C V Balakrishnan

C V Balakrishnan is a versatile novelist, short-story writer and screenwriter writing in Malayalam. His oeuvre comprises more than sixty works across several genres. His works titled Athmavinu Sheri Enn Thonunna Karyangal, Paralmeen Neenthunna Padam and Ethetho Saraninkalil won the Kerala Sahitya Academy Awards, and his study titled Cinemayude Idangal won the State Award for Best Book on Cinema. He has also won several Awards for Overall Contributions such as the Muttathu Varkey Award, the Padmaprabha Award, the Basheer Award and the O Chandu Menon Award, among other accolades. Swecha is his latest collection of short stories.