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Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 1291091

IMDb ID: nm0059775

Known for: Writing

Born: January 19, 1908

Died: July 5, 1994

Age: 86

Place of birth: Thalayolaparambu, Vaikom, Kottayam district, Travancore

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1964 - 2023

Years active: 60

Wikidata: Q2737220

Also known as

വൈക്കം മുഹമ്മദ്‌ ബഷീർ • Abdul Rahman Muhammad Basheer • Beypore Sultan

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Biography

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (Malayalam:വൈക്കം മുഹമ്മദ്‌ ബഷീർ) (19 January 1908 – 5 July 1994) was a Malayalam fiction writer from the state of Kerala in India. He was a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. He is noted for his path-breaking, disarmingly down-to-earth style of writing that made him equally popular among literary critics as well as the common man. He is regarded as one of the most successful and outstanding writers from India.[3][better source needed] Translations of his works into other languages have won him worldwide acclaim.[3] His notable works include Balyakalasakhi, Shabdangal, Pathummayude Aadu, Mathilukal,Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu, Janmadinam and Anargha Nimisham. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982. He is fondly remembered as the Beypore Sultan.

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