Syam Pushkaran

Syam Pushkaran[1] (born 6 September 1984) is an Indian scriptwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his collaboration with directors Aashiq Abu and Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut with Salt N' Pepper (2011), co-written with Dileesh Nair.[2] He has written screenplays for popular films such as 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Da Thadiya (2012), Idukki Gold (2013), Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), Rani Padmini (2015),[3] Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016),[4] Mayaanadhi (2017), and Kumbalangi Nights (2019).[5] He also served as co-director and wrote the dialogues for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017). Pushkaran won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Maheshinte Prathikaram at the 64th National Film Awards (2016).

In this Indian name, the name Pushkaran is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Syam .
Shyam Pushkaran
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984
Thuravoor, Cherthala, Kerala, India
OccupationScreenwriter,Film Producer
Years active2011–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2012)
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Screenplay
2016
Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay
2016

Personal life

Syam Pushkaran was born as the second child to Geetha Devi P.L and N. Pushkaran on 6 September 1984 in Thuravoor town at Alappuzha district. Pushkaran did his schooling at Government U.P School and T.D Higher Secondary School, Thuravoor. He completed graduation in Fashion Designing from Mangalore University. Due to his keen interest in cinema, he followed up with Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Film Making from DC Film School at Trivandrum. He then totally followed his passion and initially landed up being an Assistant Director after which the idea of the film 'Salt N Pepper' was given birth marking his path towards screen writing.

He is married to Architect Ms. Unnimaya Prasad[6] from 2012. Unnimaya made her acting debut with the film ‘Sethulakshmi’ in the anthology film ‘Anju Sundarikal’. She played the character of Sara in ‘Maheshinte Prathikaaram’, Maya teacher in the film ‘Parava (film)’ and acted as the assistant director in Mayaanadhi. And also she was the assistant director and the casting director for Maheshinte Prathikaram, Thondimuthalum Drikshakshiyum and 5 Sundarikal .She also appeared in Varathan, Oru Kuprasidha Payyan, French Viplavam, Virus etc.

Film career

Syam Pushkaran penned the script for Salt N' Pepper along with Dileesh Nair. In 2012, he wrote the script for Da Thadiya (2012); another film directed by Aashiq Abu, along with Dileesh Nair and Abhilash S Kumar. He wrote Sethulakshmi (Segment) in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal.[7] He was also the writer for another Aashiq Abu film Idukki Gold (2012).[8] He wrote dialogues for Iyobinte Pusthakam directed by Amal Neerad. He has penned the script for Rani Padmini which starred Manju Warrier and Rima Kallingal in the lead roles.

Film Production Venture

Syam Pushkaran turned producer launching the film production company called Working Class Hero by partnering with Dileesh Pothan. The company's first production was Kumbalangi Nights, which was written by Syam.

Controversy

On Kerala Piravi day, Kochi Music Foundation organised the musical event 'Karuna' at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Kadavanthra in Kochi promising that the proceedings from the event will be donated to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) to help flood victims. The organisers of this fest included filmmaker Aashiq Abu, singer Shahabaz Aman, and music director Bijibal. However, an RTI document shared by state Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha secretary Sandeep G Varier on Facebook last week revealed that the Chief Minister's office was yet to receive the funds, sparking a controversy. Other members of the Kochi Music Foundation also included Aashiq Abu’s wife and actress Rima Kallingal, writer Syam Pushkaran and singer Sithara (Singer). They were widely critisied in social media.

Following the controversy, Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden, through a Facebook post, demanded that Aashiq Abu should make it public whether he has made payment to the government. Following this, Aasiq Abu posted the image of the cheque for an amount of Rs 6.22 lakh to the Principal Secretary (Finance), CMDRF.The date of the cheque is 14.02.2020. It clearly shows that Rs 6.22 lakh was handed over to CMDRF only after the issue has become a controversy.[9]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2011Salt N' PepperCo-written with Dileesh NairAashiq Abu
201222 Female KottayamCo-written with Abilash S. KumarAashiq Abu
Da ThadiyaCo-written with Dileesh Nair and Abhilash S KumarAashiq Abu
20135 SundarikalFor segment Sethulakshmi, co-written with Muneer AliShyju Khalid
Idukki GoldCo-written with Dileesh NairAashiq Abu
2014Iyobinte PusthakamCo-written with Gopan ChithambaranAmal Neerad
2015Rani PadminiCo-written with RavisankarAashiq Abu
2016Maheshinte PrathikaaramScreenwriterDileesh Pothan
2017Thondimuthalum DriksakshiyumCreative Director, DialoguesDileesh Pothan
MayanadhiCo-written with Dileesh NairAashiq Abu
2019Kumbalangi NightsWriter and Co-producerMadhu C Narayanan
2020Thankam[10]Writer and Co-producerSaheed Arfath

Awards
Year Film Award Category Notes
2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram National Film Awards Best Original Screenplay[11]
Kerala State Film Awards Best Original Screenplay[12]
North American Film Awards[13] Best Screenplay
Padmarajan Award Best Film Shared with Dileesh Pothan
CPC Cine Awards[14] Best Screenplay
2017 Mayanadi Padmarajan Award [15] Best Film Shared with Aashiq Abu and Dileesh Nair
Movie Street Film Awards[16] Best Screenplay Shared with Dileesh Nair
2019 Kumbalangi Nights Vanitha Film Awards[17] Best Screenplay
Movie Street Film Awards[18] Best Screenplay
Critic's Choice Film Awards (Malayalam)[19] Best Screenplay
CPC Cine Awards[20] Best Screenplay

References
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