S. Jayachandran Nair

S. Jayachandran Nair (1939 – 2 January 2025) was an Indian journalist, writer and screenwriter from the south Indian state of Kerala. He was known for his journalistic activities which included the founding of Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika, a Malayalam language newsweekly and website published by The New Indian Express group as well as for his association with the award winning films, Piravi and Swaham, both directed by Shaji N. Karun. He was the author of a number of literary works in Malayalam for which he received honors such as Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography, National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema, ''K. Balakrishnan Award'', ''K. C. Sebastian Award'', ''M. V. Pylee Journalism Award'', ''K. Vijayaraghavan Smaraka Puraskaram'' and ''C. H. Mohammed Koya Journalism Award''. Provided by Wikipedia