Unnikrishnan Puthur

Unnikrishnan Puthur (20 July 1933 – 2 April 2014) was a Malayalam–language novelist and short story writer. 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''. Provided by Wikipedia