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'''Malathi Chendur''' (26 December 1928 – 21 August 2013) was a popular Indian writer, novelist and columnist. She started her career as a novelist in 1949 and went on to write 26 novels in the [[Telugu language]]. She also translated more than 300 novels from other languages into Telugu. In 1992, she was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for her novel ''Hrudaya Netri''. She wrote a weekly column, "Pramadaavanam", in the ''[[Andhra Prabha]]'' newspaper which appeared continuously for 47 years.

== Early life, education, and marriage ==
She was born on 26 December 1928 to Venkatachalam (father) and Gnanamba (mother) in [[Nuzvid]], [[India]].<ref name="sakshi_article">{{cite web |title=మాలతీ చందూర్ కన్నుమూత |url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/noted-telugu-writer-and-columnist-malathi-chandur-no-more-59051 |website=Sakshi |accessdate=20 November 2018 |language=Telugu|date=22 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="hans_2">{{cite web |title=The ever fragrant Malathi |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2013-08-25/The-ever-fragrant--Malathi/70166 |website=The Hans India |date=25 August 2013 |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Malathi was the sixth and youngest child of her parents. She passed the eighth standard in Nuzvid and went to [[Eluru]] for her high school education. In Eluru she stayed at the house of Nageswar Rao Chendur, her maternal uncle. In 1947, both she and Nageswar Rao Chendur went to [[Madras]]. Malathi received her Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Madras. At the end of 1947 Malathi married Nageswar Rao Chendur. Their marriage was reported as the first registered marriage after independence in Madras.<ref name= hans_2 /><ref name="dearnri_web">{{cite web |title=తె\తెనుగు.ఆర్గు :: దివాణంలో ఆడుకునేవాళ్లం - మాలతీ చందూర్... |url=http://dearnri.org/tenugu.com/te/telugu/malati_chandoor.html |accessdate=20 November 2018 |language=Telugu |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131555/http://dearnri.org/tenugu.com/te/telugu/malati_chandoor.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career ==
In 1949, Chendur started her career as a novelist. In those days she used to narrate her novels on radio.<ref name="dearnri_web"/> She wrote a weekly column, "Pramadaavanam", in the ''[[Andhra Prabha]]'' newspaper, in which she answered questions from readers and gave advice on social and personal issues.<ref name= hans_india>{{cite web |title=My association with Malathi Chandur |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2013-08-30/My-association-with-Malathi-Chandur/70556 |website=The Hans India |date=30 August 2013 |accessdate=20 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="the_hindu">{{cite web |title=Writer Malathi Chandur dead |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/writer-malathi-chandur-dead/article5047141.ece |website=The Hindu |accessdate=20 November 2018 |language=en-IN |date=22 August 2013}}</ref> The column appeared continuously for 47 years.<ref name="sakshi_article"/>

In 1953, Chendur published a cookbook in Telugu titled ''Vantalu–Pindivantalu'', which was reprinted at least 30 times.<ref name="hans_2"/> Chendur translated many English novels to Telugu and published them under the title ''Paathakeratalu'' in the ''[[Swathi (magazine)|Swathi]]'' magazine.<ref name= sakshi_article /><ref name= the_hindu /> Her first novel was ''Champakam–Cheedapurugulu'' and her first story was "Ravvaladdulu". Some of her famous novels are ''Champakam–Cheedapurugulu'', ''Aalochinchu'', ''Sadyogam'', ''Hrudaya Netri'', ''Sisira Vasantham'', ''Manasuloni Manasu'', and ''Bhumi Puthri''.<ref name= sakshi_article /><ref name="hans_2"/> She also wrote short stories for weekly magazines. Her novels contain practical solutions for the problems women encounter in daily life.<ref name="jagaran">{{cite web |title=Telugu Novelist and Winner of Sahitya Akademi, Malathi Chandur died |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/telugu-novelist-and-winner-of-sahitya-akademi-malathi-chandur-died-1377262449-1# |website=Jagranjosh.com |accessdate=20 November 2018 |language=en |date=23 August 2013}}</ref> She wrote 26 novels in the Telugu language and translated more than 300 novels from other languages to Telugu, publishing them in five volumes under the title ''Navala Parichayalu''.<ref name= sakshi_article /><ref name= hans_india /> She was a member of [[Central Board of Film Certification]] for 11 years.<ref name= sakshi_article /><ref name= hans_2 />

== Awards ==
In 1987, Chendur was awarded the ''Andhra Pradesh'' [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for her novel ''Hrudaya Netri''. In 1992, she was awarded the ''Kendra'' Sahitya Akademi Award for the same novel. In 1990, she was awarded the prestigious [[Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad]] award.<ref name="sakshi_article"/><ref name="hans_2"/> In 1996, she received the [[Raja-Lakshmi Award]]. She also received the Telugu University award. In 2005, [[Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam]] awarded her with an honorary doctorate and title of Kalaprapoorna.<ref name="the_hindu"/><ref name="jagaran"/> In 2005, Chendur and her husband has
received the first Lok Nayak Foundation award instituted by Yarlagadda Lakshmiprasad.<ref name= hans_2 />

== Death ==
She died following a prolonged illness on 21 August 2013 in [[Chennai]].<ref name="hans_2"/><ref name="the_hindu"/><ref name="jagaran"/> Her body was donated to [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute]] for research purposes.<ref name="sakshi_article"/>

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[[Category:Telugu-language writers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women writers]]
[[Category:Translators to Telugu]]
[[Category:Women writers from Andhra Pradesh]]
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