K. P. Ramanunni is a Novelist and Short-story writer from Kerala, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. His first novel Sufi Paranja Katha (What the Sufi Said) won Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 1995 and his latest novel Jeevithathinte Pusthakam (The Book of Life) won 2011 Vayalar Award

Vayalar Award

The Vayalar Award is given for the best literary work in Malayalam. The award was instituted in 1977 by the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust in memory of the poet and lyricist Vayalar Ramavarma . A sum of Rs.25,000/-, a silver plate and certificate constitutes the award...

. Sufi Paranja Katha

Sufi Paranja Katha

Sufi Paranja katha is a Malayalam-language film directed by Priyanandanan based on K. P. Ramanunni's Malayalam novel with the same title. Ramanunni himself wrote the story, screenplay, and dialogs for the film. Thampi Anthony, Prakash Bare, and Sharbani Mukherjee did the main roles in this film...

 has made into celluloid with same title by director Priyanandanan

Priyanandanan

Priyanandanan is a film and drama director from Kerala, India. His second movie Pulijanmam bagged the National Film Award for Best Film in 2007.-Biography:...

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Life

Ramanunni born to Damodharan Nair and Janaki Amma in 1955 in Ponnani

Ponnani

Ponnani/Ponani is an ancient port, a coastal town and a municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 9.32 km2. Ponnani taluk is the smallest Taluk in Malappuram district. This tiny, picturesque town is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the west...

. His school education was in AV High School, Ponnani.Now living at poovattuparmbu calicut. He graduated in English language literature from Malabar Christian College

Malabar Christian College

The Malabar Christian College or MCC, Calicut is one of the oldest and renowned co-ed institutions in Calicut, Kerala, India. It was established in the year 1909 by Protestant Christian missionaries from Basel, Switzerland with the aim to impart education to the youth in Malabar region without...

. He worked as assistant Manager in SBI

State Bank of India

The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...

 and took volunteer retirement from his service to fully engage in literary works. Currently he is administrator of Thunjan Memorial Trust, Tirur

Tirur

Tirur is a town and a municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala spread over an area of 16.55 km2 . It is birth place of Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, the father of Malayalam literature. Thunchan Parambu is highly venerated and its sand is believed to be sacred. The...

, Kerala.

Works

• Sufi Paranja Katha (What the Sufi Said)
• Jeevithathinte Pusthakam (The Book of Life)
• Charama Vaarshikam (Novels)
• Vidhathavinte Chiri
• Vendapettavante Kurish
• Purusha Vilapam
• Jathi Chodikkuka (short stories)
• K.P. Ramanunniyude Therenjedutha Kathakal

External links

• A Perception of Life