Muttathu Varkey Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2001) Winner
N. P. Mohammed
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N. P. Mohammed
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-07-01 （Koondungal, Kozhikode district, Kerala, India）
- Died
- 2003-01-03 （Kozhikode, Kerala, India） age 74
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Malayalam, English
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Koondungal (birthplace) → Kozhikode (long-term residence and base of activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Screenwriter, Editor, Co-operative society official
- Active Years
- 1950-2003
- Affiliations
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, Kendra Sahitya Akademi (Sahitya Akademi), Central Board of Film Certification, Islam and Modern Age Society, Kerala Kaumudi (served as resident editor)
- Memberships
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi (governing council / president), Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, Kendra Sahitya Akademi (Sahitya Akademi), Central Board of Film Certification
- Influenced By
- M. T. Vasudevan Nair, O. V. Vijayan, Kakkanadan, Kamala Das (Madhavikutty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College | — | — | — | — | India |
Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College
Country:
India
Completed local collegiate education; exact graduation year unknown.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Government of Madras Award | Thoppiyum Chattavum | — | Government of Madras (then) | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story | Presidentinte Adyathe Maranam | 短編 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel | Ennappadam | 長編 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award (Sahitya Akademi Award) | Daivathinte Kannu | — | Sahitya Akademi (Kendra Sahitya Akademi) | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad Award | — | — | Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Lalithambika Antharjanam Smaraka Sahitya Award | — | — | Lalithambika Antharjanam Smaraka Sahitya Award | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Padmaprabha Literary Award | — | — | Padmaprabha Literary Award committee | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Muttathu Varkey Award | — | — | Muttathu Varkey Award committee | 受賞 |
| — | C. V. Raman Pillai Award | Veera Rasam: CV Krithikalil | — | Awarding body (regional literary award) | 受賞 |
| — | Padmanabha Swami Puraskaram | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Government of Madras Award
1953
Work:
Thoppiyum Chattavum
Organization:
Government of Madras (then)
Result:
受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story
1970
Work:
Presidentinte Adyathe Maranam
Category:
短編
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel
1981
Work:
Ennappadam
Category:
長編
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award (Sahitya Akademi Award)
1993
Work:
Daivathinte Kannu
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi (Kendra Sahitya Akademi)
Result:
受賞
Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad Award
1993
Organization:
Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad
Result:
受賞
Lalithambika Antharjanam Smaraka Sahitya Award
1997
Organization:
Lalithambika Antharjanam Smaraka Sahitya Award
Result:
受賞
Padmaprabha Literary Award
2000
Organization:
Padmaprabha Literary Award committee
Result:
受賞
Muttathu Varkey Award
2001
Organization:
Muttathu Varkey Award committee
Result:
受賞
C. V. Raman Pillai Award
Work:
Veera Rasam: CV Krithikalil
Organization:
Awarding body (regional literary award)
Result:
受賞
Padmanabha Swami Puraskaram
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Arabi Ponnu
1960 Novel (historical/social elements)Co-written with M. T. Vasudevan Nair; set against Arab traders and maritime trade, depicting social changes in the region.
trade and cultural exchangesocial change
Maram
1968 NovelA novel exploring characters' inner lives and social conflicts; adapted into film.
human relationshipssocial conflict
Adaptations
- [Film] Maram (film)
Daivathinte Kannu
1990 NovelA work addressing religious and social themes; received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993.
religion and societyindividual and community
Hiranyakashipu
2000 Novel (myth reimagining / political satire)Recasts characters from Hindu mythology into a modern political setting in Kerala; deals with power and politics.
modernizing mythologypolitics and power
Ennappadam
1980 NovelA socially themed novel that won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel in 1981.
social critiquelocal society
Bibliography
- Thoppiyum Chattavum
- Arabi Ponnu
- Maram
- Ennappadam
- Daivathinte Kannu
- Hiranyakashipu
- Mohammed Abdul Rahman - Oru Novel (posthumous)
Adaptations
- Maram (film adaptation)
- Maanyamahaajanangale (film adaptation)
- Veeraputhran (film influenced by his work)
Translations by Author
- Islaam raajamaargam (translation of Alija Izetbegović)
Translations of Works
- Several short stories and works have been translated into English and other languages; complete list unavailable
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modernist elementsPsychological interiority-focused proseSocial realism
- Recurring Motifs
- changing local communitiestension between religion and secularismmodern reinterpretation of mythology
Health
-
Pneumonia2003-01Died of pneumonia in January 2003 at a private hospital. He remained active as a writer until his death.
Legacy
N. P. Mohammed is regarded as one of the pioneers of modernist Malayalam literature; through novels, short stories, essays and translations he significantly influenced Kerala's literary culture. He also served as president of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
Academic Societies
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Archives
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi archives
Trivia
- Co-wrote 'Arabi Ponnu' with M. T. Vasudevan Nair.
- Served as president of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi from 2001 until his death in 2003.
- Had seven children, including writer/academic N. P. Hafiz Mohamad.
- 'Mohammed Abdul Rahman' was published posthumously from his manuscript.
- Translated works by Alija Izetbegović into Malayalam.