Anuradha Ramanan
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Anuradha Ramanan | |
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| Born | 29 June 1947 Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 16 May 2010 (aged 62) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist, artist, social activist, Columnist (800 novels and 1,230 short stories) |
| Period | 1977—2010 |
| Genre | Tamizh contemporary |
| Subject | Social |
| Notable awards | Gold medal for the best short story from Ananda Vikatan, Oru Veedu Iru Vasal National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues, Oka Bhaarya Katha won five Nandi Awards, gold medal by M. G. Ramachandran, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.[1] |
| Spouse |
Ramanan Neelakanta Iyer
(m. 1965) |
| Children | 2 - Sudha Ramanan(USA), Subha Ramanan(USA) |
Anuradha Ramanan (29 June 1947 – 16 May 2010)[2] was a Tamil writer, artist and a social activist.
Anuradha was born in 1947 in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Her grandfather R. Balasubramaniam was an actor who inspired Anuradha to become a writer.[3] Anuradha started her career as an artist before making several unsuccessful attempts to get a job with popular magazines.[3] This prompted her to join Mangai, a Tamil magazine after the editor found her writings very interesting.
Career
Anuradha's literary career started in 1977 while working for the magazine.[3] She also revealed the sexual harresment allegations about Jayendra Saraswathi.[citation needed]
Apart from her literary contributions, she was well known for her "anti-divorce counselling" work.[4] In a career that spanned over 30 years, Anuradha wrote nearly 800 novels and 1,230 short stories.[3] Her works were mainly centered on family and everyday happenings. One of her early works Sirai, won a gold medal for the best short story from Ananda Vikatan.[1] It was adapted into a film of the same name.[1] Following this, her other novels Koottu Puzhukkal, Oru Malarin Payanam and Oru Veedu Iruvasal were adapted into films in various languages such as Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.[3] Oru Veedu Iru Vasal, directed by Balachander won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues in 1991.[5] The 1988 Telugu film Oka Baarya Katha based on her work won five Nandi Awards.[6] In addition to films, many of her stories such as Archanai Pookal, Paasam and Kanakanden Thozhi have been adapted into television serials.[1] She was awarded a gold medal by M. G. Ramachandran, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.[1]
