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Jagat Murari

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'''Jagat Murari''' (5 October 1924 – 13 April 2007) was a distinguished [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Documentary film|documentary]] [[filmmaker]], known well for his contributions to [[Indian cinema]] as a [[film producer|producer]], [[Film director|director]] and, above all, educator. He played a pioneering role in a number of key film institutions in [[India]], including the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), the National Film Archive of India (NFAI), and the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF). Murari is well remembered for nurturing young, talented students as head of [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]], [[Pune]] between 1962 and 1971,<ref name="head of ftii">{{cite web | url=http://institutewallah.blogspot.in/2007_11_01_archive.html | title=How I joined the Film Institute | date=18 November 2007 | accessdate=11 June 2012}}</ref> many of whom are now well known names in the [[Bollywood]] industry,<ref name="death">{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-04-17/india/27871514_1_ftii-film-and-television-institute-jagat-murari | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930141101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-04-17/india/27871514_1_ftii-film-and-television-institute-jagat-murari | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 September 2013 | title=FTII ex-chief passes away | date=17 April 2007 | accessdate=11 June 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | author=TNN}}</ref> including [[Jaya Bhaduri]], [[Shabana Azmi]], [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] and [[Subhash Ghai]].

== Life and career ==
=== Filmmaker ===
Murari earned a Masters in Physics at Patna University and then, feeling that his background in physics would be useful in cinema, he obtained a Masters in Cinema in 1947 from the [[University of Southern California]], [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="cfs">{{cite web | url=http://cfsindia.org/tag/jagat-murari/ | title=Zoo Manners | publisher=CFS India | date=23 November 2011 | accessdate=11 June 2012}}</ref> His first Hollywood internship was on Orson Welles' film, ''[[Macbeth (1948 film)|Macbeth]]''. He returned to India early the next year and joined the Films Division as a deputy director just a few months after its creation. He then become a director, and then assistant producer.

Many of his films won national and international awards and were screened at some of the world's most prestigious film festivals (see Selected filmography below). His landmark film ''Mahabalipuram'' was shown at the International Film Festival in Berlin and at the Second International Art Film Festival in New York in 1952. In 1953, it went to the Edinburgh Film Festival. ''Mahabalipuram'' and ''Cave Temples of India – 1 (Buddhist),'' were shown in China in 1955 for a Festival of Indian Films, which was considered an important step in bringing the people of India and China closer together in friendship. By the time he left the Films Division in 1961, he had written and directed 37 films. Between 1959 and 1961, he produced 43 films.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://digital.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/documentary-film/murari.php|title=South and South-East Asia Documentary Film Research Website|website=digital.lib.hkbu.edu.hk|access-date=2016-07-20}}</ref>

=== Educator ===
Murari joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune soon after its creation in 1961 and worked there until 1971. Initially, he was the Professor of Direction, but after [[Gajanan Jagirdar|Gajanand Jagirdar]] resigned as Principal in 1961, he took on the role. In the 1960s, the FTII trained actors, directors, cinematographers, and sound technicians, including Jaya Bhaduri, [[Shatrughan Sinha]], [[Rehana Sultan]], [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]], [[Mani Kaul]], [[Subhash Ghai]], and [[K. K. Mahajan]]. As an educator, he filled India's prolific but chaotic film industry with a greater degree of professionalism and skill by introducing a stream of highly trained directors, technicians, and actors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/OQyoI22DNzEXAVhaanzMRM/Tribute-to-Jagat-Murari.html|title=Tribute to Jagat Murari - Livemint|website=www.livemint.com|access-date=2016-08-24}}</ref>

Murari taught courses in documentary filmmaking and film direction, among other subjects as teaching Principal. He was very popular for his polite, kind-hearted nature and his dedication to his students. According to [[Subhash Ghai]], he was "a thorough gentleman who cared for his students" and constantly strove to "reinvent teaching methods in filmmaking at FTII."<ref name="dna" />

