Aryamba Pattabhi | |
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| Born | 12 March 1936 Mandya, Karnataka, British India |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Kannada |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1955– Present |
| Genre | Biographies, Sports, Fiction on Family Dramas, Romance, Psychological/ Mental Illness, Social Stigma, Feminism |
| Literary movement | Kannada Sahitya Dalita Bandaya |
| Notable works | Kappu-Bilipu, Eradu Mukha, Savathiya Neralu, Marali Gudige |
| Spouse | Pattabhi Ramaiah |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Triveni (sister) B. M. Srikantaiah (uncle) Vani (aunt) |
Aryamba Pattabhi (born 12 March 1936) is an Indian novelist and writer in Kannada language.[1] She is the younger sister of Triveni, a popular Kannada novelist and the niece of B. M. Srikantaiah, a famous Kannada poet, writer and translator.
Her novels have been made into feature films, most prominently, Kappu Bilupu (1969), directed by Puttanna Kanagal and made into three south Indian languages Kannada, Telugu and Tamil, Eradu Mukha (1969) directed by M.R.Vittal and won the Karnataka State Award and best picture award from Madras Film Lovers Association, Savathiya Neralu (1978) directed by Y.R.Swamy and Marali Gudige (1984) directed by Shantharam and won the State Award. Her novel Parampare was selected and published by the Government of Karnataka in 1985.[1]
- ^ a b Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Sahitya Akademi. p. 65. ISBN 9788126008735. Retrieved 1 May 2017.