Vinoy Thomas is an Indian writer who writes in Malayalam. Known for his novels, ''Karikkottakkari'' and ''Puttu'' as well as for his short stories such as ''Ramachi'', Thomas is a recipient of the

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movie, is based on one of his stories.

Biography

Vinoy Thomas was born in Nellikkampoyil, near

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in Kannur district of the south Indian state of

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. After early education at St. Joseph's High School, Kunnoth, he completed his college education from the

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and joined the Government High School, Ulikkal where he serves as a teacher. He is married to Gigimol and the couple has a son, Adwait and a daughter, Akshari.

Literary career

''Ramachi'', the first book published by Thomas, was a short story anthology and the book was released in 2014. Subsequently, he published his

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to p ...

, ''Karikkottakkari'', which narrated the lives of the migrants in a Kannur village of the same name. His next novel, ''Puttu'' (Molehill) was released in 2020 and it discussed incestual relationships in a high range village. He has also published another short story anthology, titled ''Mullaranjaanam'' (Waistband of Thorns). ''

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is based on a short story by Vinoy Thomas.

Filmography

Awards and honors

Vinoy Thomas received the 2019

for his anthology, ''Ramachi'', the award announced in 2021. The anthology had earlier received the 'Edakkadu Sahithya Vedi Puraskaram'. He is also a recipient of 'Sakhav Verghese Memorial Award', '

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Award', ' V. P. Sivakumar Keli Award' and 'Kunjamu Purakkad Memorial Award'. He received the 2021

for ''Puttu''."State Sahitya Akademi fellowships for Vaisakhan, K.P. Sankaran"
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Selected bibliography

Novels

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Short story anthologies

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References

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