Kalavoor Ravikumar

In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Kalavoor. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ravikumar.

Kalavoor Ravikumar
Born	Kalavoor, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Writer, film director
Years active	1991 - Present

Kalavoor Ravikumar is an Indian author, screenwriter and film director who works in the Malayalam film and literature. ^[1]

Early life and family

He joined Kerala Kaumudi daily after the studies and started his professional career as a journalist. Later on he joined Kalakaumudi as Sub Editor and Program selection committee member in Jeevan TV.^{[ citation needed ]}

Film career

Ravikumar started his film career as a screenwriter with the movie Ottayal Pattalam in 1991.^{[ citation needed ]} He made his Directorial debut in 2008 with Oridathoru Puzhayundu.^{[ citation needed ]}

Ravikumar moved legally against the makers of the 2018 film Mohanlal as per the copyright act, Ravikumar claims that the movie was based on his collection of stories titled ‘Mohanlaline Enikipol Bhayankara Pediyanu’, and had already lodged a complaint with Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) before the shooting of the film commenced. ^[1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Screenwriter
1991	Ottayal Pattalam		Yes
2001	Ishtam		Yes
2002	Nammal		Yes
2003	Choonda		Yes
2003	Njan Salperu Ramankutty		Yes
2004	Manju Poloru Penkutty		Yes
2007	Goal		Yes
2008	Oridathoru Puzhayundu	Yes
2009	Swa. Le.		Yes
2010	Aagathan		Yes
2012	Navagatharkku Sagatham		Yes
2012	Father's Day	Yes	Yes
2012	101 Weddings		Yes
2016	Kuttikalundu Sookshikkuka	Yes	Yes
2024	Barroz		Yes

Literary works

Novels

• Oral Jadha
• Hridayajalakam
• Nakshathrangalude Album
• Dulquarum Malakhamarum

Short story collections

• P. Krishnapillayude Mobile Number
• V.Essum Penkuttikalum
• Mohan Laline Enikippol Bhayankara Pediyanu
• Pokkuveyil Chuvappu

Children's literature

• Abduvinte Meenukal (Novel)
• Chinese Boy (Short stories; published by Bala Sahitya Institute)

Awards and honours

• Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature's Bala Sahitya Award for Best Novel - Chinese Boy ^[2]
• Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for Children's Literature (2019) - Chinese Boy ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Kalavoor Ravikumar move legally against 'Mohanlal' film crew for pirating his story". english.mathrubhumi.com. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
2. "ബാലസാഹിത്യപുരസ്കാരങ്ങള്‍". Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature (in Malayalam). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
3. "Abu Dhabi literary award for T Padmanabhan". The Gulf Indians. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
4. "അബുദാബി ശക്തി തായാട്ട് അവാര്‍ഡുകള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; ടി പദ്മനാഭന് ടി കെ രാമകൃഷ്ണന്‍ പുരസ്‌കാരം". Deshabhimani. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

External links

• Kalavoor Ravikumar at IMDb