Santhosh Aechikkanam is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and a screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his short stories, which include ''Komala'' and ''Biriyani''. He also wrote screenplays for films such as ''

Annayum Rasoolum ''Annayum Rasoolum'' () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Rajeev Ravi (in his directorial debut) and written by Santhosh Echikkanam from a story by Ravi. Set in Vypin islands in Kerala, the plot revolves around ...

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Biography

Santhosh Aechikkanam was born in 1971 in a farmer's family in Bedadka, in

Kasargod district Kasaragod ( (, , ; English: ''Kassergode'') is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Its northern border Thalappady is located just 9 km south to Ullal, which is the southernmost portion of the major port city ...

of the Indian state of

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to A. C. Chandran Nair and Shyamala. After graduating in Malayalam and literature, he secured a post graduate diploma in Journalism and mass communication from Kerala Press Academy. He has worked as a teacher at Durga Higher Secondary School, Kanhangad and was also associated with Akashvani. Aechikkanam was involved in a controversy due to his allegedly casteist remarks at a literary festival. His famous short story ''Biryani'' sparked controversy amid allegations that it was part of a deliberate effort to create an anti-Muslim collective consciousness through its narrative. Aechikkanam received the

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 narrative, story of literary merit. It is one of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award#A ...

for his short story ''Komala'' (2008). He has also received several other honours, including Padmaprabha Literary Award, Karur Award, Pravasi Basheer Award, Abudhabi Sakthi Award, Cherukad Award, V. P. Sivakumar Keli Award, Kolkata Bhasha Sahithya Parishad Award, Delhi Katha Award and Kerala State Television Award for best story. Aechikkanam is married to Jalsa Menon, who is a college professor and the couple has a son, Mahadevan. The family lives in

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Bibliography

Short story anthologies

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Poems

*''Nanni''

Memoirs

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Literary criticism

Filmography

References

External links

* * https://www.filmcompanion.in/news/ramesh-pisharody-to-direct-soubin-shahir-in-his-third-feature-fi

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Komala by Santhosh Echikkanam
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