Padmarajan Award (Padmarajan Puraskaram)
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M. Sukumaran
エム・スクマラン
M. Sukumaran
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943 （Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala, India）
- Died
- 2018-03-16 （Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India） age 75
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Malayalam
- Residence History
- Chittur (Palakkad), Kerala → Thiruvananthapuram (moved in 1963)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Screenwriter (film)
- Active Years
- 1963-2018
- Memberships
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story | Marichittillathavarude Smarakangal | 短編 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | winner |
| 1981 | Kerala State Film Award for Best Story | Sheshakriya | 映画 | Kerala State Film Awards | winner |
| 1992 | Padmarajan Award | Pithru Tharpanam | — | Padmarajan Award | winner |
| 1995 | Kerala State Film Award for Best Story | Kazhakam | 映画 | Kerala State Film Awards | winner |
| 2003 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions | — | 功績 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | winner |
| 2006 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Chuvanna Chihnangal | 短編集 | Sahitya Akademi | winner |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story
1976
Work:
Marichittillathavarude Smarakangal
Category:
短編
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
winner
Kerala State Film Award for Best Story
1981
Work:
Sheshakriya
Category:
映画
Organization:
Kerala State Film Awards
Result:
winner
Padmarajan Award
1992
Work:
Pithru Tharpanam
Organization:
Padmarajan Award
Result:
winner
Kerala State Film Award for Best Story
1995
Work:
Kazhakam
Category:
映画
Organization:
Kerala State Film Awards
Result:
winner
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions
2003
Category:
功績
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
winner
Sahitya Akademi Award
2006
Work:
Chuvanna Chihnangal
Category:
短編集
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Muttathu Varkey Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Marichittillathavarude Smarakangal
1979 Short story collectionA collection of short stories addressing political themes and social contradictions; includes some of the author's notable pieces.
politicssocial critiquehuman alienation
Seshakriya
2010 Novel/Story (adapted to film)Depicts leftist politics and personal disillusionment; reflects the author's political disenchantment and was adapted into a film.
politicsdisillusionmentindividual vs collective
Adaptations
- [Film] Sheshakriya / Ravi Alummoodu (1982)
Chuvanna Chihnangal
2011 Short story collectionContains short stories reflecting society and politics; later won the Sahitya Akademi Award.
societypoliticshumanity
Janithakam
1994 NovelA novel portraying rural society and individual destinies; one of the author's major long works.
rural societyfatehuman relationships
Para
Short story/Novel (insufficient data)Listed among his notable works, but detailed information is limited.
societyhuman
Azhimukham
Short story/Novel (insufficient data)Mentioned as one of the important works by the author; detailed information is not available.
societyindividual
Bibliography
- Janithakam (novel, 1994)
- Seshakriya (2010)
- Chuvanna chihnangal (2011)
- Thookkumarangal Njangalkku (1973)
- Charithra ghadha (1976)
- Marichittillathavarude Smarakangal (1979)
- Asura sankeerthanam (1981)
- M. Sukumarante Kathakal (1992)
- Pithrutharpanam (1994)
- Kunjappuvinte Dhuswapnangal (1996)
- Ente Priyapetta Kathakal (2006)
- Swadeshabhimani, Kelappan, Abdurahman (2008)
Adaptations
- Sanghaganam (1979, dir. P. A. Backer)
- Unarthupattu (1980, dir. P. A. Backer)
- Sheshakriya (1982, dir. Ravi Alummoodu)
- Kazhakam (1996, dir. M. P. Sukumaran Nair)
- Margam (2003, dir. Rajiv Vijay Raghavan)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realist depictionconcise and restrained prosefocus on political and social themes
- Recurring Motifs
- political disillusionmentoppression and resistanceportrayal of rural/community life
Health
-
heart-related illness晩年（具体的期間不明）He was undergoing treatment for heart-related illness and died in 2018 due to heart-related complications.
Legacy
An important Malayalam short story writer and novelist known for politically and socially engaged works. Several stories were adapted into films and he received multiple literary and film awards.
In Popular Culture
- Five of his short stories were adapted into films, influencing Kerala's film culture.
Quotes
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Have I slipped into sleep even before the story has ended? The crows have started cawing. The roosters are also crowing. The night of the one in custody is ending. The night of the one to be caught is beginning. One is interested to know. How long for the sun to rise?
Source: Excerpt from a Sukumaran story (source unspecified) -
I can hear around me the question as to why I stopped writing. I had to end my career because of a strong and ceaseless inner voice telling me that I have written whatever I had to write in this life and if I write again I will just be repeating what I have already written.
Source: Sukumaran, on deciding to quit writing (1982)
Trivia
- Reportedly dismissed in 1974 from a central government post by a Presidential order due to political activities.
- Expelled from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 1982 over the portrayal of a disillusioned politician in Seshakriya.
- His daughter Rajni Mannadiar is also a writer.