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Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908-1994)

Alias:
Abdul Rahman Muhammad Basheer
Beypore Sultan
വൈക്കം മുഹമ്മദ്‌ ബഷീർ

Birthplace:
Thalayolaparambu, Vaikom, Kottayam district, Travancore

Born:
January 19, 1908

Died:
July 5, 1994

Biography from TheMovieDB

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (Malayalam:വൈക്കം മുഹമ്മദ്‌ ബഷീർ) (19 January 1908 – 5 July 1994) was a Malayalam fiction writer from the state of Kerala in India. He was a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. He is noted for his path-breaking, disarmingly down-to-earth style of writing that made him equally popular among literary critics as well as the common man. He is regarded as one of the most successful and outstanding writers from India.[3][better source needed] Translations of his works into other languages have won him worldwide acclaim.[3] His notable works include Balyakalasakhi, Shabdangal, Pathummayude Aadu, Mathilukal,Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu, Janmadinam and Anargha Nimisham. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982. He is fondly remembered as the Beypore Sultan.

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Novel:
1990  Mathilukal
2014  Balyakalasakhi

Original Story:
1964  Bhargavi Nilayam
1990  Mathilukal
2014  Balyakalasakhi
2023  Neelavelicham

Screenplay:
1964  Bhargavi Nilayam
1990  Mathilukal
2014  Balyakalasakhi
2023  Neelavelicham

Story:
1964  Bhargavi Nilayam
1975  Mucheettukalikkarante Makal
1985  Premalekhanam
1990  Mathilukal
2012  Bhoomiyude Avakashikal
2013  Kadhaveedu
2014  Balyakalasakhi
2023  Neelavelicham

Writer:
1964  Bhargavi Nilayam
1975  Mucheettukalikkarante Makal
1985  Premalekhanam
1990  Mathilukal
2012  Bhoomiyude Avakashikal
2013  Kadhaveedu
2014  Balyakalasakhi
2023  Neelavelicham

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