Pamman (28 February 1920 – 3 June 2007), born R. Parmeswara Menon, was a prolific Malayalam novelist from Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

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. He is best known for his novels which grapple with the sensual imagery of the human psyche. He has also written the script for several Malayalam movies. Some of his novels were made into films, including Chattakari

Chattakari

Chattakari is a Malayalam film written by Thoppil Bhasi based on Pamman's famous novel of the same name, and directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan. It is a love story of an Anglo-Indian girl and a Hindu boy who consummate the relationship...

and Adimakal. He won the State Film award twice.

Major works

Pamman has authored over 44 novels and short stories among them the most notables are

• Bhraanthu
• Chattakari
• Adimakal
• Missi
• Thamburatti
• Ammini Ammavan
• Nerippodu
• Orumbattaval
• Appu
• Vashalan
• Samaram
• Chakravatham
• Devagandhari