Unni R.

Unni R.
Born	Jayachandran Parameswaran Nair 12 April 1971 Kottayam
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	short story writer screenplay writer
Spouse(s)	Anu Chandran
Children	Saraswathi
Parent(s)	N. Paramaeswaran Nair K. A. Radhamma

Unni R. (born Jayachandran Parameswaran Nair on 12 April 1971) is an Indian short story writer and screen writer best known for his work in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema.

Unni R. won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film Charlie (2015), and also won the prestigious Kerala Sahithya Academy Geetha Hiranyan endowment for his Short Story collection Ozhivudivasathe Kali, which has been made into the film of the same name. It was directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan. It won the 46th Kerala State Award for Best Film. His notable short stories are Leela, Kalinadakam, and Bahujeevitham. He has acted as a supporting role in Aparahnam, Chappakurishu, Munnariyippu etc.

Short story Collections

• Ozhivu Divasathe Kali^{[books 1]}
• Kali Nadakam^{[books 2]}
• Kottayam 17^{[books 3]}
• Kadhakal^{[books 4]}
• Oru Bhayankara Kamukan^{[books 5]}

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as			Notes
		Story	Script	Dialogue
2007	Big B			Yes
2009	Kerala Cafe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Segment: Bridge
2010	Anwar			Yes
2011	Chaappa Kurishu		Yes	Yes	Co-written with Sameer Thahir.
2012	Bachelor Party		Yes	Yes	Co-written with Santhosh Echikkanam.
2013	5 Sundarikal		Yes	Yes	Segment: Kullante Bharya
2014	Munnariyippu		Yes	Yes
2015	Ozhivudivasathe Kali	Yes			Kerala State Film Award 2015 -Best Film[1]
2015	Charlie	Yes	Yes	Yes	Script and dialogues co-written with Martin Prakkat.[2] Kerala State Film Award 2015 - Best Screenplay
2016	Leela	Yes	Yes	Yes	[3]
2017	Oru Bhayankara Kamukan	Yes	Yes	Yes	[4]

Other works

• Chumbikkunna Manushyar Chumbikkatha Manushyar (Essays)^{[books 6]}
• Basheer (Editor) Essays

Awards and honours

• Kerala State Film Award 2015 (Best Screenplay) - Charlie
• Geetha Hiranyan Endovement - Ozhivu Divasathe Kali (2006)^[5]
• Thomas Mundasseri Award - Ozhivu Divasathe Kali
• Ankanam E.P. Sushama Endovement- Ozhivu Divasathe Kali
• Abudhabi Sakthi Award - Kottayam 17
• Ayanam C.V. Sreeraman Award - Kottayam 17
• K.A. Kodungalloor Story Award
• T.P. Kishore Award
• V.P. Sivakumar Memorial Keli Award

References

1. Young, Deborah (2 November 2015). "'An Off-Day Game': Mumbai Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
2. V.P., Nicy (15 June 2015). "'Charlie' First Poster: Dulquer Salmaan Spotted in Trendy New Look [PHOTOS]". International Business Times. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
3. Jayaram, Deepika (4 November 2015). "Biju Menon in Ranjith's Leela?". The Times Of India. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
4. James, Anu (12 October 2016). "Oru Bhayankara Kamukan: Dulquer Salmaan's next with Lal Jose to go on floor in 2017". International Business Times. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
5. "Akademi fellowships, awards". The Hindu. 27 Apr 2007.

1. R, Unni. Ozhivu Divasaththe Kali (in Malayalam). Chintha Publications. p. 100. ISBN 9382328513.
2. Ār, Uṇṇi (2006). Kāḷināṭakaṃ (in Malayalam) (2 ed.). Kottayam: Ḍi. Si. Buks. p. 64. ISBN 9788126413713.
3. Ār, Uṇṇi (2010). Kōṭṭayaṃ 17 (in Malayalam) (3 ed.). Kottayam: Ḍi. Si. Buks. p. 96. ISBN 9788126428366.
4. Ār, Unni (2012). Kathakaḷ Uṇṇi Ār. = Kathakal Unni R. (in Malayalam) (8 ed.). Kottayam: DC Books. p. 184. ISBN 9788126434497.
5. R, Unni (30 Mar 2016). Oru Bhayankara Kamukan (in Malayalam) (2 ed.). D C Books. p. 120. ISBN 9788126464739.
6. R, Unni (11 Dec 2014). Chumbikkunna Manushyar Chumbikkatha Manushyar (in Malayalam) (1 ed.). D C Books. p. 288. ISBN 9788126452651.

External links

• Unni R. at the Internet Movie Database