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Susmesh Chandroth

ススメシュ・チャンドロス

Susmesh Chandroth

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1977-04-01 （Vellathooval, Idukki, Kerala, India）
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Malayalam

Career

Occupations
Writer, Screenwriter, Film director
Active Years
1998-

Awards

Yuva Puraskar (Sahitya Akademi)
2011
Work: Marana Vidyalayam
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
DC Books Novel Carnival Award
2004
Work: D
Organization: DC Books
Result: 受賞
Edasseri Award
2008
Work: Marana Vidyalayam
Organization: Edasseri Foundation
Result: 受賞
Ankanam E. P. Sushma Endowment Award
2010
Organization: Ankanam
Result: 受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment
2010
Work: Swarnamahal
Organization: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
K.A. Kodungalloor Award
2010
Work: Marana Vidyalayam
Organization: K.A. Kodungalloor Foundation
Result: 受賞
Thoppil Ravi Memorial Literary Award
2011
Work: Marana Vidyalayam
Organization: Thoppil Ravi Memorial
Result: 受賞
Kerala State Television Award for Best Screenplay
2011
Work: Athira 10 C
Organization: Kerala State Government (Television Awards)
Result: 受賞
Cherukad Award
2012
Work: Barcode
Organization: Cherukad Trust
Result: 受賞
C. V. Sreeraman Smrithi Award
2013
Work: Barcode
Organization: C. V. Sreeraman Memorial Committee
Result: 受賞
Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award
2013
Work: Barcode
Organization: Abu Dhabi Sakthi
Result: 受賞
T. V. Kochubava Story Award
2013
Work: Marana Vidyalayam
Organization: T. V. Kochubava Trust
Result: 受賞
Mundoor Krishnankutty Award
2014
Work: Marana Vidyalayam
Organization: Mundoor Krishnankutty Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

D

2004 Novel

An early experimental novel; award-winning work.

existentialismsocial critique

9

Novel

Swarnamahal

Short story collection

A short story collection; recipient of a Kerala Sahitya Akademi endowment award.

societyhuman relationships

Marana Vidyalayam

Short/Novella

A widely awarded work dealing with social themes and death.

deathsocial margins

Bibliography

  • D
  • 9
  • Paper Lodge
  • Aathmachaya
  • Deshathinte Rathihasam
  • Marine Canteen
  • Nayakanum Nayikayum
  • Mamsathinte Ragam Sareeram
  • Yanthralochanam
  • Veyil Chayumpol Nadiyoram
  • Asupathrikal Avashyapedunna Lokam
  • Gandhimargam
  • Cocktail City
  • Mampazhamanja
  • Swarnamahal
  • Marana Vidyalayam
  • Sankada Mochanam
  • Barcode
  • Neernaya
  • Ente Makal Olichodum Mumpu

Adaptations

  • Padmini (film)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
experimental contemporary narrationmixes realism with social critique
Recurring Motifs
deathurban-rural dividemarginalized characters

Legacy

An award-winning contemporary Malayalam writer active in both literature and film; highly regarded for his short and mid-length fiction.

Trivia

  • Wrote and directed a documentary in 1998 titled 'Monsoon Camp: A new objectivity'.
  • Wrote 100 episodes of the TV series 'Haritha Bharatham'.
  • Wrote and directed the 2018 feature film 'Padmini' based on painter T. K. Padmini.
  • Spouse: Dr. Deepa V.K.