Shankaruppusamy
K. Shanmugam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shanmugam Karuppusamy Erode, Tamil Nadu |
| Occupation | Architect, Poet, Novelist, Screenwriter |
| Language | Tamil |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 2014–present |
| Spouse | Pradeepa (m. 2003) |
| Children | Harini, Megha |
| Website | |
| www | |
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K. Shanmugam (credited as Shan Karuppusamy or Shan) is a Tamil writer from Perundurai in Erode District now living in Chennai in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
His best-known and most critically acclaimed work is Vettaattam, his first novel released in 2017, which is a fiction set on political events that are familiar to state politics.
Shan's output includes two poetry collections, two article collections, one novel, numerous other articles and shortstories. He has written the script for the Tamil movie NOTA.
Personal life[edit]
Shanmugam was born on 1976 in Erode District, Tamil Nadu, to P. Karuppusamy and K. Parvathi. Karuppusamy was a former in Thalakkarai Pudhur Village, Perundurai and his mother is from Thiruvenkatampalayam.
He completed his Bachelor of Architecture in Adhiyamaan College of Engineering. He worked as a junior architect for couple of years before moving in to Information Technology. He worked extensively on technologies related to eLearning and currently working as Senior Director - Technology at Origin Learning Solutions in Guindy, Chennai.
Career[edit]
Personal life[edit]
Shanmugam met Pradeepa in the year 2003. It was an arranged marriage. Their daughter Harini was born in 2004 and Megha in 2010.
Awards[edit]
- Sujatha Award (2017) from Uyirmmai and Sujatha Arakkattalai
Bibliography[edit]
Fiction[edit]
Novels
- Vettaattam(2017)
Poetry
- Viral Munai Kadavul (2014) - collection of poems
- iL (2015) - collection of poems
Short Stories
- Stories published in leading tamil magazines like 'Kalki', 'Ananda Vikatan', 'Kanaiyazhi', 'Uyirmai'
Non Fiction[edit]
Technology
- Androidin Kathai (2016), collection of articles on the story of Android mobile operating system
- Naalai Ulagam (2017), Weekly online articles on upcoming science & technology published in minnambalam.com [1]
Collection of Articles
- Ethirolikkum Araikal (2017) - collection of articles published in various magazines
Film/screenwriting[edit]
Shan has collaborated with filmmakers in Tamil and shares credits for story, screenplay and dialogues. Tamil
- NOTA (2018) - Writer
References[edit]
- ↑ "Minnambalam article". Chennai, India: Minnambalam. 6 September 2018.
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