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