Sudhakar Mangalodayam Explained

Sudhakar Mangalodayam
Birth Date:14 January 1956
Birth Place:Velloor, Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Death Date:17 July 2020
Death Place:Velloor, Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Occupation:Writer, screenwriter
Nationality:Indian
Genre:Fiction, cinema
Spouse:Usha (m. 1988)
Children:Sreevidya
Notableworks: Chuttuvilakku

Sudhakar P. Nair, (14 January 1956  - 17 July 2020) popularly known as Sudhakar Mangalodayam, was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and a story and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He was known for his popular novels as well as for the screenplay of Njan Ekananu, a 1982 Malayalam language film. He was the author of over 50 novels and wrote the story for films viz. Kariyilakkattu Pole, Nandini Oppol and Vasantha Sena.

Biography

Sudhakar Mangalodayam was born Sudhakar P. Nair[1] in Velloor, in Vaikom, in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Parameswaran Nair and Janakiamma.[2] After schooling at St. Ignatius School, Kanjiramattom, he did his college education at NSS College, Ottapalam from where he obtained his graduate degree. He started writing during this period, starting with radio plays. Later, he served as an assistant to noted film director, P. Chandrakumar. Soon, he started writing novels and published them as serials in periodicals,[3] sometimes writing up to 9 novels simultaneously.

Sudhakar Mangalodayam, who followed the literary style popularized by such writers as MT Vasudevan Nair,[4] [5] wrote over 50 novels which include Murappennu, Nandini Oppol, Koodappirappu, Maunasarovaram, Namam Japikkunna Veedu, Padasaram, Safalam, Chitta, Thillana, Amma and Kungumappottu.[6] His foray into films was with Njan Ekananu, a 1982 film directed by P. Chandrakumar, for which he wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues.[7] Subsequently, he wrote the story for three more films, viz. Vasantha Sena (1985),[8] Kariyilakkattu Pole (1986)[9] and Nandini Oppol (1994).[10] [11]

Sudhakar was married to G. Usha and the couple had a daughter, Sreevidya. He died on 17 July 2020, at the age of 64,[12] succumbing to age-related illnesses; his wife had predeceased him.[13]

Selected bibliography

Filmography

YearTitleScreenplayStoryDialoguesDirector
1982 Njan Ekananu Yes Yes Yes P. Chandrakumar
1985 Vasantha Sena No Yes No K. Vijayan
1986 Kariyilakkattu Pole No Yes No P. Padmarajan
1994 Nandini Oppol No Yes No Mohan Kupleri

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: നോവലിസ്‌റ്റ് സുധാകർ മംഗളോദയം അന്തരിച്ചു . 2020-09-20 . malayalam.samayam.com . ml.
  2. Web site: Sudhakar Mangalodayam no more, his novels cast a spell on women . 2020-09-19 . OnManorama . en.
  3. Web site: Popular fiction writer Sudhakar Mangalodayam passes away . 2020-09-20 . Mathrubhumi . en.
  4. Web site: Daily . Keralakaumudi . Renowned novelist Sudhakar Mangalodayam passes away . 2020-09-20 . Keralakaumudi Daily . en.
  5. Web site: About Author Sudhakar Mangalodayam . 2020-09-19 . keralabookstore.com . ml.
  6. Web site: ജനപ്രിയ നോവലിസ്റ്റ് സുധാകര്‍ മംഗളോദയം അന്തരിച്ചു . 2020-09-19 . Manoramanews . en.
  7. Web site: Njaan Ekanaanu (1982) . 2020-09-19 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
  8. Web site: Vasanthasena (1985) . 2020-09-19 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
  9. Web site: 1986-03-21 . Kariyila Kattu Pole . . 2020-09-19.
  10. Web site: Nandini Oppol (1994) . 2020-09-19 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
  11. Web site: സുധാകർ മംഗളോദയം അന്തരിച്ചു; സാധാരണക്കാരുടെ മനസ്സറിഞ്ഞ എഴുത്തുകാരൻ . 2020-09-19 . ManoramaOnline . ml.
  12. Web site: ജനപ്രിയനോവലിസ്റ്റ് സുധാകർ മംഗളോദയം അന്തരിച്ചു . 2020-09-20 . Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd . ml.
  13. Web site: Staff Reporter . 2020-07-17 . Novelist Sudhakar Mangalodayam dead . 2020-09-20 . The Hindu . en-IN.

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