'''E. J. Kanam (1926-87)'''


Malayalam writer born in Kottayam, Kerala.
Schoolteacher; later journalist; known mainly
for introducing sentimental middle-class pulp
fiction known as paingili into Malayalam,
which became a staple source for the work of
e.g. [[Kunchako]], [[P. Subramanyam]], M.
Krishnan Nair and P.A. Thomas. Film début at
Kunchako’s Udaya Studios with the story for
Bharya (1962). Other notable films include
Kunchako’s [[Thirichadi]] (1968) and
Dattuputhran (1970); P. Subramanyam’s
Kaliyodam (1965), Puthri, Kattumallika and
Priyatama (all 1966), [[Adhyapika]] (1968) and
Swargaputhri (1973). Worked for P.G.
Vishwambaran in the early 80s: Himavahini
(1983), Sandhyakenthinu Sindhuram and
[[Thirakkil Alpa Samayam]] (both 1984).

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