Unnikrishnan Puthur | |
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| Native name | ഉണ്ണിക്കൃഷ്ണൻ പുതൂർ |
| Born | July 20, 1933 Engandiyur, Trichur, Kingdom of Cochin |
| Died | April 2, 2014 (aged 80) Chavakkad, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Odakkuzhal Award |
Unnikrishnan Puthur (20 July 1933 – 2 April 2014) was a Malayalam–language novelist and short story writer.[1] Puthur wrote about 700 short stories and published 29 collections of short stories, 15 novels, a collection of poems and autobiographical writings, among others. He was awarded Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Balikkallu in 1968. He received the Odakkuzhal Award in the year 2010 for the book Anubhavangalude Ner Rekhakal.[2]
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