Sudhakar Mangalodayam

Sudhakar P. Nair (14 January 1956 – 17 July 2020), popularly known as Sudhakar Mangalodayam, was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and a story and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He was known for his popular novels as well as for the screenplay of Njan Ekananu, a 1982 Malayalam language film. He was the author of over 50 novels and wrote the story for films such as Kariyilakkattu Pole, Nandini Oppol and Vasantha Sena.

Biography Sudhakar Mangalodayam was born Sudhakar P. Nair in Velloor, in Vaikom, in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala, to Parameswaran Nair and Janakiamma. After schooling at St. Ignatius School, Kanjiramattom, he did his college education at NSS College, Ottapalam from where he obtained his graduate degree. He started writing during this period, starting with radio plays. Later, he served as an assistant to noted film director, P. Chandrakumar. Soon, he started writing novels and published them as serials in periodicals, sometimes writing up to nine novels simultaneously. wrote over 50 novels which include Murappennu, Nandini Oppol, Koodappirappu, Maunasarovaram, Namam Japikkunna Veedu, Padasaram, Safalam, Chitta, Thillana, Amma and Kungumappottu. His foray into films was with Njan Ekananu, a 1982 film directed by P. Chandrakumar, for which he wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues. Subsequently, he wrote the story for three more films, Vasantha Sena (1985), Kariyilakkattu Pole (1986) and Nandini Oppol (1994).

Sudhakar was married to G. Usha and the couple had a daughter, Sreevidya. succumbing to age-related illnesses; his wife had predeceased him.

Selected bibliography

Filmography Year Title Screenplay Story Dialogues Director 1982 Njan Ekananu Yes Yes Yes P. Chandrakumar 1985 Vasantha Sena No Yes No K. Vijayan 1986 Kariyilakkattu Pole No Yes No P. Padmarajan 1994 Nandini Oppol No Yes No Mohan Kupleri 1998 കളിയൂഞ്ഞാൽ