| Shyam Pushkaran | |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Thuravoor, Kerala, India |
| Yearsactive: | 2011present |
| Organisation: | Working Class Hero Bhavana Studios |
| Awards: | National Film Award for Best Screenplay Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay |
Syam Pushkaran[1] (born 6 September 1984) is an Indian scriptwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his collaboration with directors Aashiq Abu and Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut with Salt N' Pepper (2011), co-written with Dileesh Nair.[2] He has written screenplays for popular films such as 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Da Thadiya (2012), Idukki Gold (2013), Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), Rani Padmini (2015),[3] Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016),[4] Mayaanadhi (2017), and Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and Joji (2021).[5] He also served as co-director and wrote the dialogues for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017). Pushkaran won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Maheshinte Prathikaram at the 64th National Film Awards (2016).
He is married to Unnimaya Prasad[6] from 2012.
Syam Pushkaran penned the script for Salt N' Pepper along with Dileesh Nair. In 2012, he wrote the script for Da Thadiya (2012); another film directed by Aashiq Abu, along with Dileesh Nair and Abhilash S Kumar. He wrote Sethulakshmi (Segment) in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal.[7] He was also the writer for another Aashiq Abu film Idukki Gold (2012).[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Salt N' Pepper | |||
| 2012 | 22 Female Kottayam | Co-written with Abilash S. Kumar | Aashiq Abu | |
| Da Thadiya | Co-written with Dileesh Nair and Abhilash S Kumar | Aashiq Abu | ||
| 2013 | 5 Sundarikal | For segment Sethulakshmi, co-written with Muneer Ali | ||
| Idukki Gold | Aashiq Abu | |||
| 2014 | Iyobinte Pusthakam | Co-written with Gopan Chithambaran | ||
| 2015 | Rani Padmini | Co-written with Ravisankar | Aashiq Abu | |
| 2016 | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | Screenwriter | ||
| 2017 | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Creative Director, Dialogues | Dileesh Pothan | |
| Mayanadhi | Co-written with Dileesh Nair | Aashiq Abu | ||
| 2019 | Kumbalangi Nights | Writer and Co-producer | Madhu C Narayanan | |
| 2021 | Joji[9] [10] | Writer and Co-producer | Dileesh Pothan | |
| 2022 | Palthu Janwar | Co-producer | Sangeeth P. Rajan | |
| 2023 | Thankam | Writer and Co-producer | Saheedh Arafath | |
| 2024 | Premalu[11] | Acted as Pambavasan, Co-producer | Girish A.D. | |
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | National Film Awards | Best Original Screenplay[12] | |
| Kerala State Film Awards | Best Original Screenplay[13] | |||
| North American Film Awards[14] | Best Screenplay | |||
| Padmarajan Award | Best Film | Shared with Dileesh Pothan | ||
| CPC Cine Awards[15] | Best Screenplay | |||
| 2017 | Mayanadi | Padmarajan Award[16] | Best Film | Shared with Aashiq Abu and Dileesh Nair |
| Movie Street Film Awards[17] | Best Screenplay | Shared with Dileesh Nair | ||
| 2019 | Kumbalangi Nights | Vanitha Film Awards[18] | Best Screenplay | |
| Movie Street Film Awards[19] | Best Screenplay | |||
| Critic's Choice Film Awards (Malayalam)[20] | Best Screenplay | |||
| CPC Cine Awards[21] | Best Screenplay | |||
| 2021 | Joji | Kerala State Film Award | Best Adapted Screenplay[22] | |