Santhosh Echikkanam contemporary short story writer of malayalam/സന്തോഷ് ഏച്ചിക്കാനം/Naranayum Paravayayum
Santhosh Echikkanam is
a South Indian,
contemporary short story writer from Kerala. He is one
of the newcomers in Malayalam literature. He was born in Kasargode district in Kerala. Santhosh was into politics
during his college days. He never came first in the college story-writing
competitions. But he stuck on to his passion and later turned to be a good
writer mostly in short stories. His stories are down to earth and speak about
the common people. Santhosh received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story Komala (2008).
Books
Ottavathil
Kathapathrangalum pankeduthavarum
Oru chithrakathayile Nayattukar
Komala
Mangalyam thanthu naan dena
Short stories
Idukki Gold, adapted for Aashiq Abu's
film same name.
Naranayum Paravayayum
Filmography
Nidra
Bachelor Party
Annayum Rasoolum
Akashadoothu (serial - 2nd part of film
by same name)