Su. Samuthiram (1941 – 1 April 2003), was a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.
Su. Samuthiram | |
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| Born | 1941 Tippanampatti, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu |
| Died | 1 April 2003 |
| Occupation | writer |
Biography
editSamuthiram was born in Tippanampatti village in Tirunelveli District. He worked in All India Radio and Doordarshan. He was a prolific writer who wrote fourteen novels, four novellas, two essay anthologies, one play and more than 300 short stories (published as twenty two collections).[1] Many of his works have been translated into other Indian languages like Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam. His political orientation was socialist and he was involved in many literary feuds with his fellow writers like Asokamitran and Vannanilavan. His works reflect his socialist beliefs and most of them are about the oppression of the downtrodden.[2] In 1990, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his novel Veril Pazhutha Pala (lit. The Jack Fruit that ripened at the root). He died in 2003 in a road accident in Chennai.[3][4][5]
Awards
edit- Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil (1990)
- Tamil Annai award from Tamil University, Thanjavur
- Ilakkiyachinthanai Short Story prize.
- Kalaignar Award from Murasoli Trust (posthumous)
Partial bibliography
editNovels
edit- Veril pazhutha pala
- Vaada malli
- Palai pura
- Oorukkul oru puratchi
- Oru Kottukku VeLiyae
- Kagidha Uravugal
- Mann Sumai
- Thalai Paagai
- Velichathai nokki
- Valarppu magal
- Sathiyathukku kattupattal
- Tharaasu
- Sathiya avesam
- Illam thorum idayangal
- Nizhal mukangal
- Moottam
- Oththai Veedu
- Puthai Manal
- Chotru Pattaalam
- Uyarathin Thaazhvukal
References
edit- ^ "Su Samuthiram - Obituary". Thinnai (in Tamil).
- ^ "A voice for the oppressed". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "சு. சமுத்திரம் உடலுக்கு கருணாநிதி அஞ்சலி". Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Su. Samuthiram - Editor's note". Tamil Virtual University (in Tamil).
- ^ "Sahitya Academy Awards 1955-2007". Sahitya Akademi. 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.