won the first prize in the short story competition for college students conducted by Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu, the Malayalam general interest weekly, in connection with its Vishu special.

Now N Prabhakaran has 39 books, spanning a number of genres, to his credit.

Short Story Collections

• Ottayante Pappan
• Marupiravi
• Rathrimozhi
• Parakkum Paravathani
• Katha
• Mayamayan
• Thiranjetutha Kathakal
• Bhoomiyude Attathu
• Ittarciyile Sooryan
• Vagan Yathra
• Rameswaram
• Manasu Pokunna Vazhiye
• Marupiraviyum Mattu Kathakalum

Novellas

• Ezhinum Meethe
• Janthujanam
• Bhoothabhoomi
• Adrusyavanangal
• Oru Malayali Branthante Diary
• Kshouram

Novels

• Thiyoor Rekhakal ^{[2] [3]}
• Bhahuvachanam
• Jeevante Thelivukal
• Janakatha

Anthology of Poems

• Kalnada
• Njan Theruvilekku Nokki
• kakka

Plays

• Pulijanmam
• Maranakkinar

Travelogue

• Kutaku Kurippukal (Coorg Notes)

Screen Play

• Pulijanmam
• Pigman^[4]

Collections of Essays

• Katha Thedunna Katha
• Kathatmakama
• Maunathinte Muzhakkangal
• Nanmayute Mamaram
• Azhathil Vecha Kallukal
• Athmavinte Swntham Nattil Ninnu
• Kavithayude Kathal

Collections of Speeches

• Pathu Prabhashanangal

Edited Works

1. Editorial Core Committee Convener of Nammude Sahityam, Nammude Samooham (1901-2000) (Our Literature, Our Society (1901-2000) published by the Kerala Sahitya Akademy in 4 volumes.

2. General Editor of the collected works of eminent scholar M.N.Vijayan, published by Current Books,Trichur in 2001.The revised edition of the same work is to be published by the State Institute of Language soon.

3. Editor of the souvenir published in connection with the 125th anniversary of Govt Brennen College, Thalassery, in 2016

4. Guest Editor of Samayam Magazine published from Kannur

Awards

1. Ottayante Pappan – won the first prize in the short story competition for college students conducted by Mathrubhumi weekly in connection with the Vishu Special (1971)

2. Pulijanmam won the first prize in the state level drama competition conducted by Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi (1987)

3. Pulijanmam won Cherukadu Award and Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award (1987)

4. The film Pulijanmam based on the drama of the same name won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 2006

5. The short story Pigman won Katha (New Delhi) Award (1994)

6. Pattiam Gopalan Smaraka Award (1995)

7. Rathrimozhi won Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award (1996)

8. Mayamayan won V.K.Unnikrishnan Memorial Award (2000)

9. Thiyyor Rekhakal won the first EMS Memorial Award of Munnad EMS Smaraka Trust (2005)

10. U P Jayaraj Award (2007)

11. Jeevante Thelivukal won Melur Damodaran Sahithya Puraskaram (2008)

12. Thiranjetutha Kathakal (Selected Stories) won the first Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Smaraka Sahithya Award (2009)

13. 21st Muttathu Varkey Memorial Award (2011)

School of Literature

An informal literature appreciation course to enrich the literary sensibility of readers and provide them meaningful insights on various genres of literature, literary movements, objectives of literature, benefits of literature, evolution of literary forms and evolving trends in literature is offered by N Prabhakaran. The six-day talk series titled 'Sahithya Padasala' (School of Literature) started at Alakkode in Kannur district in July 2017 under the auspices of Alakkode Readers Forum is considered as the pioneering endeavor in Kerala offering informal education in literature. Classes, discussions and training in creative writing are provided by the writer. The school of literature was also launched at the writer's native place Madayi in August 2017 ^[5]

References

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