Amal Pirappancode

Amal Pirappancode is a Malayalam language novelist, short story writer, illustrator, graphic novelist and C cartoonist from Kerala, India. His novel Vyasanasamuchayam has won the 2018 Yuva Puraskar and the Basheer Yuva Prathibha Award.[1] He has also received several other awards including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment.

Amal
Amal
Amal
Born1987
Pirappancode, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala
OccupationShort story writer, Novelist, and Cartoonist
NationalityIndian
Alma materVisva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
Notable worksVyasanasamuchayam, Kalhanan, Keniya San
Notable awardsYuva Puraskar
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment

Biography

Amal was born in 1987 to Thenguvila veettil Maniraj and Baby at Pirappancode, Thiruvananthapuram district.[2] He done his education at Pirappancode Government Primary School and Pirappancode Higher Secondary School.[2] From childhood, he was interested in painting.[2] He later became a cartoonist and his cartoons have been published in several magazines.[2] He passed his graduation in painting from Mavelikkara Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts and Post Graduation in Art History from Visva-Bharati Santiniketan, Kolkata.[3] After Post Graduation, He first got teaching job at Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram.[3] After 3 years working at Arts college, he lost his job and went into journalism and worked for an online media for some time.[3] Then he joined as art history teacher at Raja Ravi Varma Center of Excellence for Visual Arts, Mavelikkara.[3] He studied Japanese language in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Family

His wife Kumiko Tanaka is a Japanese woman who studied with him in Kolkata Shantiniketan.[4] One of his brothers Jith Pirappancode is a production controller in the Malayalam film industry, another brother Amith Raj is an assistant-director.[2]

Works

Short stories
  • Narakathinte tattoo (Meaning:Tattoo of Hell), 2011, D.C. Books, Kottayam, ISBN 9788126432660.[5]
  • Manja cardukalude suvishesham (Meaning: Gospel of Yellow Cards), 2015, Chintha Publishers, Thiruvananthapuram, ISBN 9789385018756.[5]
  • Parasyakkaran theruvu (Meaning: Advertiser Street), 2016, Poorna Publications, Kozhikode, ISBN 9788130017563.[5]
  • Keniyasan, 2021, Mathrubhumi Books, Kozhikode, ISBN 9789390574261.[6]
  • Pathakam, vazha kolapathakam, 2018, D.C. Books, Kottayam, ISBN 9788126477609.[5]
  • Uruvam, 2022, DC Books, Kottayam

Novels
  • Kalhanan, 2013, D.C. Books, Kottayam, ISBN 9788126448944.[5]
  • Vyasanasamuchayam, 2015, D.C. Books, Kottayam, ISBN 9788126465514.[2]
  • Anweshippin kandethum, 2018, Insight Publica, Kozhikode, ISBN 9789387398160.[1]
  • Bengali kalapam, 2019, Mathrubhumi Books, Kozhikode, ISBN 9788126477609[4]

Graphic novels and stories
  • Kallan Pavithran, 2014, ISBN 9788126452255 (Graphical representation of the work of P. Padmarajan)[5]
  • Dyoayartham, 2015.[7]
  • Vimanam, 2012 (Children's literature).[5]

Cartoon collection

Others
  • The story, dialogues and screenplay (jointly with Ambili) of Ambili S Rengan's Malayalam language film Idi Mazha Kaatu was done by him.[8]

Awards and honors
  • Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Award (2018).[2]
  • Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment (2019)[9]
  • Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer yuva prathibha (young talent) Award (2018).[2]
  • Unyem Amikal The Mahi Award[10]
  • E.P. Sushma Anganam Endowment (2016)[3]
  • Thakazhi Story Award[11]
  • M. Sukumaran Story Award[10]
  • CV Sriraman Story Award (2017)[10]
  • Mundur Story Award[11]
  • A. Mahmood Story Award (2013)[10]
  • Muttathu varky College Story Award (2008)[10]
  • Rajalakshmi Story Award (2008)[10]
  • Poorna Uroob College Story Award (2007)[10]
  • First SBT College Story Award[10]
  • Akam Story Award[10]
  • Harishree Katha Award (2016)[10]
  • Siddhartha Novel Award (2017)[10]
  • K. Saraswati Amma Novel Award (2017)[10]
  • Kolkata Malayalee Society Tirur Thunchanparambu Endowment (2012)[10]
  • Kozhikode Dronacharya Yuva Pratibha Award for the story Manja cardukalude Suvishesham [4]
  • Kadal Karayedukkunna Rathri was selected as one of the best stories in the MP Narayana Pillai story competition conducted by Samakalika Malayalam Weekly.[10]

References
  1. "'നോവലെഴുതാൻ പത്രപ്രവർത്തകനായി, ഇപ്പോൾ കൂട്ടുകാരിക്കായി ജാപ്പനീസ് പഠിക്കുന്നു'". www.manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. "അമലിലൂടെ കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്‌കാരം വീണ്ടും മാണിക്കലിലേക്ക്". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. "'സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയ ഒരുക്കുന്നത് മികച്ച വായനയ്ക്കുള്ള ഇടം '". ManoramaOnline. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ശിവാനന്ദ്, അമല്‍ / അഖില്‍. "'രണ്ട് വര്‍ഷത്തോളം ഒരു മലയാളിയെപ്പോലും കാണാതെ ജപ്പാനിലെ അപ്പാര്‍ട്ട്മെന്റ് മുറിയില്‍'". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. "ടിക്കറ്റിലും ടിഷ്യു പേപ്പറിലും നോവലെഴുത്ത്; ഇതു ജപ്പാനിലെ പിരപ്പൻകോടുകാരൻ". ManoramaOnline. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. "ഞാനിപ്പോൾ ഹോളിഡേ റൈറ്റർ". Siraj. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. "ദ്വയാർത്ഥം എന്ന ഗ്രാഫിക്സ് കഥയിലുള്ളത്". ManoramaOnline. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. "'Idi Mazha Kaatu is a satire with non-cinematic characters'". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. "2019 ലെ കേരളാ സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; എസ്. ഹരീഷിന്‍റെ 'മീശ' മികച്ച നോവൽ". www.mediaoneonline.com (in Malayalam). 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. "amal". Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. "ബംഗാളികളുടെ ജീവിതം മലയാളി പറയുമ്പോള്‍ • Suprabhaatham". suprabhaatham.com. 9 August 2020. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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