S L Puram Sadanandan
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S. L. Puram Sadanandan was a famous playwright and film scriptwriter of Kerala
, India
. He was a trailblazer of the theatre movement in Kerala. He was born on April 15, 1928 in S.L.Puram in Alappuzha
district to P.Narayanan and Karthyayani. He started writing plays while studying in school and associated himself with the trade union activities in his village. He became a strong sympathizer of the Indian Communist Party
witnessing the hardships of the poor workers around him and had close contacts with Communist leaders like R.Sugathan. He took part in the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising and was arrested and imprisoned and could not pursue his formal studies further . However he withdrew himself from active politics following the split in the Communist party. He was founder of Kalpana Theatres and Suryasoma Theatres at S.L. Puram. He has written more than 60 plays .His first drama, Kudiyirakku, was staged when he was only 16 years old.He entered the filmworld by writing the dialogues for the film Sreekovil in 1962. He had written script for famous Malayalam film of '60s, Chemmeen
.He wrote scripts for more than 150 films and many of them won state and national awards. In 1965 he got the national award for the best screen play for the film 'Agniputhri'.
As the owner of the Sooryasoma drama troupe he was a tough taskmaster, says V. Mohanan, secretary of the troupe. He was particular that the actors should act as per his ideas but in his personal relations with them he was humane and always ensured that they were promptly paid.
He died on September 16, 2005.
Major Works
Oral koodi Kallanayi
Vila kuranja Manushyar
Yagasala
Kakkapponnu
Agniputhri
Kallu kondoru Pennu
Kattukuthira
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
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was a trailblazer of the theatre movement in Kerala. He was born on April 15, 1928 in S.L.Puram in Alappuzha
Alappuzha
Alappuzha , also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. As per 2001 census Alleppey is the sixth largest city in Kerala with an urban population of 177,029. Alleppey is situated to the south of Kochi and north of Trivandrum...
district to P.Narayanan and Karthyayani. He started writing plays while studying in school and associated himself with the trade union activities in his village. He became a strong sympathizer of the Indian Communist Party
Indian Communist Party
The Indian Communist Party was a small communist group in India, led by U. Krishnappa from Karnataka. In May 1985 ICP merged into the Communist Organisation of India ....
witnessing the hardships of the poor workers around him and had close contacts with Communist leaders like R.Sugathan. He took part in the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising and was arrested and imprisoned and could not pursue his formal studies further . However he withdrew himself from active politics following the split in the Communist party. He was founder of Kalpana Theatres and Suryasoma Theatres at S.L. Puram. He has written more than 60 plays .His first drama, Kudiyirakku, was staged when he was only 16 years old.He entered the filmworld by writing the dialogues for the film Sreekovil in 1962. He had written script for famous Malayalam film of '60s, Chemmeen
Chemmeen
Chemmeen is a 1965 Malayalam romantic drama film based on the highly acclaimed novel of the same name by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and directed by Ramu Kariat from a screenplay by S. L...
.He wrote scripts for more than 150 films and many of them won state and national awards. In 1965 he got the national award for the best screen play for the film 'Agniputhri'.
Awards
- Kerala Sahithya Akademi award for the drama Kakkapponnu
- Silver medal of the Indian Government for the script of the cinema Kavyamela
- National Film AwardNational Film Award for Best ScreenplayThe National Film Award for Best Screenplay winners:-References:...
for the script of the film Agni Puthri - State award for the script of the cinema Oru Penninte Katha
- State award for the script of the film Yavanika
As the owner of the Sooryasoma drama troupe he was a tough taskmaster, says V. Mohanan, secretary of the troupe. He was particular that the actors should act as per his ideas but in his personal relations with them he was humane and always ensured that they were promptly paid.
He died on September 16, 2005.
Major Works
Oral koodi Kallanayi
Vila kuranja Manushyar
Yagasala
Kakkapponnu
Agniputhri
Kallu kondoru Pennu
Kattukuthira