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M. K. Sanu

エム・ケー・サヌー

Emu Kē Sanu

Aliases: Mangalath Kesavan Sanu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-10-27 (Thumpoly, Kingdom of Travancore (present-day Alappuzha, Kerala, India))
Died
2025-08-02 (Ernakulam, Kerala, India) age 96
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Malayalam
Residence History
Kerala, India

Career

Occupations
Writer, Literary critic, Poet, Biographer, Journalist, Lecturer, Professor, MLA, Editor
Active Years
1955-2025
Affiliations
Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham, Sree Narayana Study Centre, Vayalar Award selection committee (former)
Memberships
Permanent member of the International Body for Human Rights, Founding member of Mithram

Awards

Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
2011
Work: Basheer: Ekantha Veedhiyile Avadhoothan
Category: 伝記
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Padmaprabha Literary Award
2011
Result: 受賞
Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
2013
Organization: Government of Kerala
Result: 受賞
Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award
2011
Category: その他文学部門
Result: 受賞
Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award
2013
Category: 全体貢献(T. K. Ramakrishnan賞)
Result: 受賞
Father Vadakkan Puraskaram
2014
Result: 受賞
P. Kesavadev Literary Award
2015
Result: 受賞
Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award
2020
Work: Kesari Oru Kaalaghattathinte Srishtaavu
Category: その他文学部門(Sakti Erumeli賞)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Karmagathi

2010 Autobiography

Autobiography

LifeLiterature

Basheer: Ekantha Veedhiyile Avadhoothan

2007 Biography

Biography of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Literary criticismBiography

Bibliography

  • Karmagathi
  • Basheer: Ekantha Veedhiyile Avadhoothan
  • Asthamikkatha Velicham

Translations by Author

  • American Sahityam
  • Guide

Health

  • Pneumonia
    2025年8月
    Cause of death

Legacy

Prominent Malayalam-language writer, critic, and social activist who authored at least 36 books.

Trivia

  • Resigned from Vayalar Award selection committee amid controversy.