Vinoy Thomas
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- St. Joseph's High School, Kunnoth
- University of Calicut
- Ramachi
- Karikkottakkari
- Puttu
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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]
Literary career
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]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Story | Screenplay | Notes |
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| 2021 | Churuli | Yes | No | |
| 2022 | Palthu Janwar | Yes | Yes | |
| Chathuram | Yes | Yes |
Awards and honors
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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]
Selected bibliography
Novels
- Vinoy Thomas (2014). Karikottakari. Kottayam, India: DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-5190-6. OCLC 904194736.
- Vinoy Thomas (2020). Puttu. Kottayam, India: DC Books. ISBN 978-93-5390-409-8. OCLC 1233021171.
Short story anthologies
- Vinoy Thomas (2017). Ramachi. Kottayam, India: DC Books. ISBN 9789386680778. OCLC 1027009858.
- Vinoy Thomas (2019). Mullaranjanam. Kottayam, India: DC Books. ISBN 978-93-89445-45-9. OCLC 1137746857.
