He was awarded with Kerala Sahitya Akademi award!
Kozhikode: On Late Wednesday, Noted Malayalam-English poet, novelist and script-writer T P Rajeevan died at a private hospital.
TP Rajeevan was under treatment from long time for kidney related ailments, family sources said.
A recipient of several literary honours including the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi award, TP Rajeevan, popularly known as TP in literary circles, made immense contributions in various genres of literature including poetry, novel, travelogue, script writing and many more.
"Palerimanikyam Oru Pathira Kolapathakam", "K T N Kottoor: Ezhuthum Jeevithavum", "Kriyashesham", Kunhali Marakkar" and so on were among his prominent works.
Among them, the novel 'Palerimanikyam" was adapted into a film under the same name with mega star Mammootty in the lead role.
TP Rajeevan won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in the year 2014 for another novel "K T N Kottoor: Ezhuthu Jeevithavum".
He also used to write English poems under the name Thachchampoyil Rajeevan.
The writer is survived by his wife and two daughters only. CM Pinarayi Vijayan condoled the death of TP Rajeevan.
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