Subhash Chandran

Subhash Chandran (born 1972) born in Kerala, India, is a Malayalam novelist, short story writer and journalist best known for the 2010 novel Manushyanu Oru Aamukham. His stories "Vadhakramam", "Sanmargam", "Parudeesa Nashtam" and "Gotham" have been adapted into films. He is the only writer to get Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for both his debut story collection (2001) and debut novel (2011). The Malayalam feature film Laptop is an adaptation of the short story "Parudeesa Nashtam". Subhash Chandran was born to Chandrasekharan Pillai and Ponnamma in 1972 in Kadungalloor, near Alwaye, Kerala. After completing his PG in Malayalam and securing the first rank from Mahatma Gandhi University, he ventured into writing. In 1994, his story "Ghatikarangal Nilaykkunna Samayam" won an award instituted by Mathrubhumi Vishuppathippu. He has won numerous other awards including Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award, Odakkuzhal Award and Confederation of Tamil Nadu Malayali Associations (CTMA) literary prize for outstanding young writers. He was the only Malayalam writer to feature in the list of outstanding young Indian writers compiled by The Times of India. He is the first and only writer who received the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for both his debut story collection and debut novel in 2001 and 2011 respectively. The English translation of his novel Manushyanu Oru Aamukham 'A preface To Man' published by Harper Collins in 2016 won Crossword Book Award. Subhash Chandran got the Keerthi Mudra Award by Asianet channel for his outstanding contributions over the last two decades in Malayalam literature.