Vayalar Award
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2016) Winner
U. K. Kumaran
ユー・ケー・クマラン
U. K. Kumaran
Pen Names:
U.K（Pen name used in publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-05-11 （Payyoli, Kozhikode, Kerala, India）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Malayalam
- Residence History
- Payyoli, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Essayist
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award | Policukarante Penmakkal | — | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair Award | Thakshankunnu Swaroopam | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Vayalar Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
2011
Work:
Policukarante Penmakkal
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair Award
2012
Work:
Thakshankunnu Swaroopam
Result:
受賞
Vayalar Award
2016
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Policukarante Penmakkal
Short story collectionA collection of short stories centered on family and community, focusing on detailed depictions of daily life and interpersonal dynamics.
FamilyCommunityMemory
Thakshankunnu Swaroopam
NovelA novel set against the landscape and history of Kerala, sharply depicting the relationship between individuals and their region.
Place and peopleHistoryChange
Valayam
NovelA story following the contours of individual lives, emphasizing character and scenic descriptions.
Personal growthRelationships
Bibliography
- Valayam
- Oridathum Ethathavar
- Mulappaal
- Aasakthi
- Ezhuthappettathu
- Ottavaakkil Oru Jivitam
- Thakshankunnu Swaroopam
- Kananullathalla Kazhchakkal
- Madutha kali
- Policukarante Penmakkal
- Puthiya Irippidangal
- Paavam Kallan
- Gandhiji (Biography)
- Oru Bandhu Kaathirukkunnu (Memoirs)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed character portraitureDescriptive passages of natureStrong regional voice
- Recurring Motifs
- Family tiesMemory and the pastMalabar region landscapes
Legacy
An important Malayalam-language writer from Kerala. Praised for portrayals of community and interior lives, he has received several notable literary awards.
Quotes
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The short story "Chalanam" is a comprehensive landscape, peopled with characters and nature. Each character should grow and reach a point where they move towards a climax well. You cannot leave them mid-way, unfinished.
Source: The Hindu (P. Anima, 4 August 2012) (2012)
Trivia
- Pen name: U.K.
- Born 11 May 1950 in Payyoli, Kerala.
- Recipient of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Vayalar Award.