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| name = Kiliroor Radhakrishnan<br />
| image = Kiliroor Radhakrishnan 10.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|1|14}}<br />
| birth_place = Kiliroor, Kottayam, Kerala, India<br />
| occupation = Short-story writer<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| awards = See [[#Awards|Awards]]<br />
| children = Kavitha, Hari<br />
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'''Kiliroor Radhakrishnan''' (born 14 January 1944) is a short-story writer of [[Malayalam]] literature.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Radhakrishnan was born in Kiliroor near [[Kottayam]] in [[Kerala]], India.<ref name="50 Radhakrishnan">{{cite book |last1=Kiliroor Radhakrishnan |first1=Biography |title=50 Vishwaprasidha Naadodikathakal |date=October 2017 |publisher=Grand Books, Kottayam |page=4 |edition=2017}}</ref> He started writing in the 1960s. Some of his stories, particularly children's literature, were published in Malayalam. Radhakrishnan was the administrative manager and general manager of [[DC Books]] and Current Books from 1979 to 2002. He served as the chief editor of Amala Weekly (published for Malayalis abroad) and was the publication consultant for Poorna Publications. He also became a governing body member of State Children's Literature Institute.<ref name="50 Radhakrishnan"/><br />
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==Selected works==<br />
Radhakrishnan wrote more than 100 books, including short stories, novels, children's literature, and translations.<ref name="50 Radhakrishnan"/> The following is a selection of his works:<br />
*''50 Vishwaprasidha Naadodikathakal''<br />
*''Ammayodoppam''<br />
*''Aanakadha''<br />
*''Daivathinte Simhasanam''<br />
*''Jathaka Kadhakal''<br />
*''Kuttikalude Aitheehyamaala''<br />
*''Nirangal''<br />
*''Ottayal Pattalam''<br />
*''Swarnathakkol''<br />
*''Vikramadithyakadhakal''<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Radhakrishnan received multiple awards for different works, including the following:<br />
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! Work !! Award<br />
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| ''Nirangal''|| Bhima Blasahithya Award<br />
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| ''Ammayodoppam'' || SBI Balasahithya Award<br />
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| ''Aanakadha'' || NCERT Award, Award of KSCLI<br />
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| ''Daivathinte Simhasanam'' || Bhima Balasahithya Award<br />
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| ''Swarnathakkol'' || Sri Patmanabha Samman of Sahithya Academy, Basheer Sahithya Award<br />
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| ''Ottayal Pattalam'' || Pala K M Mathew Award<br />
|}<br />
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He received the K Thayat Award in 2015 and the Award of Kerala Government in 2017 for his comprehensive works.<ref name="50 Radhakrishnan"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Awards of Kiliroor Radhakrishnan |url=http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/author-detail.cgi?code=53 |website=books.puzha.com |publisher=Puzha books}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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