In 1962, the government asked Murari to start the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) in Pune, because the Film Institute needed a good film collection for educational purposes. Murari established the vision for this new organization, shaped its objectives, and secured its funding. Initially a subset of the Film Institute, the Archives formally opened in 1964, with a small office in the Film Institute. It used the Institute's film vaults and hosted screenings in its theaters. He ran the Archives until 1967.<ref name=":0" />

In 1972, he returned to the Films Division, where he produced more films. His film ''Homi Bhabha - A Scientist in Action'' won the National Film Award in the Experimental Category in 1973. Another film from this period, ''Lost Child'', based on the story by the well-known Indian writer [[Mulk Raj Anand]], also won recognition.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

In 1973, he established the Film Festival Directorate, where he hosted international film festivals as well as the National Film Awards program. He went back to the Film Institute in 1976 and retired three years later. After that, he returned to documentary filmmaking, working as a producer, director and scriptwriter. He made 10 films in those years, some for the Films Division, some for other organisations. He was still behind the camera at the age of 70. He continued to be involved in the film field as an advisor until shortly before his death.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

Murari died on 13 April 2007 at the age of 85 after battling [[cancer]]. He is survived by his wife Lakshmi Murari, three sons, Ashok, Anoop and Vivek, and a daughter, Radha Chadha.<ref name="dna" />

==Selected filmography==
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!Film
!Role
!Award
!Organization
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|1951
|''Story of Steel''
|Director & Script
|1951: Certificate of Merit at Second International Festival of Scientific & Documentary Films, Venice, Italy
1952: Official Selection for In Competition Short Films at Cannes Festival
|Films Division
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|1952
|''Mahabalipuram''
|Director & Script
|1954: President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film at the 1st National Film Award, India
1952: Diploma of participation at International Film Festival, Berlin

1952: Selected for showing at Second International Art Film Festival in New York

1953: Selected for Edinburgh Film Festival

1955: Shown at Festival Of Indian Films in China
|Films Division
|-
|1953
|''Our Original Inhabitants''
|Director & Script
|1953: Diploma of participation, International Film Festival, Venice
|Films Division
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|1955
|''National Library''
|Director & Script
|1956: Diploma of participation at International film Festival, Berlin
|Films Division
|-
|1955
|''Wonder of Work''
|Director & Script
|1955: Certificate of Merit, National Film Awards
1957: First Prize at International Congress on Occupation Health in Helsinki

1957: High Commendation Certificate at the Seventh World Congress of the International Society for the Welfare of Cripples at London
|Films Division
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|1956
|''Bharata Natyam''
|Director & Script
|1956: Diploma of participation at International film Festival, Berlin
1956: Selected for exhibition, International Film Festival, Edinburgh
|Films Division
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|1956
|''Madurai of the Naiks''
|Director & Script
|1958: Diploma of participation at International Film Festival, Bergamo
|Films Division
|-
|1956
|''A Holiday in South India''
|Director & Script
|1960: Diploma of Honour, International Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland
|Films Division
|-
|1957
|''Jhelum''
|Director & Script
|1958: Diploma of participation, International Film Festival, Cork, Ireland
1958: Selected for exhibition, International Film Festival, Edinburgh, UK
|Films Division
|-
|1958
|''Story of Energy''
|Director & Script
|1966: Gran Premio Cup and Diploma of Merit at XIII International Electronic, Nuclear and Teleradio Cinematographic Review, Rome
|Films Division
|-
|1960
|''Half of Mankind''
|Director
|1965: Shown at Third International Film Festival of India, New Delhi
|UN
|-
|1964
|''One Day''
|Producer
|1965: Golden Gate Award at San Francisco International Film Festival
1965: All India Certificate of Merit in documentary category of National Film Awards

