A. Madhavan

A. Madhavan was a Tamil writer who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection of essays Ilakkiya Chuvadukal . He supported the Dravidian movement.

Biography

Madhavan was born in Thiruvananthapuram to Chellammal and Avudainayagam. He had a small business in the main bazaar of Chalai, Thiruvananthapuram. He had one son and two daughters and was living with his elder daughter until his death. He died on 5 January 2021.

Selected works

Punalum Manalum Krishna Parunthu Thoovaanam Kaalai Ettavathu Naal
Translations from Malayalam to Tamil:

Malayatoor Ramakrishnan's Yakshi
P.K. Balakrishnan’s Ini Gnan Urangatte
Karur Neelakanta Pillai’s ''Sammaanam''