Syam Pushkaran (born 6 September 1984) is an Indian

scriptwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

who works in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippathaya ...

. He is known for his collaboration with directors

Aashiq Abu Aashiq Abu (born 12 April 1978) is an Indian film director, producer, actor, and distributor, who works in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his films such as '' Daddy Cool'' (2009), ''Salt N' Pepper'' (2011), '' 22 Female Kottayam'' (201 ...

and

Dileesh Pothan Dileesh Philip (born 19 February 1980), also known as Dileesh Pothan is an Indian film director, actor and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2016 comedy drama film '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'', star ...

. He made his debut with ''

Salt N' Pepper ''Salt N' Pepper'' is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Aashiq Abu and produced for Lucsam Creations. The film stars Lal, Asif Ali, Shwetha Menon, and Mythili in the lead roles, while Baburaj and Vijayaragha ...

'' (2011), co-written with

Dileesh Nair Dileesh Nair (born 23 July 1981) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He started out as a 2D animator. He made his script writing debut with ''Salt N' Pepper'' (2011) along with Syam Pushkaran. He debuted ...

. He has written screenplays for popular films such as '' 22 Female Kottayam'' (2012), ''

Da Thadiya ''Da Thadiya'' ( ml, ടാ തടിയാ, ''Hey Fatso'') is a 2012 Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Aashiq Abu, and starring Sekhar Menon in the lead role along with Nivin Pauly, Sreenath Bhasi and Ann Augustine in the supporting r ...

'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), ''

Iyobinte Pusthakam ''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period thriller film directed by Amal Neerad. It stars an ensemble cast including Fahadh Faasil, Lal, Jayasurya, Isha Sharvani, Jinu Joseph, Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinayakan, Padmapri ...

'' (2014), ''

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'' (2015), ''

Maheshinte Prathikaaram ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan, in his directorial debut and produced by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Fahadh Faasil in the titular role alongside a supporting cast i ...

'' (2016), ''

Mayaanadhi ''Mayaanadhi'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed and co-produced by Aashiq Abu, and written by Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair. The film stars Tovino Thomas as a criminal on the run and Aishwarya Lekshmi a ...

'' (2017), and ''

Kumbalangi Nights ''Kumbalangi Nights'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Madhu C. Narayanan. The directorial debut was written by Syam Pushkaran and jointly produced by Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya Nazim under their production house Fah ...

'' (2019) and '' Joji'' (2021) . He also served as co-director and wrote the dialogues for ''

Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum ''Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language Crime Drama, crime drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan and written by Sajeev Pazhoor. The film stars Fahadh Faasil and Suraj Venjaramoodu , with Nimisha Sajayan, Alencier ...

'' (2017). Pushkaran won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for ''Maheshinte Prathikaram'' at the

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(2016).

Personal life

He is married to

Unnimaya Prasad Unnimaya Prasad (Malayalam: ഉണ്ണിമായ പ്രസാദ്) is an Indian actress, assistant director and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. She worked as the casting director of '' Maheshinte Prathikaram'' (2016), and as as ...

from 2012.

Film career

Syam Pushkaran penned the script for ''

'' along with

. In 2012, he wrote the script for ''

'' (2012); another film directed by

, along with Dileesh Nair and Abhilash S Kumar. He wrote ''Sethulakshmi'' (Segment) in the anthology film ''

5 Sundarikal ''5 Sundarikal'' ( en, 5 Beautiful Women) is a Malayalam romantic anthology film. It contains five short stories on love about five types of women. The stories are directed by Shyju Khalid, Sameer Thahir, Aashiq Abu, Amal Neerad and Anwar Rashee ...

''. He was also the writer for another Aashiq Abu film ''

'' (2012).

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

* {{authority control Malayalam screenwriters Indian male screenwriters Living people People from Alappuzha district Screenwriters from Kerala Best Original Screenplay National Film Award winners 1984 births