Malathi Chendur | |
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 Malathi Chendur | |
| Born | 26 December 1928 Nuzvid, Krishna district, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 21 August 2013 (aged 84) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Translator Novelist Columnist |
| Education | SSLC |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Spouse | Chendur Nageswar Rao |
Malathi Chendur (26 December 1928 – 21 August 2013) was a popular Indian writer, novelist and columnist. She started her career as a novelist in 1949 and went on to write 26 novels in the Telugu language. She also translated more than 300 novels from other languages into Telugu. In 1992, she was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel Hrudaya Netri. She wrote a weekly column, "Pramadaavanam", in the Andhra Prabha newspaper which appeared continuously for 47 years.