1965: Certificate of participation at Edinburgh Festival

1965: Selected for Exhibition in Sydney Festival
|FTII
|-
|1973
|''Homi Bhabha - A Scientist in Action''
|Producer
|1973: National Film Award, Experimental Category
1974: Diploma of participation, International Scientific Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|Films Division
|-
|1974
|''Lost Child''
|Producer
|1977: Diploma of participation, XVth International Cinema Contest for children & teenagers, Gijon, Spain, 1977
|Films Division
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|1980
|''Conquest of Cancer''
|Producer & Director & Script
|1980: Diploma of participation, XVIIIInternational Festival of Films on Scientific and Technical Progress, TECHFILM80, Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
1981: Certificate of participation, 8th International Film Festival of India, New Delhi
|Jagat Murari Productions for Films Division
|-
|1982
|''Jewel of Manipur (Part 1)''
|Producer & Director & Script
|1990: Certificate of Participation in the First Bombay International Film Festival for Documentary & Short Films, India
|Jagat Murari Productions for Films Division
|}

== Awards ==

He won the first '''President's Gold Medal''' in 1954 for his 1952 documentary film ''Mahabalipuram.'' He also won several other national awards and international acclaim at festivals in [[Berlin]], [[Venice]], [[Edinburgh]], [[San Francisco]] and [[Cannes]].<ref name="dna">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_filmmaker-jagat-murrari-no-more_1091560 | title=Filmmaker Jagat Murrari no more | work=Shabana Ansari | date=17 April 2007 | agency=DNA News | accessdate=11 June 2012}}</ref>

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Kakkanadan

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'''George Varghese Kakkanadan''' (23 April 1935 – 19 October 2011<ref name=obit/>), commonly known as '''Kakkanadan''', was an [[India]]n short story writer and novelist in the [[Malayalam]] language. His works made break from the [[Neorealism (art)|neo-realism]] that dominated Malayalam literature through the 1950s and 1960s. He is often credited with laying the foundation of [[Modernist literature|modernism]] in [[Malayalam literature]]. He is a recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award#The Award|Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]] and [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]]s in addition to numerous other awards and recognitions.<ref>{{cite news|work= [[The Hindu]]|title = Kakkanadan not elated at winning award |url = http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/25/stories/2005122506700500.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060302112507/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/25/stories/2005122506700500.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2 March 2006|date = 25 December 2005|access-date = 28 December 2008}}</ref>

==Life==

===Early years===
Born in [[Thiruvalla]] as the second son of evangelist George Kakkanadan and Rosamma, George Varghese Kakkanadan spent most of his childhood at [[Kollam]] and [[Kottarakkara]]. Though Kakkanadan's father was closely associated with the church, he was a Left sympathiser. Their house in Kottarakkara was a refuge for prominent Communist leaders of the past, who were forced to go hiding.<ref name="Communist influences in Kakkanadan's works">[http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article355181.ece "Communism influenced Kakkanadan's works"]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. Retrieved 4 July 2013.</ref> After completing BSc Chemistry from SN College, Kollam, Kakkanadan started his career as a school teacher in Kerala. He quit the job to join [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railway]] in Tamil Nadu in 1957. In 1961 shifted to [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Indian Railways]] in New Delhi where he worked till 1967. He went to Germany in 1967 on a scholarship to pursue research in literature but abandoned it midway and returned to Kerala to become a full-time writer. Kakkanadan also worked as an editorial member in S. K. Nair's ''Malayalanadu'' weekly published from [[Kollam]], between 1971 and 1973.

