| 1 | '''E. J. Kanam (1926-87)''' |
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| 4 | Malayalam writer born in Kottayam, Kerala. |
| 5 | Schoolteacher; later journalist; known mainly |
| 6 | for introducing sentimental middle-class pulp |
| 7 | fiction known as paingili into Malayalam, |
| 8 | which became a staple source for the work of |
| 9 | e.g. Kunchako, P. Subramanyam, M. |
| 10 | Krishnan Nair and P.A. Thomas. Film début at |
| 11 | Kunchako’s Udaya Studios with the story for |
| 12 | Bharya (1962). Other notable films include |
| 13 | Kunchako’s Thirichadi (1968) and |
| 14 | Dattuputhran (1970); P. Subramanyam’s |
| 15 | Kaliyodam (1965), Puthri, Kattumallika and |
| 16 | Priyatama (all 1966), Adhyapika (1968) and |
| 17 | Swargaputhri (1973). Worked for P.G. |
| 18 | Vishwambaran in the early 80s: Himavahini |
| 19 | (1983), Sandhyakenthinu Sindhuram and |
| 20 | Thirakkil Alpa Samayam (both 1984). |
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| 22 | [[Writer]] |