V. R. Sudheesh
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V. R. Sudheesh
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Vadakara, Kerala, India
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Malayalam, English
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Screenwriter, Translator, Academic
- Affiliations
- Sree Narayana Guru College, Chelannoor
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farook College | — | Pre-degree | — | — | India |
| Madappally Government College | — | History | 学士(BA) | — | India |
| Government Brennen College, Thalassery | — | Malayalam Literature | 修士(MA) | — | India |
| Madras University | — | Postgraduate / Research | M.Phil. | — | India |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kerala State Television Award (Screenplay) | — | 脚本 | Government of Kerala / Kerala State Television | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story | Bhavanabhedanam | 短編集・短編 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature | Kurukkan Mashinte School | 児童文学 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Thoppil Ravi Award | Kadukkachi Maanga | — | Thoppil Ravi Award | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award (Story) | Kadukkachi Maanga | 短編 | Abu Dhabi Sakthi | 受賞 |
| — | C. V. Sreeraman Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | T. V. Kochubawa Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Bheema Bala Sahitya Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bhavanabhedanam
2011 Short story collection / Fiction 100 pagesA collection of short stories exploring human relationships and inner lives, focusing on regional settings and ordinary people's emotions.
Kadukkachi Maanga
2020 Short story collection / Fiction 100 pagesA collection of varied short stories combining social observation, humor and occasionally a cynical perspective on everyday life.
Kurukkan Mashinte School
2016 Children's literatureA children's book depicting school life and growth through the perspective of children, focusing on community and learning.
Priyappetta Kathakal
Short story collection 120 pagesA compilation of short stories centering on romance and everyday moments.
Ente Pranaya Kathakal
2019 Essays / Fiction 164 pagesA book of short stories and essays on love, sometimes referencing film music and cultural touchstones.
Bibliography
- Priyappetta Kathakal
- Kadukkachi Maanga
- Ente Pranaya Kathakal
- Sreekrishnan
- Ente Gramakathakal
- Maya
- Ksheerapatham
- Vakkukal Sangeethamakunna Kalam Varunnundu
- Oru Valarthu Poochayude Jeevithakatha
- Puli
- Swathanthriathinu Vayassakunnu
- Cheriya Cheriya Kathakal
- Bhavanabhedanam
- Vamsanantharathalamura
- Pranayapadangal
- Madhyashala
- Daivathinte Oru Poovu
- Ente Priya Novelettukal
- Kroora Phalithakkaran Daivam
- Cholamarappathakal
- Vimathalaingikam
- Oru Ezhuthukari Ariyunnu
- Rajavinte Meenukal
- Thiyyakuttikal Innum Vicharikkunnu
- Sankadamaram
- Katha Parayum Katha Maman
- Marakkoottangalkkidayile Nananja Mannu
- Sudheeshinte Kathakal
- Ambilippootham
- Ottakkadhapadanangal
- Aathmaganam (Memoirs)
- Alliyambalkkadavu
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- strong regional voicerealist with satirical elementsconcise, dialogue-driven prose
- Recurring Motifs
- love and nostalgiavillage/small-town lifesocial and political observation
Legacy
V. R. Sudheesh is known as a prolific Malayalam short-story and children's writer, praised for his regional narratives and social observation. He has received multiple major literary awards and contributed to literary education as an academic.
Academic Societies
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Trivia
- Born in Vadakara, Kerala.
- Two-time recipient of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards (2014, 2017).
- Retired in 2018 as principal of Sree Narayana Guru College, Chelannoor.
- In June 2022 was reported to have been booked for insulting and threatening a woman publisher.