Author Award: Sahitya Akademi Award

Santhosh Echikkanam is a prominent Indian writer and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his short stories, Komala and Biriyani and screenplays for films, Annayum Rasoolum and Bachelor Party. He has worked as a teacher at Durga Higher Secondary School, Kanhangad and was also associated with Akashvani. He has received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story, Padmaprabha Literary Award, Karur Award, Pravasi Basheer Award among others.