Malayath Appunni Explained

Malayath Appunni
Birth Date:	1943 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Tirur, Malappuram, Kerala, India
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	Indian
Genre:	Poetry, children's literature

Malayath Appunni (born 15 August 1943) is a Malayalam language poet and children's writer from Kerala, India.^[1] Born in Thekken Kuttoor in Tirur, Malappuram district, Appunni writes simple poetry. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award^[2] and the Sahitya Akademi Award for Malayalam Writers in 2019.^[3]

Works

Poems

• Aravu Madukal
• Thekkottulla Theevandi
• Karthika Nakshatram
• Nhaval Pazhangal
• Puzhakkarayil
• Pachilayude Chiri

Children's literature

• Kazhcha Bungalow
• Nirangal
• Thenthullikal
• Velicham
• Panchara Mittayi
• Panchavarnakkilikal
• Kunhikkuttanum Koottukaranum
• Kunhan Kurukkan
• Kittuppanikker

Awards

• Award by Kerala State Institute for Children's Literature (1997) for Thenthullikal
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature (1998) for Kambilikuppayam
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions for his overall contributions to Malayalam literature (2010)
• Krishna Geethi Poetry Prize (2010) for Pachilayude Chiri
• Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature (2019) for overall contributions.^[4]
• Kunjunni Award (2024)^[5]
• Moodadi Award
• Akshara Kalari Award

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20000929083124/http://www.calicutcity.com/persons/malayathappunni.htm "Eminent Personalities: Malayath Appunni"
2. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/award-for-malayath-appunni/article840386.ece "Award for Malayath Appunni"
3. News: 2019-06-24 . 'Malayath Appunni stands out for his simplicity' . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-05-22 . 0971-751X.
4. Web site: മലയത്ത് അപ്പുണ്ണിക്ക് കേന്ദ്രസാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി ബാലസാഹിത്യ പുരസ്‌കാരം; അനൂജ അകത്തൂട്ടിന് യുവപുരസ്‌കാരം. 2021-07-26. Mathrubhumi. 14 June 2019 . ml.
5. News: കുഞ്ഞുണ്ണി പുരസ്‌കാരം മലയത്ത് അപ്പുണ്ണിക്ക് . ml . . 18 April 2024 . 19 April 2024.