S. Venkatesan

S. Venkatesan also known as Su. Venkatesan is a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India and Tamil Nadu State Committee member of CPI(M).[2] His debutant novel Kavalkottam published in 2008 was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil in 2011. The film Aravaan is based on it.[3] His second novel Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari was serialised in Tamil popular magazine Ananda Vikatan.[4] He is the general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association.[2] S. Venkatesan contested as CPI(M) candidate in the 2019 Indian general election from Madurai. He was elected to the Lok Sabha with a margin of 1.39 Lakhs of votes.[5]

S. Venkatesan
S. Venkatesan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byR. Gopalakrishnan
ConstituencyMadurai
Personal details
Born (1970-03-16) 16 March 1970
Harveypatti, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Political partyCPI(M)
Spouse(s)Kamala
ChildrenYazhini, Tamizhini
ParentsSubburam, Nallamal
ResidenceMadurai
As of 31 August, 2019
Source: [[1]]

Political career

S. Venkatesan joined the communist party CPI(M) and is a Member of Parliament from Madurai.

Awards

In 2010, his historical novel Kaval Kottam received the Fiction Award from The Tamil Literary Garden,[6] Canada. The next year, it got him the prestigious Sahitya Academy Award[7] on the following year.

References
  1. "Members : Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. "17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M)". People's Democracy. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019. Su Venkatesan is a state committee member of the Party and a whole-timer of the Party. He is the state president of Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association. He was conferred the Sahitya Academy Award for his Tamil novel Kaval Kottam. His recent book Vel Pari was widely well-received among the public. He is well known in the literary field and is popular among general public. Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes.
  3. "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Vasanthabalan at it again, going for offbeat theme". The Hindu. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  4. Muralidharan, Kavitha (8 December 2018). "Meet Su Venkatesan, whose serialised Tamil novel 'Velpari' has crossed 100 instalments". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. "Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha results: Here are all the winners". The New Indian Express. Tamil Nadu. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. "Tamil Literary Garden Awards 2010" (PDF).
  7. "சு.வெங்கடேசனுக்கு இந்த ஆண்டுக்கான சாகித்ய அகாதமி விருது". Dina Mani. 21 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.


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