===Family===
[[File:KakkanadanDSCN4051.JPG|thumb|Kakkanadan's body kept at Bishop Benziger Hospital, [[Kollam]]]]
Artist Rajan Kakkanadan and writers Thampi Kakkanadan and G. Ignatius Kakkanadan are his brothers. Ignatius Kakkanadan, his elder brother, was a journalist and was an editorial board member of ''[[Janayugom]]'' and Malayalam magazine ''Soviet Nadu''. He was also a noted translator and had translated the works of [[B. R. Ambedkar]] and [[Amartya Sen]] under a Kerala Bhasha Institute Project.<ref>[http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1322222.ece "Ignatius Kakkanadan to be laid to rest today"]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. Retrieved 4 July 2013.</ref> Kakkanadan's younger brother Thampi Kakkanadan was also a writer who authored several short stories and published a novel- ''Kalapathinte Orma''.<ref>[http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article482906.ece "Thampi Kakkanadan Passes Away"]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. Retrieved 4 July 2013.</ref> Kakkanadan also has two sisters Ammini, wife of the former Member of Parliament [[P. A. Solomon]], and Annie.<ref name="Communist influences in Kakkanadan's works"/> Kakkanadan married Ammini in 1965. They have three children: Radha, Rajan and Rishi.

===Death===
Kakkanadan died on 19 October 2011 aged 76 at Bishop Benziger's hospital in [[Kollam]]. He was battling cancer for the past few years.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130704182057/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Books/AuthorsCorner/Novelist-George-Kakkanadan-passes-away/Article1-899074.aspx "Novelist George Kakkanadan passes away"]. ''[[Hindustan Times]]''. Retrieved 4 July 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/malayalam-novelist-kakkanadan-passes-away/862078/ "Malayalam novelist Kakkanadan passes away"]. ''[[Indian Express]]''. Retrieved 4 July 2013.</ref> He was laid to rest with full state honours at the Polayathode public crematorium complex.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kakkanadan-laid-to-rest/article2557573.ece "Kakkanadan laid to rest"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 4 July 2013.</ref><ref>[http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article355179.ece "Tributes paid to Kakkanadan"]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. Retrieved 4 July 2013.</ref> He is survived by his three children - two sons (Rajan & Rishi) and a daughter (Radha). His wife Ammini died on 15 September 2019.

==Writing==
[[File:WITH M MUKUNDAN -kakkanadan-.JPG|thumb|left|Kakkanadan with [[M. Mukundan]]]]
Though he had started writing much before the railway stint and even wrote the novel ''Vasoori'', it was his second novel ''Sakshi'' that brought him laurels. The book had a great impact on the younger generation of Malayalam readers and was credited with breaking new grounds in [[Malayalam literature]]. In early 1960s, he shot into prominence as one of the most promising writers in Malayalam and was among the pioneers of the [[Modernist literature|modernist]] trend in Malayalam literature. Kakkanadan's early works broke new ground in Malayalam fiction on account of their earnest exploration of deeper realities of life by employing a new diction and narrative methods. Though vast majority of readers initially found it hard to accept the modern trends ushered in by Kakkanadan and some of his contemporaries, their works soon created a new sensibility marking a radical break from the past.

He was one of the harbingers of modernism in the genres of Malayalam novel and short story. Though labelled by his readers as a formidable ultramodern Malayalam writer, Kakkanadan himself was of the view that modernism in literature has no convincing rationale. Several of his works are considered landmarks in the history of literary modernism in Malayalam. Moving with ease from apocalyptic visions to tantric imagery, he made his works representative of an important strand in the larger modernist trends in arts, literature and culture in India.

