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{{Short description|Indian Malayalam language writer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1993}}
| birth_place = [[Pathirappally]] in [[Alappuzha district]], [[Kerala]]
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| occupation = Novelist
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| notableworks = ''Ram c/o Anandhi''
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| awards = [[Yuva Puraskar]] (2025)
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'''Akhil P. Dharmajan''' is a writer from Kerala, India. His book ''[[Ram c/o Anandhi]]'' won the [[Sahitya Akademi]] [[Yuva Puraskar]] in 2025.

== Biography ==
Akhil was born in 1993 in Pathirapalli, Alappuzha district, to K. V. Dharmajan and Maheshwari.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://dcbookstore.com/authors/akhil-p-dharmajan|title=അഖിൽ പി. ധർമ്മജൻ |publisher=[[DC Books]]}}</ref> He studied at Alappuzha S.D.V. School, Pathirapalli V.V.S.D. LP. School-U.P. School, Mary Immaculate High School Poonkavu, and Holy Family H.S.S. Kattoor.<ref name=":0" /> He has a diploma in mechanical engineering and filmmaking.<ref name=":0" />

==Literary contribution==
Akhil started writing novel at the age of eighteen.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=കഥയ്ക്ക് വേണ്ടി ചെന്നൈയിൽ പോയി കഥാപാത്രമായി ജീവിച്ചു : അഖിൽ പി ധർമജൻ എന്ന എഴുത്തുകാരന്റെ കഥ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/interviews/2021/01/20/talk-with-writer-akhil-p-dharmajan.html |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=കഥയ്ക്ക് വേണ്ടി ചെന്നൈയിൽ പോയി കഥാപാത്രമായി ജീവിച്ചു : അഖിൽ പി ധർമജൻ എന്ന എഴുത്തുകാരന്റെ കഥ |language=ml}}</ref> He gained attention among Malayalam readers on social media with the release of his first book, ''Ouija board''.<ref name=":2" /> The release of ''Ouija board'' was held at a crematorium.<ref name=":2" />

The second book, ''Mercury Island'', was released at [[Pathiramanal]] island in Alappuzha.<ref name=":2" /> The first two books were self-published.<ref name=":2" />

In the case of his first book, ''Ouija board'', he self-published it because the publishers he had commissioned to print it cheated him. Since he was in financial difficulty, he first printed it by giving money collected by his friends to a publisher. Although they say that they printed a thousand copies, they did not give Akhil the author's copy or any remuneration for it.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=തലച്ചുമടായി കൊണ്ട് നടന്നും എന്റെ പുസ്തകം ഞാൻ വിൽക്കും: അഖിൽ പി. ധർമ്മജൻ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/interviews/2018/10/09/akhil-dharmajan-new-book-mercury-island-controversy.html |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml |publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]]}}</ref> Following this, he started a publishing venture called Katha and published the book he had written.<ref name=":3" />

Akhil is a Malayalam-language writer. His works include the novel Ram C/O Anandhi, published by DC Books. Set in the city of Chennai, it was released at the Chennai Railway Station during Covid 19 period.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=പ്രണയം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടാല്‍ പിന്നെ അവര്‍ വെറും മനുഷ്യരാണ്: അഖില്‍ പി ധര്‍മ്മജന്‍ {{!}} അഭിമുഖം |url=https://www.reporterlive.com/in-depth/prime/2025/02/14/writer-akhil-p-dharmajan-talks-about-love-and-his-own-views-on-love |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=ReporterNews |language=ml}}</ref> This book has been very popular on social media in Kerala and among Kerala teenagers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=പുരസ്കാര നിറവിൽ റാം കെയർ ഓഫ് ആനന്ദി; അഖിൽ പി ധർമ്മജന് കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി യുവ പുരസ്‌കാരം |url=https://www.reporterlive.com/topnews/kerala/2025/06/18/kendra-sahitya-akademi-youth-award-for-akhil-p-dharmajan |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=ReporterNews |language=ml}}</ref> The novel's plot revolves around the lives of Ram and Anandhi, their jokes, moments of love, and their separation.<ref name=":1" /> Some parts of this novel have been included in the revised syllabus of the B.A. Malayalam course of [[University of Calicut|Calicut]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|M.G.]] Universities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-30 |title=അബ്ബാസിന്റെ നീറുന്ന അനുഭവങ്ങൾ, റാം C/O ആനന്ദിയും പെണ്ണപ്പനും സർവകലാശാലാ പാഠപുസ്തകത്തിൽ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/literature/features/mohammed-abbas-adhi-and-akhil-p-dharmajan-popular-books-excerpts-inculded-in-university-syllabus-1.9682575 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref> Ram C/o Anandhi is also translated to English by Haritha C.K.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Sheila |date=2025-06-13 |title=If life were a film {{!}} Review of Ram C/o Anandhi by Akhil P. Dharmajan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/book-review-ram-co-anandhi-malayalam-novel-akhil-p-dharmajan-translator-haritha-ck/article69496897.ece |access-date=2025-06-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

His fourth novel ''Rathri 12 nu Sesham'' (meaning: After 12 at Night), released in May 2025, was released at midnight at a Public Crematorium.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ഡെസ്ക് |first=വെബ് |date=2025-05-07 |title=അർധരാത്രിയിൽ പൊതു ശ്മശാനത്തിൽ പ്രകാശനം; റാം c/o ആനന്ദിക്ക് ശേഷം പുതിയ നോവലുമായി അഖിൽ പി. ധർമ്മജൻ {{!}} Akhil P Dharmajan with a new novel after Ram c/o Anandi {{!}} Madhyamam |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/culture/literature/akhil-p-dharmajan-with-a-new-novel-after-ram-co-anandi-1406256 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=www.madhyamam.com |language=ml}}</ref>

Akhil is also the co-scriptwriter (with Jude) for the film ''[[2018 (film)|2018]]'', directed by [[Jude Anthany Joseph]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=ചന്ദ്ര |first=അനു |date=2022-12-14 |title='2018'നായി ഒന്നര ഏക്കറിൽ ടാങ്ക് കെട്ടി -എഴുത്തുകാരൻ അഖിൽ പി. ധർമ്മജൻ സംസാരിക്കുന്നു... {{!}} akhil p dharmajan interview {{!}} Madhyamam |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/entertainment/filmy-talk/akhil-p-dharmajan-interview-1106968 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=www.madhyamam.com |language=ml}}</ref>

== Awards ==
*[[Sahitya Akademi]] [[Yuva Puraskar]] in 2025<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-06-18 |title=Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya, Yuva Puraskar for 2025 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/sahitya-akademi-announces-bal-sahitya-yuva-puraskar-for-2025/articleshow/121930724.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-06-18 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sahitya Akademi 2025: Yuva, Bal Sahitya Puraskar Winners Announced |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sahitya-akademi-announces-bal-sahitya-yuva-puraskar-for-2025-3591773 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Malayalam-language writers]]
[[Category:Indian male short story writers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar]]
[[Category:1993 births]]

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