Sajil Sreedhar

Sajil Sreedhar (സജിൽ ശ്രീധർ) is an Indian author and journalist. He writes in Malayalam. Athikayan, his biography of K. P. Paul, won the S. K. Pottekkatt award in 2016.[1]. He has published thirty-five books in various literary genres such as short story,novel,literary criticism, film criticism, biography. He has written the biographies of outstanding personalities in Indian society. His first novel Vasavadatha interprets the evolution of a person from extra materialistic desires to high spiritual insight is considered as one of his best work. Vasavadatha was translated to English. He written and directed the first historical T.V.Series in Kerala titled Paliyathachan. As a part of Kerala governments action plan of one hundred days a few selected interviews with eminent personalities prepared by Sajil Sreedhar was published in book form. He won the first M.K.Sanu [An eminent scholar and literary critic in Kerala] Literary award for Best Biography in 2015.He wrote an in-depth critical study book based on veteran film maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Another major work from him was Thirakkathayude Sancharavazhikal analyses the esthetic side of Malayalam screenplays of 90 years. Srushtiparathayude Ananya saubhagam, study on Malayalam Novels of 130 years published by state government.He was a jury member of Kerala state film awards in 2013. He is holding the Editorship of Mangalam, one of the most circulated weekly in India.