Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Birth : 1908-01-19, Thalayolaparambu, Vaikom, Kottayam district, Travancore

Death : 1994-07-05

History

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (Malayalam:വൈക്കം മുഹമ്മദ്‌ ബഷീർ) (19 January 1908 – 5 July 1994) was a Malayalam fiction writer from the state of Kerala in India. He was a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. He is noted for his path-breaking, disarmingly down-to-earth style of writing that made him equally popular among literary critics as well as the common man. He is regarded as one of the most successful and outstanding writers from India.[3][better source needed] Translations of his works into other languages have won him worldwide acclaim.[3] His notable works include Balyakalasakhi, Shabdangal, Pathummayude Aadu, Mathilukal,Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu, Janmadinam and Anargha Nimisham. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982. He is fondly remembered as the Beypore Sultan.

Movies

Neelavelicham
Neelavelicham
Original Story
Balyakalasakhi
Balyakalasakhi
Novel
Born to rich parents, Majeed falls in love with his not-so-affluent neighbor Suhra. After her father's death, when Suhra struggles to make both ends meet, Majeed pleads with his father to sponsor her education. Refused, he wanders off to distant lands.
Kadhaveedu
Kadhaveedu
Story
Kadhaveedu' is a dedication to Malayalam being accorded the Shresthabhaasha (Malayalam has been declared a Classical language in 2013) status and presents, as a single entity, three different stories penned by the doyens of Malayalam literature - Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer, M T Vasudevan Nair and Madhavikutty. The film is an anthology with adaptations of stories written by renowned Malayalam fiction writers Basheer, M. T. Vasudevan Nair and Madhavikutty (Kamala Surayya).. The stories have been tweaked to fit in a modern setting and the script has been conceived by the director himself.
Mathilukal
Mathilukal
Novel
The film focuses on the prison life of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer and the love between him and Narayani, a female inmate of the prison, who remains unseen throughout the film.
Dhwani
Dhwani
Visitor at Hospital
Shabari falls in love with Devi and decides to get married to her. However, he and his parents are in for a shock when they learn that Devi is speech impaired.
Bhargavi Nilayam
Bhargavi Nilayam
Writer
A novelist comes to haunted house and starts writing story on the ghost named Bhargavi. The novelist understands the cruel death of Bhargavi and her lover.