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{{Infobox writer 
| name = P. M. Taj
| image = P.M Taj.jpg
| birth_name = Puthiyara Maliyakkal Taj
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1956|01|03}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1990|07|29|1956|01|03}}
| birth_place = [[Kozhikode]], Kerala, India
| occupation = Playwright, script writer, actor, director
| nationality = Indian
| genre = Fiction, humour, non-fiction
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| children = Sonal Taj PM, Vishal Taj PM
}}
'''Puthiyara Maliyakkal Taj''' ({{lang-ml|പി. എം. താജ്}}) (3 January 1956 – 29 July 1990), popularly known as '''P. M. Taj''', was an Indian creative writer, actor, screenwriter, and director in [[Malayalam]] theatre.<ref name="hindu_Jul2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/30/stories/2008073052010300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805204952/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/30/stories/2008073052010300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 August 2008 |title=''P.M. Taj, playwright of our times'' |date=30 July 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 April 2011}}</ref> He was a prominent cultural figure in [[Kozhikode]]. Taj wrote many plays during his short span of life and won several awards including the ''Sakthi Award'', instituted in memory of the progressive Malayalam writer [[Cherukad]], and the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] Award twice.

== Early life ==
P. M. Taj was born in a typical middle-class family in [[Kozhikode]], Kerala as the eldest son of P. M. Alikoya, a businessman, and K. T. Asiya. He has three siblings; Iqbal, Jabeen, and Yasmin. He was also a nephew of the dramatist [[K. T. Muhammed]].

Taj's education was mostly in [[Kozhikode]]. He attended the ''Sri Gujarathi Vidyala'' for his primary education and then studied at [[Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College]] for his higher education. During his school and college days, Taj won several awards in various cultural events. He also had an active participation in college politics. After graduation he worked as an editor for two years in ''Yuvadhara'', a magazine published by [[Democratic Youth Federation of India|DYFI]]. His debut drama was ''Perumbara'', published in 1977. He married Bichu in 1986 and they have of two sons – Sonal Taj and Vishal Taj.

== Selected works ==
His most famous plays include: ''Kudukka Athava Vishakkunnavante Vedantam'', ''Kanallattom'', ''Ravvunni'', ''Pavathan Nadu'', ''Perumbara'', ''Mary Lawrence'', ''Thalasthanathuninn Oru Vaarthayumilla'', ''Kurukan Kunjaammante Vaal'', ''Perumkallan'', ''Priyapetta Avivahidhan'', ''Chakram'', ''Aalmarattam'', Ambalakaalla'', ''Uthram Thirunallinte Kalpana Pole, Ennum Ennum Priyapetta Amma, and Agraharam''.

Myths and folklore had an influence on Taj, but he used them to send a different message in a modern context. Some of his characters like,
''Ravunni'', become part of a sad and bitter tale about globalisation.

=== Films ===
* Uyarum Njan Nadake (1985)
* Atham Chitira Chothy (1986)
* Kurukkan Rajavayi (1987)
* P.C. 369 (1987)
* Njan Piranna Nattil (1985)
* Bali (1991)

== Awards and recognitions ==
* [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] Award in 1982 for ''Kudukka the gospel of hungry man''
* ''Cherukaad Smaraka Shakthi'' Award in 1983
* ''Akilendhya Nadaka Award'' in 1983
* Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy Award in 1989 for ''Paavathan Naad''
* [[Calicut University]] took ''Perumbara'' as reference book in 1990
* [[Kerala University]] took ''Kudukka The gospel of hungry man'' as reference book in 2011

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/remembering-pm-taj/article8904167.ece |title=''Remembering PM Taj'' |date= 26 July 2016 |publisher= The Hindu |access-date=26 July 2016}}
* ''Borne artiste''. Indian Express. 11 August 1990. Calicut.
* {{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/lf/2003/08/11/stories/2003081101190200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109051130/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2003/08/11/stories/2003081101190200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 November 2012 |title=''A journey through history'' |date=11 August 2003 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 April 2011}}
* ''Mega Jyothisudhan kshanika jeevitham'', K.F George, [[Malayala Manorama]], 28 August 1990, Calicut.
* ''Dhuranthangal irannu vaagiya oru kalaakaran''. Madhyamam. 11 August 1990. Caliciut.
* ''Neru Kanda ee Kannukall porullarinja ee hridhayam''. K.S. Hariharan. Deshabhimani. 3 August 1990. Calicut.
* {{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/26/stories/2006072611200300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060828093419/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/26/stories/2006072611200300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 August 2006 |title=''Theatre festival in memory of P.M. Taj'' |author= Staff Reporter |date= 26 July 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 April 2011}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/28/stories/2011032861040500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402045725/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/28/stories/2011032861040500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 April 2011 |title=Best of theatre on show at festival |date= 28 March 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 April 2011}} The Hindu. Monday, 28 March 2011
* {{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/27/stories/2010072756730300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731195644/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/27/stories/2010072756730300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 July 2010 |title=''Taj theatre fete begins'' |date= 27 July 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 April 2011}} The Hindu. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2011
* {{cite news |title=taj akalathil annanjupoya thejwala |newspaper=[[Deshabhimani]] |date=30 July 1999 }}
* {{cite news |title=Aa nakshthram veennu poyirikkunnu |author=A.K. Ramesh |newspaper=[[Deshabhimani]] |date=5 August 1990 }}
* {{cite news |title=taj ninte vellicham mangiyittilla |author=A.R. Mohanan |newspaper=[[Kerala Kaumudi]] |date= 29 July 1991}}
* {{cite news |title=ormakil niranja taj |newspaper=[[Malayala Manorama]] |date=29 July 2006 }}
* {{cite news |title=tajinte rachanakal vimochanathinte ithu savageetham |newspaper=[[Deshabhimani]] |date= 1 September 1990}}
* {{cite news |title=ravunniyudey chiri |author=K.S. Hariharan|newspaper=[[Deshabhimani]] |date=4 August 1991}}
* {{cite news |title=p.m taj enna nadaka prathibha |author=K. T. Muhammed |author-link=K. T. Muhammed |newspaper=[[mathrubhumi]] |date= 25 July 2004}}
* {{cite news |title=janakiyanataka prasthanathinte chithanyadharayil taj smaranna |newspaper=[[Deshabhimani]] |date=31 July 1993 }}
* {{cite news |title=nagarathil ormakal niraye taj |newspaper=[[Malayala Manorama]] |date=28 July 2006 }}
* {{cite news |title=taj kavivargathinte oru adayallam |author=M. N. Vijayan |author-link=M. N. Vijayan |newspaper=[[Deshabhimani]] |date= 29 July 1991}}
* {{cite news |title=taj ninte kaalam theaterinte vasanthamayirinnu |author=Muralitharan Parayanjeri |newspaper=Prathibham |date= 13 August 1997 }}
* {{cite news |title=taj -oru prathbhasam |author=Sudeer Ambalappad |newspaper=[[Calicut Times]] |date=26 July 1996 }}
* {{cite news |title=taj kandhadharshiyaya nadakakrth |author=T.K |newspaper=[[Deshabhimani]] |date=29 July 1991}}
* {{cite news |title=tajiney pole taj maathram |author=sree |newspaper=Times |date=19 July 1993}}
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[[Category:Screenwriters from Kerala]]
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