Muttathu Varkey Award
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Edition 22 (2013) Winner
C. V. Balakrishnan
シー・ヴィー・バラクリシュナン
C. V. Balakrishnan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-09-24 （Payyannur, Kerala, India）
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Malayalam
- Residence History
- Payyannur (birthplace) → Calcutta / Kolkata (period of work as freelance journalist)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Screenwriter, Journalist, Teacher (former)
- Active Years
- 1970-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Novel) | Aathmavinu Sariyennu Thonnunna Karyangal | Novel | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Autobiography) | Paralmeen Neenthunna Paadam | Autobiography | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Travelogue) | Ethetho Saranikalil | Travelogue | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Kerala State Film Award (Best Book on Cinema) | Cinemayude Idangal | Best Book on Cinema | Kerala State Film Award | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Padmaprabha Literary Award | — | — | Padmaprabha Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1994 | SBI Malayalam Literary Award | Maalakhamar Chiraku Veesumbol | — | State Bank of India (SBI) | 受賞 |
| 1998 | V. T. Bhattathiripad Memorial Award | Atmavinu Sariyennu Thonnunna Karyangal | — | V. T. Bhattathiripad Memorial | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Kalakeralam Award (Best Screenplay) | Orma Mathram (screenplay) | Best Screenplay | Kalakeralam | 受賞 |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Novel)
2000
Work:
Aathmavinu Sariyennu Thonnunna Karyangal
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Autobiography)
2014
Work:
Paralmeen Neenthunna Paadam
Category:
Autobiography
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Travelogue)
2017
Work:
Ethetho Saranikalil
Category:
Travelogue
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kerala State Film Award (Best Book on Cinema)
2002
Work:
Cinemayude Idangal
Category:
Best Book on Cinema
Organization:
Kerala State Film Award
Result:
受賞
Padmaprabha Literary Award
2014
Organization:
Padmaprabha Foundation
Result:
受賞
SBI Malayalam Literary Award
1994
Work:
Maalakhamar Chiraku Veesumbol
Organization:
State Bank of India (SBI)
Result:
受賞
V. T. Bhattathiripad Memorial Award
1998
Work:
Atmavinu Sariyennu Thonnunna Karyangal
Organization:
V. T. Bhattathiripad Memorial
Result:
受賞
Kalakeralam Award (Best Screenplay)
2012
Work:
Orma Mathram (screenplay)
Category:
Best Screenplay
Organization:
Kalakeralam
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ayussinte Pusthakam
1984 Novel (post-modern)Considered a major work of post-modern Malayalam literature. Written while the author was in Calcutta, the novel draws inspiration from an old Bible and explores loneliness, sin, sadness and the lives of marginal Christian settler communities, employing a biblical stylistic influence.
LonelinessSinMarginalizationReligion
Adaptations
- [Stage play] Stage adaptation of Ayussinte Pusthakam / Suveeran (2008)
Translations
- English translation 'The Book of Passing Shadows' (English translation published / announced)
Disa
2001 NovelA mid-career novel dealing with themes of loneliness and social marginalization.
LonelinessSocial marginalization
Kamamohitham
1994 NovelA novel that probes desire and the human interior.
DesireInner psychology
Aathmavinu Sariyennu Thonnunna Karyangal
1997 NovelA novel about self and inner conflict. Winner of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Novel).
SelfConflict
Bibliography
- Ayussinte Pusthakam (1984)
- Kalamezhuthu (1981)
- Aathmavinu Sariyennu Thonnunna Karyangal (1997)
- Disa (2001)
- Paralmeen Neenthunna Paadam (Autobiography, 2012)
- Cinemayude Idangal (Essays on cinema)
- Numerous short stories, novellas and essays (over 60 works)
Adaptations
- Stage adaptation: Ayussinte Pusthakam directed by Suveeran (2008)
- Film screenplays: Orma Mathram (2011), Vellivelichathil (2014), etc.
Translations by Author
- Parethan (Malayalam translation of D. H. Lawrence's The Escaped Cock)
- Vegetarian (Malayalam translation of Han Kang's The Vegetarian)
- Vruddhanum Vankatalum (Translation of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea)
Translations of Works
- Ayussinte Pusthakam → English translation 'The Book of Passing Shadows' (English translation available / published)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Biblical-influenced diction and narrationPost-modern techniquesEmphasis on psychological depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- LonelinessSin and redemptionSocial marginalizationReligious symbolism
Legacy
An important contemporary writer in Kerala literature; Ayussinte Pusthakam is regarded as a major post-modern work. He has produced novels, novellas, essays and screenplays and has received multiple major awards.
Academic Societies
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi (related)
In Popular Culture
- Influenced regional cultural conversation through stage and film adaptations
Quotes
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'Ayussinte Pusthakam is about loneliness.'
Source: Interview / The Hindu (author statement) (2008)
Trivia
- Reported to have authored more than 60 literary works.
- Ayussinte Pusthakam was inspired by an old Bible the author saw while in Calcutta.
- Trained as a teacher and worked in several schools before moving to Calcutta in 1979 to work as a freelance journalist.