Santhosh Aechikkanam സന്തോഷ് ഏച്ചിക്കാനം
Santhosh Aechikkanam in 2022
Born	1971 (age 53–54) Bedadka, Kasaragod, Kerala, India
Occupation	Writer, screenwriter
Period	1998–present
Genre	Fiction
Notable works	Shwasam Komala Naranayum Paravayayum Biriyani
Notable awards	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story Cherukad Award
Spouse	Jalsa Menon
Children	Mahadevan
Parents	A. C. Chandran Nair (father) Shyamala (mother)

Santhosh Aechikkanam is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and a screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his short stories, which includeKomala andBiriyani. He also wrote screenplays for films such asAnnayum Rasoolum andBachelor Party.

Santhosh Aechikkanam was born in 1971 in a farmer's family inBedadka, inKasargod district of the Indian state ofKerala to A. C. Chandran Nair and Shyamala.^[1][2] After graduating in Malayalam and literature, he secured a post graduate diploma in Journalism and mass communication fromKerala Press Academy.^[3] He has worked as a teacher at Durga Higher Secondary School, Kanhangad and was also associated withAkashvani.^[1]

Aechikkanam was involved in a controversy due to his allegedly casteist remarks at a literary festival.^[4][5] His famous short storyBiryani sparked controversy amid allegations that it was part of a deliberate effort to create an anti-Muslim collective consciousness through its narrative.^[6][7]

Aechikkanam received theKerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story for his short storyKomala (2008).^[8][9][10] He has also received several other honours, includingPadmaprabha Literary Award, Karur Award, Pravasi Basheer Award, Abudhabi Sakthi Award,Cherukad Award, V. P. Sivakumar Keli Award, Kolkata Bhasha Sahithya Parishad Award, Delhi Katha Award and Kerala State Television Award for best story.^[3]

Aechikkanam is married to Jalsa Menon, who is a college professor and the couple has a son, Mahadevan.^[11] The family lives inAyyanthole inThrissur district.^[1]

• Aechikkanam, Santhosh (2016).Biriyani. DC Books. p. 104.ISBN 978-8126473823.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh (2019).Parakkallo Athens (in Malayalam). DC Books. p. 128.ISBN 978-9352826544.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh (2008).Komala. DC Books. p. 84.ISBN 978-8126418954.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh.Oru Chithrakathayile Nayattukarum Kathapathrangalum Pankeduthavarum. DC Books. p. 184.ISBN 978-9352826841.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh.Kathakal - Santhosh Echikkanam. DC Books. p. 288.ISBN 978-8126434688.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh (2013).Shwasam. DC Books. p. 96.ISBN 978-8126449125.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh (4 September 2004).Oru Chithrakadhayile Nayattukar. DC Books.ASIN B007E4VT32.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh (2010).Naranayum Paravayayum. DC Books.ISBN 978-8126428380.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh.Ente Priyappetta Kathakal. DC Books. p. 208.ISBN 978-9352821150.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh.Ottavaathil. Olive Books. p. 116.

• Nanni

• Aechikkanam, Santhosh (2013).Malabar Whistling Thrush. DC Books. p. 110.ISBN 978-8126442447.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh.Jamanthikal Suganthikal. Mathrubhumi Books.ISBN 978-81-8266-427-2.
• Aechikkanam, Santhosh.Pakal Swapnathil Veyil Kayan Vanna Oru Nari. Mathrubhumi Books.

• Aechikkanam, Santhosh, ed. (2010).Enmakaje Padanangal. Current Books. p. 104.ISBN 978-8124018897. Compilation of articles on "Enmakaje" by Ambikasuthan Mangadu.

• "When biriyani became haram".Times of India Blog. 27 August 2016. Retrieved21 September 2020.

• Santhosh Aechikkanam atIMDb
• https://www.filmcompanion.in/news/ramesh-pisharody-to-direct-soubin-shahir-in-his-third-feature-film[1]
• "Ullu Thurannu - Interview with Santhosh Echikkanam".Asianet Cable Vision (YouTube video). 17 April 2014.Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved21 September 2020.
• "Biriyani: The Story and the Translation".DC Books (YouTube video). 14 February 2020.Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved21 September 2020.
• Komala by Santhosh Echikkanam

• Living people
• Malayali people
• People from Kasaragod district
• Screenwriters from Kerala
• Indian male short story writers
• Malayalam short story writers
• Malayalam screenwriters
• Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
• 20th-century Indian short story writers
• 21st-century Indian short story writers
• Indian male screenwriters
• 20th-century Indian male writers
• 21st-century Indian male writers
• 1971 births

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