Vinoy Thomas
Born
Nellikkampoyil, Iritty, Kannur, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
OccupationWriter
Notable work
  • Ramachi
  • Karikkottakkari
  • Puttu
Awards

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.[1][citation needed]

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,[3][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).[4] Churuli, a 2020 Malayalam film by Lijo Jose Pellissery is based on a short story by Vinoy Thomas.[10][11]

Filmography

[12]

Year Title Story Screenplay Notes
2021 Churuli Yes No
2022 Palthu Janwar Yes Yes
Chathuram Yes Yes

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'.[3][14] He is also a recipient of 'Sakhav Verghese Memorial Award', 'Joseph Mundassery Award', 'V. P. Sivakumar Keli Award' and 'Kunjamu Purakkad Memorial Award'.[1][3] He received the 2021 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel for Puttu.[15]

Selected bibliography

Novels

Short story anthologies

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "വിനോയ് തോമസ് എഴുതിയ കഥ, നായ്ക്കുരണ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Vinoy Thomas- Mathrubhumi Online". english.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d www.dcbooks.com (21 December 2018). "എടക്കാട് സാഹിത്യവേദി പുരസ്‌കാരം വിനോയ് തോമസിന്". DC Books. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b "VINOY THOMAS- Speaker in Kerala literature Festival KLF –2020". keralaliteraturefestival.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ^ "കരിക്കോട്ടക്കരി : രാഷ്ട്രീയ ഭാവനകളുടെ പുനർ നിർണയം". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ^ Binoy, Rasmi (22 January 2015). "Book review: Historical riddles". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "കറുപ്പിന്റെ ദൈവശാസ്ത്രം". www.marunadanmalayalee.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  8. ^ "വിനോയ് തോമസ്". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  9. ^ "അഗമ്യഗമനങ്ങളുടെ ചിതല്‍പ്പുറ്റുകള്‍". truecopythink.media (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Lijo Jose Pellisserry's Churuli is my bucket list tick: Vinay Forrt - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  11. ^ Sharma, Suparna (13 February 2021). "Churuli: When gibberish pretends to have meaning". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  12. ^ "വിനോയ് തോമസ്".
  13. ^ "kerala sahithya academy award announced കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; എസ്. ഹരീഷിന്റെ 'മീശ' മികച്ച നോവൽ". www.twentyfournews.com. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  14. ^ Binoy, Rasmi (9 November 2017). "Epiphanies of the ordinary". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  15. ^ "State Sahitya Akademi fellowships for Vaisakhan, K.P. Sankaran". The Hindu. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

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