Ponneelan, born 1940 at Manikatti Pottal, Kanyakumari district) is the

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of Kandeswara Bhaktavatsalan, a

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writer from

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. He is a

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and was influenced by Tamil Communist leader P. Jeevanandham in his younger days. He became a teacher and retired as the deputy director of school education for Tamil Nadu. He won the 1994

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for

his novel ''Pudhiya Dharisanangal''.Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007

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Official website. He is currently the state president of the Tamil literary organisation ''Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumandram''. During 2005–2008, he was a member of the

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(censor board). He also wrote the script for the 2008 film ''Ayyavazhi''.

Bibliography

Fiction

;Novels *''Karisal'' (1976) *''Pudhiya Dharisanangal'' (1992) *''Kollaikarargal'' *''Marupakkam'' (2010) ;Short story anthologies *''Atthaani Makkal'' *''Pottal Kadhaigal'' *''Thedal'' *''Oorril malarndadhu'' *''Pudhiya mottugal'' *''Idam maari vantha vaergal'' *''Pullin kuzhanthaigal'' *''Uravugal'' *''Anbulla'' *''Nithyamanadhu'' *''Thirumanangal sorgathil nichayikka padukindrana''

Non-fiction

;Biographies *''Jeeva enra manudan'' *''Thamilagathin aanmeega vazhikaatti'' *''Ragunathanin ilakkiya thadam'' *''Therkilirundhu'' *''Vaikunthar kaattum vaazhkai neri'' ;Essay anthologies *''Puvi engum santhi nilavuga'' *''Tharkala thamil ilakkiyamum dravida sidhathangalum'' *''Murpokku ilakkiya iyakkangal'' *''Sudhanthira thamilagathil kalai ilakkiya iyakkangal'' *''Sathi madhangalai paraom'' *''Thaimozhi kalvi'' *''Tamil nadu kalai ilakkiya perumandra varalaaru''

References

External links

Ponneelan page at Tamil Authors.com
{{authority control People from Kanyakumari district Living people 1940 births Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil Writers from Tamil Nadu Tamil writers Indian Tamil people 20th-century Indian essayists 20th-century Indian novelists 20th-century Indian short story writers