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'''Maythil Radhakrishnan''' aka Rad Maythil (born 24 July 1944), popularly known as '''Maythil''' ({{lang-ml|മേതില്‍ രാധാകൃഷ്ണന്‍}}), born in Pudiyankom (Alathur, [[Palakkad]] district of [[Kerala]]), is an all-rounder in [[Malayalam]] literature,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2006/10/01/stories/2006100100140400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010112441/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2006/10/01/stories/2006100100140400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2006|title=Literary sojourns|last=Torcato|first=Ronita|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-10-01|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> who writes [[poetry]] and [[fiction]] as well as [[non-fiction]]. He was chosen for the Kerala Sahitya Academi Award for Overall Contributions in 2016 which he subsequently refused.
 
'''Maythil Radhakrishnan''' aka '''Rad Maythil''' is an all-rounder in [[Malayalam literature]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2006/10/01/stories/2006100100140400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010112441/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2006/10/01/stories/2006100100140400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2006|title=Literary sojourns|last=Torcato|first=Ronita|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-10-01|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> who writes [[poetry]] and [[fiction]] as well as [[non-fiction]]. He was chosen for the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] for Overall Contributions in 2016 which he refused.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Maythil graduated in [[Economics]] from [[Kerala University]] in 1968. For the next eight years, he researched insect [[ethology]], while working as a [[freelance journalist]]. From 1976 to 1984 he worked in Kuwait for a Norwegian shipping firm as [[Electronic data processing|EDP]] Coordinator. For the next three years, he ran his own [[Computer Aided Design|computer aided design]] and drafting center in [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Since 1987, except for a four-year stint as Editor for Youth Express of [[The New Indian Express]] (then [[The Indian Express]]) group, at [[Trivandrum]] and [[Chennai]], Maythil has spent his time mostly in writing; on occasions working as a freelance journalist, [[wikt:Special:Search/quizmaster|quizmaster]] and a [[web developer]]. He writes popular columns in The Sunday Express (Zebra Crossing, now available online as a social network created by the author ) and in [[Madhyamam weekly|Madhyamam Weekly]] (Moonnu Vara a.k.a. Three Stripes). Presently he lives in [[Trivandrum]]. He is a widower and has a daughter (June) and a son (Julian).
Maythil graduated in [[Economics]] from the [[University of Kerala]] in 1968. For the next eight years, he researched insect [[ethology]], while working as a [[freelance journalist]].
 
From 1976 to 1984 he worked in [[Kuwait]] for a Norwegian shipping firm as [[Electronic data processing|EDP]] Coordinator. For the next three years, he ran his own [[Computer Aided Design|computer aided design]] and drafting center in [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Since 1987, except for a four-year stint as Editor for Youth Express of [[The New Indian Express]] (then [[The Indian Express]]) group, at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and [[Chennai]], Maythil has spent his time mostly in writing; on occasions working as a freelance journalist, [[wikt:Special:Search/quizmaster|quizmaster]] and a [[web developer]].  
 
He writes popular columns in The Sunday Express (''Zebra Crossing'', now available online as a social network created by the author) and in [[Madhyamam weekly|Madhyamam Weekly]] (''Moonnu Vara'' a.k.a. ''Three Stripes'').
 
Presently, he lives in Thiruvananthapuram. He is a widower and has a daughter named June and a son named Julian. June died on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Feb 13 2025 |first1=Web Desk Published |last2=Ist |first2=11:04 Pm |title=മേതില്‍ രാധാകൃഷ്ണന്റെ മകള്‍ ജൂണ്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/kerala-news/june-daughter-of-maythil-radhakrishnan-dies-at-47-srmu5m |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=Asianet News Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref>


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Maythil was awarded the 2015 [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions|annual award]] for his contributions to Malayalam literature by [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/kerala-sahitya-academy-awards-announced|title=Kerala Sahitya Academy Awards Announced - Trivandrum News|website=Yentha|language=en|access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref> which he refused, citing his distrust in academies.<ref name="പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ നിരസിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ">{{Cite journal |date=1 March 2016 |title=പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ നിരസിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/literaryworld/methil-radhakrishnan-rejects-honour.html |journal=Manorama Online}}</ref>
Maythil was awarded the 2015 [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions|annual award]] for his contributions to Malayalam literature by [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/kerala-sahitya-academy-awards-announced|title=Kerala Sahitya Academy Awards Announced - Trivandrum News|website=Yentha|language=en|access-date=10 July 2018|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710041648/http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/kerala-sahitya-academy-awards-announced|url-status=dead}}</ref> which he refused, citing his distrust in academies.<ref name="പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ നിരസിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ">{{Cite journal |date=1 March 2016 |title=പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ നിരസിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/literaryworld/methil-radhakrishnan-rejects-honour.html |journal=Manorama Online}}</ref> He received [[Mathrubhumi Literary Award]] for the year 2025.<ref name="Renowned writer Methil Radhakrishnan has been awarded the 2025 Mathrubhumi Literary Award">{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2026 |title=Renowned writer Methil Radhakrishnan has been awarded the 2025 Mathrubhumi Literary Award |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/literature/news/methil-radhakrishnan-wins-2025-mathrubhumi-literary-award-v6fvrnpw |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=@mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>


