Pattathuvila Karunakaran
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Pattathuvila Karunakaran (1925–1988) was a famous Malayalamshort story writer.
He was born on 31 July 1925 in Quilon
district in Kerala
. 'Pattahthuvila' is his family name. His father was Kochukunju and mother Kochukunjali. He had his schooling at Craven School, Quilon and after graduation from Presidency College
Madras, he joined Law College Trivandrum but did not complete the course. After a brief stint as journalist in the Kerala Kaumudi
he went to USA to study business administaration. After taking his master's in Business Administaration from Syracuse University
he returned to Kerala and joined the Calicut branch of Pierse Leslie India Ltd. as manager and settled down in Calicut, where he spent the rest of his life as part of the celebrated 'Kozhikode
Cultural Circle' which included people like Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, M.T.Vasudevan Nair, Thikkodiyan
, V. K. N.
, G. Aravindan
, N. P. Mohammed
, M. V. Devan
etc.
In 1955, he married Saraswathi (Sara). They had two daughters- Anitha and Anuradha.
Though unlike most of his peers in the literary field he shunned the media and seldom appeared in public forums, he was a close observer of the developments around him which is reflected in all his works. While many storywriters of his generation turned to writing novels he stuck to short stories.
In 1972 he was given Kerala Sahitya Academy award for his collection Muni .
Though he could never fulfill his campus-day dream to study film making he was able to leave an indelible mark in the history of Malayalam cinema by producing the pathbreaking film Uttarayanam
in 1974 which won several state and national awards.
He died on June 5, 1988.
He was born on 31 July 1925 in Quilon
Quilon
Quilon may refer to,* Venad, a former state on Malabar Coast, India* Kollam , Kerala state, India* Kollam district, Kerala state...
district in 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....
. 'Pattahthuvila' is his family name. His father was Kochukunju and mother Kochukunjali. He had his schooling at Craven School, Quilon and after graduation from Presidency College
Presidency College
Presidency College could refer to the following Indian institutions:* Presidency College, Chennai* Presidency College, Kolkata*Presidency College, Bangalore...
Madras, he joined Law College Trivandrum but did not complete the course. After a brief stint as journalist in the Kerala Kaumudi
Kerala Kaumudi
Kerala Kaumudi is a popular Malayalam newspaper, founded in 1911 by C. V. Kunhiraman with K. Sukumaran B.A. as the founder editor. Printed from Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kannur in Kerala and Bangalore, Kerala Kaumudi is the third most circulated Malayalam daily. The...
he went to USA to study business administaration. After taking his master's in Business Administaration from Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
he returned to Kerala and joined the Calicut branch of Pierse Leslie India Ltd. as manager and settled down in Calicut, where he spent the rest of his life as part of the celebrated 'Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...
Cultural Circle' which included people like Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, M.T.Vasudevan Nair, Thikkodiyan
Thikkodiyan
P. Kunhananandan Nair, better known by his penname Thikodiyan was a well known Malayalam author. He was born in Thikkodi, a small village in Kozhikode district, in the Indian state of Kerala. He was a multi-faceted personality.Thikodiyan has written a number of plays, novels, screenplays, and...
, V. K. N.
V. K. N.
V.K.N. or VKN was a pathbreaking and celebrated Malayalam writer, noted mainly for his high-brow satire. Apart from novels, he wrote short stories and political commentaries...
, G. Aravindan
G. Aravindan
Govindan Aravindan who was popularly known as G. Aravindan was a national award winning film director, screenwriter, musician and cartoonist from Kerala, India. He was known for his unorthodox way of film-making; he changed his cinematic forms consistently and experimented in story telling without...
, N. P. Mohammed
N. P. Mohammed
N. P. Mohammed , popularly known by his initials N.P., was a well known Malayalam novelist and short story writer from Kerala state, South India. He, along with his contemporaries like M. T. Vasudevan Nair, O. V. Vijayan, Kakkanadan, and Kamala Das ushered in a modernist movement in Malayalam...
, M. V. Devan
M. V. Devan
Madathil Vasudevan is a painter, sculptor, writer, art critique and orator. He was born in Panniyannur village in Thalassery in northern Kerala, south India—. After completing high school in 1946, he left for Madras to study painting...
etc.
In 1955, he married Saraswathi (Sara). They had two daughters- Anitha and Anuradha.
Though unlike most of his peers in the literary field he shunned the media and seldom appeared in public forums, he was a close observer of the developments around him which is reflected in all his works. While many storywriters of his generation turned to writing novels he stuck to short stories.
In 1972 he was given Kerala Sahitya Academy award for his collection Muni .
Though he could never fulfill his campus-day dream to study film making he was able to leave an indelible mark in the history of Malayalam cinema by producing the pathbreaking film Uttarayanam
Uttarayanam
Uttarayanam is a 1974 Malayalam film directed by G. Aravindan and written by Thikkodiyan. Aravindan, who is considered the doyen of Malayalam parallel cinema, debuted with this film...
in 1974 which won several state and national awards.
He died on June 5, 1988.
Works
- Muni
- Bourgeois Snehithan
- Kanne Madanguka
- Bali
- Sathyanweshanam
- Kadha-Pattathuvila
- Nattellikalude Jeevitham
- Pattathuvilayude Kadhakal
- Vimarsam (Prathikadhakal)