Born on Ist April 1977 in the state of Kerala, India. Literature and Cinema are the main areas of activity.
In 1998, he scripted and directed a documentary in Malayalam ‘Flood relief Camp: A new objectivity’ and it won the second prize in the film festival conducted by the Darshana film Society as part of its 20th anniversary. He scripted the 100 odd episodes of the series ‘Haritha Bharatham’ (Green India ) in the prime Malayalam Television Channel Amritha T V. The script of the travelogue ‘View finder’ telecasted by the Asianet News Channel was also by him. In 2006 he scripted the Malayalam feature film ‘Pakal’ (the Day). The short film in Malayalam ‘Ashupathrikal avashyappudunna Lokam’ (The world which demand hospital) was scripted in 2007 and won the Best film Award of the Kerala Film Critics Association. The short film ‘Athira 10 C’ which won five awards of the Government of Kerala in 2009 was also scripted by him. The short film shared the Best film Award in the Third International Documentary and Short Film Festival held at Thiruvananthapuram. He has written the script of the short fim ‘Marichavarude Kadal’ (Sea of the dead) directed by the national award winner Priyanandanan.
He writes stories, novels and essays in the language of Malayalam in the mainstream periodicals of Kerala. He won the first award for the most promising young writer under 35 years of age ‘Yuva Puraskar’ instituted by the Sahithya Academy, Government of India. His first novel ‘D’ won the Novel Carnival Prize instituted by the DC Books, the leading publishing house of Kerala. His second Novel ‘9’ won the 2010 ‘Ankanam Prize’ and the ‘Sahithyashree Prize’. Other major literary prizes won by him include the Geetha Hiranyan Endowment award of the Kerala Sahithya Academy, Cherukad Award, Idasseri Award, `C V Sreeraman Award, Mundoor Krishnan kutti Award, Abudabi shakthi award, K A Kodungalloor Award, Thoppil Ravi award, E P Sushama Endowment Award, Prof. V Rameshchandran Award, Jesi foundation Prize and Nuranad Haneef Award. Many of his works have been translated to English and other Indian languages. His short stories are part of the curriculum at the school and University levels in Kerala. His works have appeared in the India Government Sahithya Academy publication ‘Indian Literature’ also.
Padmini -Feature- dcff2018 (India)
A biopic on the life of renowned Indian woman painter T.K.Padmini. the film begins and ends with the narrative of t. k divakara menon, uncle of t. k padmini who encouraged and supported the painter against all odds. we pay homage to the great man who left us in the midst of the shooting of the film.