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* {{Cite journal |date=2017-08-15 |title=ഇന്ത്യയെ വീണ്ടും വിഭജിക്കേണ്ടി വരുമോ?|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/interview/interview-with-methil-radhakrishnan-malayalam-news-1.909952 |journal=Mathrubhumi}}
* {{Cite interview |last=Radhakrishnan |interviewer=Shabitha Saj |title=എന്റെ ജീവിതം കൊണ്ട് എനിക്ക് ഒരു ഉപകാരവുമുണ്ടായിട്ടില്ല |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qB0Wf1Cwqw |date=March 9, 2026}}


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Maythil Radhakrishnan
Born (1944-07-24) 24 July 1944 (age 82)
Kerala, India[1]
OccupationWriter
LanguageMalayalam and English
NationalityIndian
EducationUniversity of Kerala
Genre
  • Poetry
  • Fiction
  • Non fiction
Years active1970–present
Children2
RelativesMethil Devika (niece)

Maythil Radhakrishnan aka Rad Maythil is an all-rounder in Malayalam literature,[2] who writes poetry and fiction as well as non-fiction. He was chosen for the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions in 2016 which he refused.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Maythil graduated in Economics from the University of Kerala in 1968. For the next eight years, he researched insect ethology, while working as a freelance journalist.

From 1976 to 1984 he worked in Kuwait for a Norwegian shipping firm as EDP Coordinator. For the next three years, he ran his own computer aided design and drafting center in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Since 1987, except for a four-year stint as Editor for Youth Express of The New Indian Express (then The Indian Express) group, at Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai, Maythil has spent his time mostly in writing; on occasions working as a freelance journalist, quizmaster and a web developer.

He writes popular columns in The Sunday Express (Zebra Crossing, now available online as a social network created by the author) and in Madhyamam Weekly (Moonnu Vara a.k.a. Three Stripes).

Presently, he lives in Thiruvananthapuram. He is a widower and has a daughter named June and a son named Julian. June died on February 13, 2025.[3]

Writing[edit | edit source]

Maythil's first novel, Sooryavamsam, published in 1970, announced the arrival of a major talent in Malayalam literature. Four novels and many stories and poems later, his is still a fresh voice. His oeuvre reflects the whole gamut of unrelated experience—from computers to insects—that he had acquired. The essence of his writing is summed up by K. Satchidanandan in the following words:

There are very few in Indian fiction who can compare with this author in artistic innovation, intellectual subtlety and original perception of things and of life. The three novellas here represent all that is newest in Indian fiction.[4]

Maythil was awarded the 2015 annual award for his contributions to Malayalam literature by Kerala Sahitya Akademi in 2016[5] which he refused, citing his distrust in academies.[6] He received Mathrubhumi Literary Award for the year 2025.[7]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Novels[edit | edit source]

  • Sooryavamsam (Sun Dynasty), novel, 1970
  • Bra, novel, 1974
  • Chuvanna Vidooshakarute Anchampathi (Fifth Column of the Red Jesters), novel, 1974
  • Hitchcockinte Itapetal (Hitchcock's Intervention), novel, 1994
  • Laingikathayekkurichu Oru Upanyasam (An Essay on Sexuality), novel, 1995

Poetry[edit | edit source]

  • Penguin, poems, 1973
  • Bhoomiyeyum Maranatheyum Kurichu (Of The Earth and Death), poems, 1991

Short fiction[edit | edit source]

  • Naayakanmaar Shavapetakangalil (Heroes in Coffins), Short stories, 1994
  • Dylan Thomasinte Panth, (The Ball of Dylan Thomas) Short stories, 1994
  • Sangeetham Oru Samayakalayaanu (Music Is A Time-art), Short stories, 1995
  • Sooryamalsyathe vivarikkal(Describing the Sunfish), Novella, 2017

Collected works in English[edit | edit source]

  • The Love Song of Alfred Hitchcock, 2004

(Translated by VC Harris)

Collected works in Malayalam[edit | edit source]

  • Maythil Kathakal, Published by Mathrubhumi Books, 2013
  • Maythil Radhakrishnan - Pratikathakal: Vimatam, Published by DC Books, 2003

Non-fiction (Science)[edit | edit source]

  • Romam (Hair), 1981
  • Daivam, Manushyan, Yanthram (God, Man and Machine) 2001

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "മേതിൽ=മേതിൽ: ചിന്തയിൽ രൂപകങ്ങളുടെ മഹാസമുദ്രത്തെ വഹിക്കുന്ന എഴുത്തുകാരൻ". മേതിൽ=മേതിൽ: ചിന്തയിൽ രൂപകങ്ങളുടെ മഹാസമുദ്രത്തെ വഹിക്കുന്ന എഴുത്തുകാരൻ (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Torcato, Ronita (1 October 2006). "Literary sojourns". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Feb 13 2025, Web Desk Published; Ist, 11:04 Pm. "മേതില്‍ രാധാകൃഷ്ണന്റെ മകള്‍ ജൂണ്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു". Asianet News Malayalam (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 24 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Satchidanandan, Prof. K: Introduction to The Love Song of Alfred Hitchcock, Maythil Radhakrishnan Translated by V. C. Harris
  5. ↑ "Kerala Sahitya Academy Awards Announced - Trivandrum News". Yentha. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ നിരസിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ". Manorama Online. 1 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Renowned writer Methil Radhakrishnan has been awarded the 2025 Mathrubhumi Literary Award". @mathrubhumi. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.

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