C. V. Balakrishnan is a Malayalam-language novelist, short-story writer, essayist and scenarist from the south Indian state of Kerala. His novels and short stories encompass the emotional issues related to mass culture, sexual politics, fate of the marginalised and institutionalised religions. An author of more than 40 literary works along with a few film scripts and film criticisms, his best known work is the novel Ayussinte Pusthakam. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2000 for the novel Atmavinu Sariyennu Thonnunna Karyangal.
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