Author Award: New York Film Festival Award

P.V. Shajikumar was born on May 21, 1983, in Madikai, Kasaragod district, to the late Kallingeel Kunjikannan and Thankamani. He studied at Govt. L.P. School, Keekangkot, G. H. S. Madikai, Nehru College, Kanhangad, and Kasaragod L.B.S. Engineering College. He has written the screenplays for the films Kanyaka Talkies and Take Off and the dialogues for the film Puthan Panam. His works include Janam, Maranavamsam, Itha Innumuthal Itha Innalevare, and Vellaripaadam. He has also won the New York Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay and the Shanghai Film Festival Award. He was awarded the Kendra Sahitya Akademi-Yuva Puraskar, the Kerala Government Award for Best Screenplay in 2017.