Ashtamoorthi K V is a

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novelist and short story writer from

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, India. He commenced his literature career as a novelist but later on made his own mark in the field of Malayalam short stories. Ashtamoorthi won the

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award in 1992 for the best short story "Veedu Vittu Pokunnu".

Life

Ashtamoorthi was born to K K Vasudevan Nambudiripad and Sreedevi Antharjanam in Arattupuzha village,

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district, Kerala. After his education he moved to Bombay as an accountant from where he started his writing career seriously. He wrote his first novel, ''Rehearsal Camp'' (1982) when he was in Bombay. The novel received Kumkumam Award in 1982. Then he returned to Kerala, and settled in his hometown

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, a village near the cultural capital Thrissur. Now he is working as an accountant in SNA Oushadhasala Pvt. Ltd, Thrissur.

Literary life

Ashtamoorthi's literature is strongly influenced by Indian city life which he had gained from his early Mumbai days. Malayalam writer

M T Vasudevan Nair Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (born 1933 July 15 ), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He is a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and is one of the masters of post-I ...

also inspired him.

Bibliography

* Rehearsal Camp * Thirichuvaravu * Veedu Vittu Pokunnu * Kathaasaram * La Pathaa * Pakal Veedu * Marana Shikasha

Awards

* 1982: Kunkumam Novel Award - ''Rehearsal Camp'' * 1992:

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a story of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya A ...

- ''Veedu Vittu Pokunnu'' * 2016: Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for Story - ''Avasanathe Shilpam''

References

{{authority control Living people Indian male novelists Malayalam novelists Malayalam-language writers Novelists from Kerala Year of birth missing (living people) Indian male short story writers Recipients of the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award