Manushyanu Oru Aamukham, Samudrashila, "Jnanasnanam",Ghadikarangal Nilaykkunna Samayam, "Kathakal"
Notable awards
Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Crossword Prize, Vayalar Award, Odakkuzhal Award, Basheer Puraskaram, Padmaprabha Puraskaram, O.V.Vijayan Award, Padmarajan Puraskaram, Malayattoor Award, etc.
Spouse
Jayasree
Children
2
Subhash Chandran (born 1972) is a Malayalam novelist, short story writer and journalist from Kerala, India. His work includes the 2010 novel Manushyanu Oru Aamukham and the stories "Vadhakramam", "Sanmargam", "Parudeesa Nashtam" and "Guptham", which have been adapted into films.[1] Chandran is the only writer to receive Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards for both his debut story collection Ghadikarangal Nilaykkunna Samayam (2001) and debut novelManushyanu Oru Aamukham(2011).[2]
Early life and education
Subhash Chandran was born in 1972 in Kadungalloor, near Alwaye, Kerala, to Chandrasekharan Pillai and Ponnamma. He attended Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and completed his Master of Arts degree in Malayalam,[3] securing the first rank from Mahatma Gandhi University.[2] He then joined Mathrubhumi as a proofreader and moved to Kozhikode. He currently works as the editor-in-charge of the Mathrubhumi Illustrated weekly, one of the prominent and prestigious literary magazines in India.
Subhash Chandran's 2010 novel Manushyanu Oru Amukham is set in the fictional village of Thachanakkara, about a central character named Jithendran. The novel was originally serialised in Mathrubhumi Weekly in 2009, before being published by DC Books in 2010. The novel was a critical success, and remains one of the best-selling books in Malayalam, selling more than 100,000 copies.[2] The novel won the Vayalar Award (2015), Kendra Sahithya Academy Award (2015) Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (2011) Odakkuzhal Award (2011), FOKANA Award (2012), Bhasha Institute's Basheer Puraskaaram (2012) and Kovilan Puraskaaram (2012).[2] In 2016, the novel was translated into English, with the title A Preface to Man, which went on to win the Crossword award for best Indian language fiction in translation.[4]
Samudrasila
10 years after the first novel, he wrote "Samudrasila" which bagged numerous awards including Padmarajan award, Malayattoor award, O V Vijayan award, Akbar Kakkattil award M Sukumaran award and Ashitha award. it was published by mathrubhumi books in 2020, and it continues to be one of the most selling fictions from mathrubhumi, covering forty thousand copies till date. "samudrasila" deals with unconditional love as its main theme, depicting the life of a mother, Amba, and her autistic kid Appu. Samudrasila is considered as a milestone work in the history of Malayalam fiction as it is written in a novel way which includes original photographs, self portrait of the main character, original manuscripts, and characters with their actual names who are still alive at calicut.
Film adaptations
Four of Chandran's stories have been adapted into films.[1] Based on the story "Vadhakramam", Pune Film Institute produced a short film that won a special jury mention at the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival. The Malayalam feature film Laptop is an adaptation of the short story "Parudeesa Nashtam".[5] His story "Sanmargam" was filmed as A Knife in the Bar in Malayalam while the story "Guptham" was filmed as Akasmikam by George Kithu.[6][7]
Personal life
Subhash Chandran is married to Jayasree and the couple have two daughters. He lives in Kozhikode. -Currently, he is the editor-in-charge of leading Malayalam cultural magazine Mathrubhumi Illustrated weekly.[8]
Akkudu muyal Appam cuttu - Children's literature, DC Books[2]
Subhash chandrante avatharikakal - Introductions for various books by other writers, Macbeth Books[2]
Awards and recognition
In 1994, his story "Ghatikarangal Nilaykkunna Samayam" won an award instituted by Mathrubhumi Vishuppathippu.[2] He has won numerous other awards including the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award, Odakkuzhal Award, and the Confederation of Tamil Nadu Malayali Associations (CTMA) literary prize for outstanding young writers.[2] He was the only Malayalam writer included on a list of outstanding young Indian writers compiled by The Times of India.[2] He is the first and only writer to receive the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for both his debut story collection and debut novel, in 2001 and 2011 respectively.[2] The English translation of his novel Manushyanu Oru Aamukham, entitled A preface To Man, published by HarperCollins in 2016, won the Crossword Book Award.[2] Chandran received the Keerthi Mudra Award from the Asianet channel for his outstanding contributions to Malayalam literature.[9]