[[File:WITH PERUMBADAVOM -kakkanadan-.JPG|thumb|Kakkanadan with [[Perumbadavam Sreedharan]]]]
Kakkanadan was a rebel, both in life and literature. His rebellion extended from his selection of themes and use of subversive language to his careful crafting of the philosophy of angst into the writing. He often traversed the sweat zones of life and spoke of the valleys of the unknowing. With a stunningly violent style, he shook the very roots of the progressive literary sensibilities of the 1960s and 1970s and its innocent certainties. His was a world of dark tones and darker people, many of them social rejects. He often spoke of the seamy side, the world of puss and blood. Each of his works was an act of rebellion against accepted elitist social mores and codes. Sex, like violence, was a leitmotif in many of his works; at times as a resonant chant, at others as an explosive outpouring of raw human power that transcends both the demonic and the divine. Kakkanadan's major novels are ''Sakshi'' (1967), ''Ezham Mudra'' (1968), ''Vasoori'' (1968), ''Ushnamekhala'' (1969), ''Kozhi'' (1971), ''Parankimala'' (1971), ''Ajnathayude Thaazhvara'' (1972), ''Innaleyude Nizhal'' (1974), ''Adiyaravu'' (1975), ''Orotha'' (1982), ''Ee Naaykkalute Lokam'' (1983) and ''Barsaathi'' (1986). His most noted short story collections are ''Yuddhaavasaanam'' (1969), ''Purathekkulla Vazhi'' (1970), ''Aswathamaavinte Chiri'' (1979), ''Sreechakram'' (1981), ''Alwar Thirunagarile Pannikal'' (1989), ''Uchayillaatha Oru Divasam'' (1989) and ''Jaappaana Pukayila'' (2005). He has other novels, short story collections, travelogues and essay collections to his credit. Director [[Bharathan]] adapted the novels ''Parankimala'' and ''Adiyaravu'' for the films ''[[Parankimala (1981 film)|Parankimala]]'' (1981) and ''[[Parvathy (film)|Parvathy]]'' (1981). [[K. G. George]]'s ''Onappudava'' (1978) was based on Kakkanadan's novel of the same name. Kakkanadan's short story ''Chithalukal'' was made into a film by [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]], titled ''[[Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas]]'' (1988).

He won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his short-story collection ''Aswathamavinte Chiri'' in 1980 and for his novel ''Orotha'' in 1984. In 2005 he won the [[Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]] for ''Jappana Pukayila'' and in 2008 he was bestowed with the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] Fellowship. Kakkanadan was a craze among the younger generation of Kerala during the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|work = [[The Hindu]]|title = Novelist Kakkanadan passes away|url = http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article2550870.ece|date = 19 October 2011|access-date = 19 October 2011}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
* 1970: Malayalanadu Award – ''Yuddhaavasaanam''
* 1980: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story]] – ''Aswathamavinte Chiri''
* 1984: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel]] – ''Orotha''
* 1990: Viswadeepam Award – ''Alwar Thirunagarile Pannikal''
* 1992: Indian Association Sharjah Award
* 1994: Award by Kerala Writers Forum
* 1996: [[Malayalam Literary Awards#Muttathu Varkey Award|Muttathu Varkey Award]]
* 2001: Padma Prabha Award<ref>{{cite news|title = Writer Kakkanadan gets Padma Prabha award |url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-11/thiruvananthapuram/27294455_1_writer-kakkanadan-award-noted-malayalam|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121022181108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-11/thiruvananthapuram/27294455_1_writer-kakkanadan-award-noted-malayalam|url-status = dead|archive-date = 22 October 2012|date = 11 December 2002|work = [[The Times of India]] |access-date = 28 December 2008}}</ref>
* 2003: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions]] (Lifetime Achievement)<ref>{{cite news|title = Kakkanadan awarded for Malayalam literature|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-09/thiruvananthapuram/28342964_1_kakkanadan-award-malayalam-literature|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121022181102/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-09/thiruvananthapuram/28342964_1_kakkanadan-award-malayalam-literature|url-status = dead|archive-date = 22 October 2012|date = 9 February 2004|work = [[The Times of India]]|access-date = 28 December 2008}}</ref>
* 2005: [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]] (Short stories) – ''Jappana Pukayila''
* 2008: [[Malayalam Literary Awards#Balamani Amma Award|Balamaniamma Award]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher = The New Indian Express|title = Kakkanadan bags Balamaniamma award|url = http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Kakkanadan+bags+Balamaniamma+award&artid=L3Zh767NxlU=&SectionID=9R67TMeNb/w=&MainSectionID=9R67TMeNb/w=&SEO=Veerendra,+Kumar,+Balamaniamma,+Haimavathabuvil,+S&SectionName=gUhH3Holuas=|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120428182459/http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Kakkanadan+bags+Balamaniamma+award&artid=L3Zh767NxlU=&SectionID=9R67TMeNb/w=&MainSectionID=9R67TMeNb/w=&SEO=Veerendra,+Kumar,+Balamaniamma,+Haimavathabuvil,+S&SectionName=gUhH3Holuas=|url-status = dead|archive-date = 28 April 2012|date = 8 November 2008|access-date = 28 December 2008}}</ref>
* 2009: Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Sahitya Award

