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'''Ramesan Mullassery''' is an Indian writer, short story writer and novelist who writes in [[Malayalam]] language. He has written a number of books, covering children's literature, mythological and biblical stories, sports -based novels and studies in ancient art forms and culture. He received the [[Vettoor Raman Nair|Vettoor Raman Nair Katha Sammanam]] in 2023.<ref name="Author profile - Keralaliterature.com">{{Cite news |last=admin |date=February 18, 2025 |title=Author Profile - Keralaliterature.com |url=https://keralaliterature.com/malayalam-writers-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%82-%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D/%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327231212/https://keralaliterature.com/malayalam-writers-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%82-%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D/%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF/ |archive-date=2025-03-27 |access-date=2025-10-21 |work=Keralaliterature.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He is also a recipient of the 2025 [[M. P. Paul |M. P. Paul Short story Special Jury Prize]].<ref name="MP Paul Short Story Award presented to Ash Ashita">{{Cite web |date=July 12, 2025 |title=MP Paul Short Story Award presented to Ash Ashita |url=https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/kottayam/news/kottayam-1.10742214 |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=Newspaper |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Mullassery, born in [[Piravom]], in [[Ernakulam district]] of the south Indian state of [[Kerala]], served in [[Government of Kerala|Kerala Government]] service and superannuated from service as [[Tehsildar]].<ref name="Present day relevance of Charvaka">{{Cite web |title=Present day relevance of Charvaka |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/literaryworld/2022/01/15/kadhayude-vazhi-column-by-ravivarma-thampuran-on-writer-ramesan-mullassery.html |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Manorama Online |language=ml}}</ref> His first book, ''Injury Time''<ref name="Injury Time">{{Cite web |title=Injury Time |url=https://keralabookstore.com/book/%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF-%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%82/10305/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=KeralaBookStore.com |language=ml}}</ref> was published in 2017, a novel with football as background which was followed by ''Arjuna Kathakal'',<ref name="Arjunakathakal">{{Cite web |title=Arjunakathakal |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105695858-arjunakathakal |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Goodreads |language=en}}</ref> published the next year, which is a compilation of stories from [[Mahabharata]] for children. ''Barbareekam'', a novel based on a character of Mahabharata,<ref name="Barbareekam">{{Cite web |title=Barbareekam |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105695843-barbareekam |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Goodreads |language=en}}</ref> named [[Barbarika|Barbareekan]], ''Kalamboor Republic'', a novel on the pre-independent Kerala,<ref name="Kalamboor Republic">{{Cite web |title=Kalamboor Republic |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43814948-kalamboor-republic |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Goodreads |language=en}}</ref> ''Shootout'',<ref name="Rameshan Mullassery's Novel Shootout">{{Cite web |date=October 21, 2022 |title=Rameshan Mullassery's Novel Shootout |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/excerpts/excerpts-from-the-novel-shootout-by-ramesan-mullasery-mathrubhumi-books-1.7977973 |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Shootout">{{Cite web |title=Shootout |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/206123630-shootout |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Goodreads |language=en}}</ref> another novel with football as the background, ''Gobaraha'', inspired by the life of [[Palwankar Baloo]], the legendary cricketer and political activist,<ref name="Cricket and Caste {{!}} A novel called 'Gobaraha' written by Ramesan Mullassery {{!}} Madhyamam">{{Cite web |last=Neelakandan |first=C R |date=March 10, 2024 |title=Cricket and Caste {{!}} A novel called 'Gobaraha' written by Ramesan Mullassery {{!}} Madhyamam |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/culture/books/a-novel-called-gobaraha-written-by-ramesan-mullassery-1266114 |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=www.madhyamam.com |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="The Times of a Dalit Cricketer and Questions of Human Dignity">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Dr Vinil |date=December 5, 2023 |title=The Times of a Dalit Cricketer and Questions of Human Dignity - Truecopy Think |url=https://truecopythink.media/dalit/ramesan-mullasserys-goberaha-book-review-vinil-paul |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=truecopythink.media |language=en-us}}</ref> ''Namaan, Sandehiyude Suvisesham'' a novel fashioned out of the [[Old Testament]] story of Namaan,<ref name="Naaman Sandehiyude Suvisesham ">{{Cite web |date=September 6, 2025 |title=Naaman Sandehiyude Suvisesham |url=https://www.amazon.in/Naaman-Sandehiyude-Suvisesham-Ramesan-Mullassery/dp/9394315365/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JeXSLnxdBXkc_fJqqjhpnwbW56srasJelhU-TUmAsEcO58z_udYlr9ze-tzcN7P_ZBElxCf-FUsUocYv0HiF9Q8aFHGlLzxAusL4nDn0Dju9_DOxOoOPdQZYhnZ1IrngTvNMXpnIYyK6iznTDVCezw.T6Oe--jMUz8bT_pvvKBkRQLO-7b5BmxN5ltJcboe_Ic&dib_tag=se&qid=1757166000&refinements=p_27%3ARamesan+Mullassery&s=books&sr=1-5 |website=Amazon}}</ref> and another novel by name, ''Bhoopadathil Illathe Poyavar'', based on nomadic lives,<ref name="Bhoopadangalil Illaathepoyavar">{{Cite web |title=Bhoopadangalil Illaathepoyavar |url=https://www.bookbangtheory.co.in/product/%E0%B4%AD%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BD-%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%BC/?srsltid=AfmBOorkjeCiUn7sIa_Nyl56irv1I7hB5lp_y-ce3XV9MdCvS4elQZmP |access-date=September 6, 2025 |website=Book Bang Theory}}</ref> ''Charvakanmar Undakunnathu'', a short story anthology are his other works.