Vinoy Thomas Explained

Vinoy Thomas
Birth Place:Nellikkampoyil, Iritty, Kannur, Kerala, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Writer

Vinoy Thomas is an Indian writer who writes in Malayalam. Known for his novels, Karikkottakkari and Puttu as well as for his short stories such as Ramachi, Thomas is a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel. Churuli, a Lijo Jose Pellissery movie, is based on one of his stories.

Biography

Vinoy Thomas was born in Nellikkampoyil, near Iritty in Kannur district of the south Indian state of Kerala.[1] [2] After early education at St. Joseph's High School, Kunnoth, he completed his college education from the University of Calicut and joined the Government High School, Ulikkal where he serves as a teacher.[3] He is married to Gigimol and the couple has a son, Adwait and a daughter, Akshari.

Literary career

Ramachi, the first book published by Thomas, was a short story anthology and the book was released in 2014.[4] Subsequently, he published his debut novel, Karikkottakkari,[5] which narrated the lives of the migrants in a Kannur village of the same name.[6] [7] [8] His next novel, Puttu (Molehill) was released in 2020 and it discussed incestual relationships in a high range village.[9] He has also published another short story anthology, titled Mullaranjaanam (Waistband of Thorns). Churuli, a 2020 Malayalam film by Lijo Jose Pellissery is based on a short story by Vinoy Thomas.[10] [11]

Filmography

[12]

YearTitleStoryScreenplayNotes
2021Churuli
2022Palthu Janwar
Chathuram

Awards and honors

Vinoy Thomas received the 2019 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story for his anthology, Ramachi, the award announced in 2021.[13] The anthology had earlier received the 'Edakkadu Sahithya Vedi Puraskaram'.[14] He is also a recipient of 'Sakhav Verghese Memorial Award', 'Joseph Mundassery Award', 'V. P. Sivakumar Keli Award' and 'Kunjamu Purakkad Memorial Award'. He received the 2021 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel for Puttu.[15]

Selected bibliography

Novels

Short story anthologies

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: വിനോയ് തോമസ് എഴുതിയ കഥ, നായ്ക്കുരണ . 2021-02-15 . Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd . ml.
  2. Web site: Vinoy Thomas- Mathrubhumi Online . 2021-02-16 . english.mathrubhumi.com.
  3. Web site: www.dcbooks.com . എടക്കാട് സാഹിത്യവേദി പുരസ്‌കാരം വിനോയ് തോമസിന് . 2021-02-16 . DC Books . 21 December 2018 . en-gb.
  4. Web site: VINOY THOMAS- Speaker in Kerala literature Festival KLF –2020 . 2021-02-16 . keralaliteraturefestival.com.
  5. Web site: 2017-08-03 . കരിക്കോട്ടക്കരി : രാഷ്ട്രീയ ഭാവനകളുടെ പുനർ നിർണയം . 2021-02-16 . Indian Express Malayalam . ml.
  6. Web site: Binoy . Rasmi . 2015-01-22 . Book review: Historical riddles . 2021-02-15 . The Hindu . en-IN.
  7. Web site: കറുപ്പിന്റെ ദൈവശാസ്ത്രം . 2021-02-16 . www.marunadanmalayalee.com.
  8. Web site: വിനോയ് തോമസ് . 2021-02-16 . Mathrubhumi.
  9. Web site: അഗമ്യഗമനങ്ങളുടെ ചിതല്‍പ്പുറ്റുകള്‍ . 2021-02-16 . truecopythink.media . ml.
  10. Web site: Lijo Jose Pellisserry's Churuli is my bucket list tick: Vinay Forrt - Times of India . 2021-02-16 . The Times of India . en.
  11. Web site: Sharma . Suparna . 2021-02-13 . Churuli: When gibberish pretends to have meaning . 2021-02-16 . Deccan Chronicle . en.
  12. Web site: വിനോയ് തോമസ് .
  13. Web site: 2021-02-15 . kerala sahithya academy award announced കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; എസ്. ഹരീഷിന്റെ 'മീശ' മികച്ച നോവൽ . 2021-02-15 . www.twentyfournews.com . en-US.
  14. Web site: Binoy . Rasmi . 2017-11-09 . Epiphanies of the ordinary . 2021-02-15 . The Hindu . en-IN.
  15. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/state-sahitya-akademi-fellowships-for-vaisakhan-kp-sankaran/article65689827.ece "State Sahitya Akademi fellowships for Vaisakhan, K.P. Sankaran"

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