Vinu Abraham
Vinu Abraham | |
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| Born | Nedungadappally |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Notable works | Nashtanayika |
| Notable awards | Best Screenplay, Mexico City International Film Festival |
Vinu Abraham, is an Indian short story writer, novelist, and script writer, who writes in Malayalam. He is best known for his 2008 novel Nashtanayika, about Malayam actress PK Rosy, later translated as The Lost Heroine.
Early life
[edit]Vinu Abraham is from Nedungadappally, near Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district of the south Indian state of Kerala.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Abraham is based in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. His short stories and articles appear regularly in Malayalam periodicals in Kerala. He has published many books as well as writing screenplays for seven films.[citation needed]
Nashtanayika (2008), his most famous novel, depicts the saga of the tragic life of Malayalam cinema's first heroine, Dalit actress P.K.Rosy,[1] and the making of the first Malayalam film, Vigathakumaran, directed by JC Daniel. The 2013 Malayalam film Celluloid, directed by Kamal and starring Pritviraj, Mamta Mohandas, and Chandni Geetha as Rosy, is a partial adaptation of Nashtanaayika.[2][3] It was translated into English by film critic and writer C. S. Venkiteswaran and professor of English and translator Arathy Ashok, and published by Speaking Tiger Books in 2020 as The Lost Heroine.[4]
Abraham wrote the screenplay for Parudeesa, which won the Best Dramatic Editing award at Amsterdam International Film Festival, and Best Screenplay at Mexico City International Film Festival.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (11 October 2012). "Flashback in tinsel town". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b Nagarajan, Saraswathy (5 June 2013). "Vindication of faith". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Manalethu, Biju Cheriyan (22 January 2016). "Chandini Geetha - Film Actress, Singer". Cinetrooth. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ Abraham, Vinu (23 September 2020). "Requiem for a lost heroine". Indian Cultural Forum. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Vinu Abraham at IMDb