<ref name="Present day relevance of Charvaka" /> He has also written a book, ''Mudiyett - Oru Padanam'', which is a study on an ancient Kerala artform of the [[Mudiyett|same name]] and published by [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi|Kerala Sahithya Akademi]].<ref name="Mudiyett - Oru Padanam">{{Cite web |title=Mudiyett - Oru Padanam |url=https://keralabookstore.com/book/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%92%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%81-%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%A0%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%82/1004343/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=KeralaBookStore.com |language=ml}}</ref> Mullassery, who lives in Piravom, has also written several short stories and articles in contemporary periodicals.<ref name="Ritual forms based on the Kali-Darika mythology">{{Cite web |title=Ritual forms based on the Kali-Darika mythology |url=https://themalabarjournal.com/post/tmj-outlook-ritual-forms-based-on-kali-darika-mythology-ramesan-mullassery |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=The Malabar Journal}}</ref><ref name="Jatropha milk, green lime and coconut flower bunch; Vaikom Satyagraha leaves the remaining questions - Truecopy Think">{{Cite web |last=Mullassery |first=Ramesan |date=April 5, 2023 |title=Jatropha milk, green lime and coconut flower bunch; Vaikom Satyagraha leaves the remaining questions - Truecopy Think |url=https://truecopythink.media/society/vaikom-satyagraha-ramesan-mullassery-writes |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=truecopythink.media |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="https://thasrak.com/author/ramesan-mullassery/">{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2020 |title=Thasrak |url=https://thasrak.com/author/ramesan-mullassery/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Thasrak |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="The Last Bus">{{Cite web |last=Mullaserry |first=Ramesan |title=The Last Bus |url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/literature/ramesan-mullassery-short-story-avasanathe-bus-4757723 |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=malayalam.indianexpress.com |language=ml}}</ref><br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%"<br />
! scope="col" style="width:40%" | Title<br />
! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Year<br />
! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Genre<br />
|-<br />
| ''Injury Time''<ref name="Injury Time" /> || 2017 || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| ''Arjuna Kathakal''<ref name="Arjunakathakal" /> || 2018 || Children's literature<br />
|-<br />
| ''Barbareekam''<ref name="Barbareekam" /> || 2018 || Short story anthology<br />
|-<br />
| ''Kalamboor Republic''<ref name="Kalamboor Republic" /> || 2018 || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| ''Charvakanmar Undakunnathu''<ref name="Present day relevance of Charvaka" /> || 2022 || Short story anthology<br />
|-<br />
| ''Shootout''<ref name="Shootout" /> || 2022 || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| ''Namaan, Sandehiyude Suvisesham''<ref name="Naaman Sandehiyude Suvisesham " /> || 2022 || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| ''Gobaraha''<ref name="The Times of a Dalit Cricketer and Questions of Human Dignity" /> || 2023 || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| ''Bhoopadathil Illathe Poyavar''<ref name="Bhoopadangalil Illaathepoyavar" /> || 2023 || Novel<br />
|-<br />
| ''Mudiyett''<ref name="Mudiyett - Oru Padanam" /> || 2025 || Classical study<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Karunakaran (Malayalam writer)]]<br />
* [[Palwankar Baloo]]<br />
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{{portal|India|Literature}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Cite web |title=Ramesan Mullassery |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18844144.Ramesan_Mullassery |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=www.goodreads.com}}<br />
* {{Cite web |title=Ramesan Mullassery - author profile |url=https://www.saikathambooks.com/index.php?route=product/manufacturer/info&manufacturer_id=440 |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=www.saikathambooks.com |language=en}}<br />
* {{Cite web |date=September 6, 2025 |title=Ramesan Mullassery |url=https://www.amazon.in/Books-Ramesan-Mullassery/s?rh=n%3A976389031%2Cp_27%3ARamesan%2BMullassery |website=Amazon}}<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{Cite web |last=Mullaserry |first=Ramesan |title=Ragam Nalinakanthi |url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/literature/ramesan-mullasserry-short-story-ragam-nalinakanthi-521809/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=malayalam.indianexpress.com |language=ml}}<br />
* {{Cite web |date=July 7, 2020 |title=Ramesan Mullassery writings |url=https://thasrak.com/author/ramesan-mullassery/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Thasrak |language=en-US}}<br />
* {{Cite web |title=Kadhayude Vazhi - column by Ravivarma Thampuran - on writer Ramesan Mullassery |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/literaryworld/2022/01/15/kadhayude-vazhi-column-by-ravivarma-thampuran-on-writer-ramesan-mullassery.html |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=Manorama Online |language=ml}}<br />
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