==Bibliography==

===Novels===
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* ''Sakshi'' (1967)
* ''Ezham Mudra'' (1968)
* ''Vasoori'' (1968)
* ''Ushnamekhala'' (1969)
* ''Kozhi'' (1971)
* ''Parankimala'' (1971)
* ''Ajnathayude Thaazhvara'' (1972)
* ''Innaleyude Nizhal'' (1974)
* ''Aarudeyo Oru Nagaram'' (1974)
* ''Adiyaravu'' (1975)
* ''Thulavarsham'' (1975)
* ''Abhimanyu'' (1976)
* ''Theerangalil Udayam'' (1976)
* ''Adarnnu Veezhunna Nakshatrangal'' (1978)
* ''Ente Nagaram Oru Samarakatha, Mattoru Mukham'' (1980)
* ''Verukal Illathavan'' (1980)
* ''Orotha'' (1982)
* ''Ee Naaykkalute Lokam'' (1983)
* ''Kochappu Chila Ormakkurippukal'' (1985)
* ''Barsaathi'' (1986)
* ''Oru Viddiyude Charithram'' (1987)
* ''Nayattu'' (2 Novels, 1988)
* ''Chumar Chitrangal'' (1988)
* ''Kadalinte Moham'' (1988)
* ''Kaveriyude Vili'' (1988)
* ''Ivide Ee Theerathu'' (1990)
* ''Andrews Enna Paapi'' (3 Novelettes, 1991)
* ''Kambolam''
* ''Kakkanadante Lakhu Novelukal''
* ''Pralayathinu Sesham''
* ''Randam Piravi''
* ''Hill Station''
* ''Ammakku Swantham''
* ''Mazha Nizhal Pradesam''
* ''Colossus''
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===Short-stories===
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* ''Kachavadam'' (1963)
* ''Kannadi Veedu'' (1966)
* ''Pathinezhu'' (1967)
* ''Yuddhaavasaanam'' (1969)
* ''Purathekkulla Vazhi'' (1970)
* ''Aswathamaavinte Chiri'' (1979)
* ''Sreechakram'' (1981)
* ''Kakkanadante Kathakal'' (1984)
* ''Alwar Thirunagarile Pannikal'' (1989)
* ''Uchayillaatha Oru Divasam'' (1989)
* ''Mazhayude Jwalakal'' (1989)
* ''Arulappadu'' (1993)
* ''Jaappaana Pukayila'' (2005)
* ''Baltimorile Amma''
* ''Yusuf Saraile Charakku Vyapari''
* ''Kaalappazhakkam''
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===Travelogues===
* ''Kutajadriyude Sangeetam'' (1989, travelogue)
* ''Kulir, Venal, Mazha'' (1992, travelogue)

===Memoirs===
* ''Gallery, Yathrakkidayil'' (in ''Malayalanadu Political Weekly'')
* ''Kakkanadante Page'' (in ''Malayalanadu Weekly'')

== Film adaptations ==
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* ''[[Onappudava]]''' (1978)
* ''[[Parankimala (1981 film)|Parankimala]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Parvathy (film)|Parvathy]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas]]'' (1988)
* ''Parankimala'' (2014)
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130702115222/http://kakkanadanfoundation.com/ Kakkanadan Foundation]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111123161023/http://www.madhyamam.com/weekly/893 Kakkanadan remembered by V. G. Thampi]

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