P. R. Shyamala | |
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| Born | (1931-07-04)4 July 1931 Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala, India |
| Died | 21 July 1990(1990-07-21) (aged 59) Kerala |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Fiction |
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| Spouse | Karoor Sasi |
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P. R. Shyamala (4 July 1931 – 21 July 1990) was an Indian novelist and short story writer of Malayalam literature. Known for novels such asSararanthal andMakayiram Kayal and short stories compiled inHarishri andAriyapedatha Peedanangal, she was a member of the Sahitya Pravartaka Sahakarana Sanghom, the general council of theKerala Sahitya Akademi and the advisory board of theCentral Board of Film Certification. Three of her stories have been adapted into films andSararanthal was an award winning television series made in 1991, based on her novel of the same name.
P. R. Shyamala was born on 4 July 1931 inThiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state ofKerala to Attara Parameshwaran Pilla, a justice and music scholar and his wife, Madhavavilasam Rajamma.[1] After schooling atHoly Angel's Convent Trivandrum, she completed graduated in music from theGovernment College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram.[2] The first of her stories was published inKaumudi weekly and later she published her first novel,Yathrayil Maranna Patheyam in 1955. Later, when her novel,Durgam was serialised inSindooram weekly, she got the opportunity to get acquainted with Karoor Sasi, the editor of the weekly, which led to their marriage in 1968.[1]
Considered among the modern novelists,[3] and short story writers of Malayalam,[4] Shyamala authored around 35 novels and five short story anthologies.[5] She was known to have portrayed human relationships and the angst of oppressed women in her writings.[2] Her entry into films was in 1973 withBhadradeepam, directed byM. Krishnan Nair for which she wrote the story.[6] Two more of her stories were adapted into films later, viz.Manassinte Theerthayathra[7] andSandhyakku Virinja Poovu.[8] Her novel,Sararanthal, was made into a television series in 1991[9] and it won a number of awards including the Kerala State Television Awards for best series, best direction and best screenplay.[10][11]
Shyamala, who had fascination for gardening and home decor, was a member of the Sahitya Pravartaka Sahakarana Sanghom and she sat in the general council of theKerala Sahitya Akademi.[2] In 1990, she was selected to be a member of the advisory board of theCentral Board of Film Certification and she died on 21 July 1990,[12] at the age of 59, which was the day her selection to the Film Censor Board was announced.[1]
