Ponneelan
Ponneelan, born 1940 at Manikatti Pottal, Kanyakumari district) is the pen name of Kandeswara Bhaktavatsalan, a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India. He is a Marxist and was influenced by Tamil Communist leader P. Jeevanandham in his younger days. He became a teacher and retired as the deputy director of school education for Tamil Nadu. He won the 1994 Sahitya Akademi Award for List of [Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil language|Tamil] his novel Pudhiya Dharisanangal. He is currently the state president of the Tamil literary organisation Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumandram. During 2005–2008, he was a member of the Central Board of [Film Certification]. He also wrote the script for the 2008 film Ayyavazhi.
Fiction
;Novels- Karisal
- Pudhiya Dharisanangal
- Kollaikarargal
- Marupakkam
- Atthaani Makkal
- Pottal Kadhaigal
- Thedal
- Oorril malarndadhu
- Pudhiya mottugal
- Idam maari vantha vaergal
- Pullin kuzhanthaigal
- Uravugal
- Anbulla
- Nithyamanadhu
- ''Thirumanangal sorgathil nichayikka padukindrana''
Non-fiction
;Biographies- Jeeva enra manudan
- Thamilagathin aanmeega vazhikaatti
- Ragunathanin ilakkiya thadam
- Therkilirundhu
- Vaikunthar kaattum vaazhkai neri
- Puvi engum santhi nilavuga
- Tharkala thamil ilakkiyamum dravida sidhathangalum
- Murpokku ilakkiya iyakkangal
- Sudhanthira thamilagathil kalai ilakkiya iyakkangal
- Sathi madhangalai paraom
- Thaimozhi kalvi
- ''Tamil nadu kalai ilakkiya perumandra varalaaru''