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Santhosh Aechikkanam

サントーシュ・エーチッカナーム

Santhosh Aechikkanam

別名: Santhosh Echikkanam

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1971-01-01 (Bedadka, Kasaragod, Kerala, India)
国籍
India
言語
Malayalam, English
居住地歴
Ayyanthole, Thrissur district, Kerala, India

経歴

職業
Writer (short story writer), Screenwriter, Teacher, Journalism / Mass Communication (postgraduate diploma)
活動期間
1998年〜

学歴

University (Malayalam and Literature)
Faculty of Arts / Malayalam and Literature
学位: 学士(マラヤーラム文学)
国: India
Graduated with a degree in Malayalam and literature
Kerala Press Academy
Journalism and Mass Communication / Postgraduate diploma programme
学位: ポストグラデュエート・ディプロマ(ジャーナリズム・マスコミュニケーション)
国: India
Postgraduate diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication

受賞歴

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story
2009
対象作品: Komala
主催: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
結果: 受賞
Padmaprabha Literary Award
2019
主催: Padmaprabha Foundation
結果: 受賞
Cherukad Award
主催: Cherukad Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Pravasi Basheer Award
主催: Pravasi Basheer Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Abudhabi Sakthi Award
主催: Abudhabi Sakthi
結果: 受賞
Kerala State Television Award for Best Story
主催: Kerala State (Television)
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Komala

2008年 Short story 84ページ

A short story depicting poverty and human relationships with sensitivity; one of the author's acclaimed short pieces.

povertyfamilysocial hierarchy

Biriyani

2016年 Short story 104ページ

A story revolving around food and communal/religious tensions; attracted controversy after publication.

food culturecommunal tensioncollective identity

Shwasam

2013年 Short fiction / essay 96ページ

A collection focusing on inner life and details of daily existence, marked by regional color.

inner lifeeveryday liferegionalism

Naranayum Paravayayum

2010年 Short story collection

A collection of short stories portraying characters from local communities.

local societycharacter portraiture

全著作

  • Biriyani
  • Parakkallo Athens
  • Komala
  • Oru Chithrakathayile Nayattukarum Kathapathrangalum Pankeduthavarum
  • Kathakal - Santhosh Echikkanam
  • Shwasam
  • Oru Chithrakadhayile Nayattukar
  • Naranayum Paravayayum
  • Ente Priyappetta Kathakal
  • Ottavaathil
  • Poem collection 'Nanni'
  • Malabar Whistling Thrush
  • Jamanthikal Suganthikal
  • Pakal Swapnathil Veyil Kayan Vanna Oru Nari
  • Enmakaje Padanangal (ed.)

翻案

  • Nidra - screenplay (2012)
  • Bachelor Party - screenplay (2012)
  • Annayum Rasoolum - screenplay (2013)
  • Idukki Gold - story (2013)
  • Chandrettan Evideya - screenplay & story (2015)
  • Njan Steve Lopez - screenplay (2014)
  • Aby - screenplay & story (2017)

作風・主題

文体
Realist short-form style emphasizing regional life and dialectConcise, observant narrative voice
頻出モチーフ
portraits of local communitiespoverty and migrationfood and communal tensionsclass and personal relationships

評価・遺産

He is regarded as a prominent Malayalam short story writer, praised for regional character portrayals and attention to everyday detail, while some works and comments have sparked controversy. He has also contributed to Malayalam cinema as a screenwriter, bridging literature and film.

大衆文化への影響

  • Influenced Malayalam cinema through adaptations and screenplay contributions

豆知識

  • Born 1971 in a farming family in Bedadka, Kasaragod.
  • The short story 'Biriyani' provoked controversy over communal and religious interpretation after publication.
  • Married to college professor Jalsa Menon; son named Mahadevan.
  • Was arrested and later granted bail in 2018 over alleged casteist remarks.