Mundur Krishnankutty
Mundur Krishnankutty | |
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| Born | Anupurath Krishnankutty 17 July 1935 Mundur, Palghat, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 4 June 2005 (aged 69) Palghat, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Writer, teacher |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1956–2005 |
| Genre | Short story, novel, memoirs |
Anupurath Krishnankutty, popularly known as Mundur Krishnankutty (17 July 1935 – 4 June 2005), was a Malayalam–language writer from Kerala state, India.
Life[edit]
He was born in Mundur in Palghat to parents Manakulangara Govinda Pisharody and Anupurath Madhavi Pisharasyar.[citation needed] He attended Parali High School and mastered in English literature at Government Victoria College, Palakkad.[citation needed] He obtained a B.Ed degree from NSS College, Ottapalam and worked as a teacher in Palakkad VVP High School, Palakkad PMG High School and Chittoor Training School.[citation needed]
He wrote his first short story "Kannalichekkan" (Cow boy) in 1956 which was published in Navayugam.[citation needed] The same year another story titled "Ambalavasikal" (Temple workers) was published in the Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly. He won many awards including the Odakkuzhal Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and the Cherukad Award for his short stories.[citation needed]
Krishnankutty died on 4 June 2005.[1][2]
Several literary organisations have instituted awards in his memory. This includes a literary award presented annually by Mundur Krishnankutty Memorial Trust,[3] another by Nawab Rajendran Samiti (since 2005)[4] and a short story award instituted by Saparya Sahitya Vedi.[5]
List of works[edit]
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Short story collections[edit]
- Nilappisukkulla Oru Rathriyil
- Aswasathinte Manthracharadu
- Ethratholamennariyathe
- Moonnamathoral
- Enne Veruthe Vittalum
- Kathapurushan
- Avaseshippinte Pakshi
- Ammakku Vendi
- Thannishtathinte Vazhithappukal
- Mundoor Krishnankuttiyude Sampoorna Krithikal (in 2 volumes)
- Evideyo thornnutheerunna mazha
Others[edit]
- Mathuvinte Krishnathanuppu (short novel)
- Ekaki (short novel)
- Manassu Enna Bharam (short novel)
- Oru Adhyapakante Athmagathangal (memoirs)
Awards[edit]
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- 1996: Cherukad Award–Nilappisukkulla Oru Rathriyil
- 1997: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story–Nilappisukkulla Oru Rathriyil
- 2003: Odakkuzhal Award–Enne Veruthe Vittalum
References[edit]
- ^ "Writer Mundur Krishnankutty dead". The Hindu. 5 June 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Writer Mundur Krishnankutty passes away". Rediff.com. 4 June 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "മുണ്ടൂർ കൃഷ്ണൻകുട്ടി പുരസ്കാരം സി വി ബാലകൃഷ്ണന് സമ്മാനിച്ചു". Deshabhimani. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "സംവിധായകന് പാമ്പള്ളിയുമായി ബൂലോകം നടത്തുന്ന അഭിമുഖം". Boolokam.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Susmesh Chandroth. "കെ.വി.അനൂപിന് മുണ്ടൂര് കൃഷ്ണന്കുട്ടി കഥാപുരസ്കാരം". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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- 1935 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Palakkad district
- Writers from Kerala
- Male actors from Kerala
- Indian male novelists
- Indian male short story writers
- Indian male film actors
- Malayalam-language writers
- Malayalam novelists
- Malayalam short story writers
- Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
- Government Victoria College, Palakkad alumni
- Male actors in Malayalam cinema
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- Male actors in Malayalam television
- Indian male television actors
- 20th-century Indian short story writers
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- Indian memoirists
- 20th-century Indian male writers
- 20th-century memoirists