Shylan Saliendrakumar (born 29 March 1975), known by his pen name Shylan, is a

Malayalam language Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

poet, film critic, travelogue writer and columnist from

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. Mostly known for his poems, several poetry collections by Shylan have been published so far. Shylan is also known as a film critic, who has been reviewing movies for numerous online publications.

Life and career

Shylan was born on 29 March 1975 in

, Kerala. He completed his college from NSS College, Manjeri. Shylan started writing in the leading periodicals in Malayalam in the early 2000's. His first book titled ''Nishkasithante Easter'' was published in 2003. Shylan was noticed for bringing new styles and vocabularies in Malayalam poems. ''Vettaikkaran'', which is a collection of poems written by Shylan in 2017 was critically acclaimed. In 2022, Rashtramee Mamsa''', another collection of poems by Shylan was published. This was critically acclaimed for highlighting the contemporary issues in India. The same year, Shylan's first travelogue titled as ''Nooru Nooru Yatragal'' was published at the

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International book festival.

Bibliography

*Nishkasithante easter -2003 *Ottakapakshi -2003 *Thamraparni -2006 *Love eXXXperiences of a scoundrel poet -2010 *Dejaa Vu -2012 *Vettaikaaran -2017 *Shylante Kavithakal -2017 *Art of Loving -2018 *(In) decent life of Mahashylan -2018 *Rashtramee_maamsa -2022 *Nooru Nooru Yathrakal -2022

Awards

*2023: R Manoj Memorial Poetry Award – ''Rashtramee Maamsa'' *2023: Kanjikavu Kunjikrishnan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram– ''Rashtramee Maamsa'' *2024: Shravasti Award – ''Rashtramee Maamsa''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shylan Malayali people Malayalam-language novelists Malayalam poets Malayalam short story writers 1975 births Living people 21st-century Indian short story writers Indian male short story writers Indian male poets 21st-century Indian novelists People from Malappuram district Novelists from Kerala Indian male novelists 21st-century Indian male writers Indian film critics