Thoppil Mohamed Meeran


Thoppil Mohamed Meeran was an Indian Nagercoil based author who wrote in Tamil.
Meeran was awarded the highest Indian Government award for Literature, Sahitya Akademi Award in 1997 for his novel Saivu Narkali. He also received the Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumantam Award, the Ilakkiya Chintanai Award, and the T N Govt. Award. He published six novels and seven short story collections.

Personal life

Mohamed Meeran was born in Nagercoil. He was also addressed as Thoppil Meeran by his friends and family. His father's name is Mohammed Abdul Khader and his mother's name is Beevi Paatha Kannu. He was married to Jaleela and had two children, Shameem Ahamed and Mirzad Ahamed. He hailed from a village named Thengai Pattanam which is part of the Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. He was one of the sons of the famous M.O.M Family. On 10 May 2019 he died due to the ill health at Tirunelveli.

Works

Novels

  • Oru Kadalora Kiramathin Kathai
  • Turaimugam
  • Koonan Thoppu
  • Saivu Narkkali
  • Anju vannam theru
  • kudiyetram

Short story collections

  • Anbuku Muthumai Illai
  • Thankarasu
  • Anathasainam Colony
  • Oru kutty thevin varipadam
  • Thoppil mohammed meeran kathaigal
  • Oru maaamaramum konjam paravaigalum
  • Maranathin meethu urulum sakkaram

Anthology

  • ''varekalin pechu''

Translations

  • Husainul jamal
  • Theivathin kanne
  • vaikom muhammad basheer valkai varalaru
  • Thirukottiyur kurunavel
  • ''Meesan karkalin kaval ''

Awards