Syam Pushkaran (born 6 September 1984) is an Indian scriptwriter who works in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. He is known for his collaboration with directors

Aashiq Abu Aashiq Abu (born 12 April 1978) is an Indian film director, producer, cinematographer, 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 ...

and Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut with '' Salt N' Pepper'' (2011), co-written with Dileesh Nair. He has written screenplays for popular films such as '' 22 Female Kottayam'' (2012), '' Da Thadiya'' (2012), '' Idukki Gold'' (2013), '' Iyobinte Pusthakam'' (2014), '' Rani Padmini'' (2015), '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' (2016), '' Mayaanadhi'' (2017), and '' Kumbalangi Nights'' (2019) and '' Joji'' (2021). He also served as co-director and wrote the dialogues for '' Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum'' (2017). Pushkaran won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for ''Maheshinte Prathikaram'' at the 64th National Film Awards (2016).

Personal life

He is married to Unnimaya Prasad from 2012.

Film career

Syam Pushkaran penned the script for '' Salt N' Pepper'' along with Dileesh Nair. In 2012, he wrote the script for '' Da Thadiya'' (2012); another film directed by

, along with Dileesh Nair and Abhilash S Kumar. He wrote ''Sethulakshmi'' (Segment) in the anthology film '' 5 Sundarikal''. He was also the writer for another Aashiq Abu film '' Idukki Gold'' (2013).

Filmography

Awards

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