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Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam | |
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 Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam | |
| Born | Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam Aranakatte 18 August 1976 Hiriyur, Chitradurga, Karnataka |
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| Alma mater | Bangalore University |
| Genre | Short Stories |
| Notable works | Burma Express, Ceylon Cycle |
| Spouse | Divya S |
| Children | Akshara Zen, Ivanka Zen |
Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam is an Indian author, filmmaker, and journalist, primarily known for his contributions to Kannada and Tamil literature and short films. His literary works, which explore themes of immigrant life, dislocation, and post-modern existence, include the Kannada short story collection Ceylon Cycle,[1] which won the U R Ananthamurthy Award, and his acclaimed Tamil novel, Al Khozama, a winner of the Zero Degree Publication Novel Prize.[2] As a filmmaker, his short film, "Burma Express,"[3] was recognized with the Best Short Film award at the South Asian International Film Festival.[4]
Career[edit | edit source]
Kanakaraj started as Journalist in 2001 working with Aakruthi, Kannada Magazine.[5]
He taught English literature at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.[6] In 2025, he initiated Nelaa, a cultural foundation that promotes Indian Dance, Music and Art forms among non-resident Indian's.
Author[edit | edit source]
Kanakaraj worked under the tutelage of Writer, Director Nagathihalli Chandrashekar.He was assistant director to Nagathihalli Chandrashekar.
In 2017, he published Kannada Short Story Collection Ceylon Cycle. It received UR Ananathamurthy award from Shivamogga Kannada Sangha adn was reviewed well in literary circles.
His middles have been published in leading Kannada Newspapers like Prajavani, Kannada Prabha & periodicals like Mayura.
He's active in the literary competitions and has won quite a few awards for his short stories.[7]
Kanakaraj has translated works of Tamil Authors like Imayam, Indira Parthasarathy into Kannada.
He has translated works of Devanur Mahadeva into Tamil.
His published works in Kannada are:
- Ceylon Cycle 2017 ISBN 978-93-81920-84-8 [8]
- Zorbana rekhkhe naanu 2022 [9]
- Bhagyala Thande ISBN 978-93-84501-57-0
- Aurangazeb ISBN 978-93-87592-52-0
Kanakaraj has also published works in Tamil, notable among them are:
- Al Khozama ISBN 978-93-95233-26-2 explores lives of Arab Bedouins and Indian expatriates. It won the Zero Degree Publication Novel Prize 2021 [10][11]
- Palaivanaththi Aindham Suvar ISBN 978-93-91994-18-1
- Nila Nigazhangal
Film Making[edit | edit source]
Kanakaraj assisted Nagathihalli Chandrashekar in his movie ventures. In 2018, he directed a Short film Burma Express,[12] which was awarded Best Short film in 2018 edition of South Asian International Film Festival. His movie 99 was featured in 2024 Dasara Film Festival.[13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Raj, K. Sundara (11 January 2018). "The journey of migration". The Hindu.
- ↑ "ZDP Award 2021 Novel Winners". Zero Degree Publishing.
- ↑ "Burma Express" – via IMDb.
- ↑ "Burma Express".
- ↑ "ಸೃಜನಶೀಲ ಲೇಖನಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿದೆ | ಇದು ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗಾಗಿ". aakrutikannada.com. June 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Faculty Members | Faculty Members". faculty.psau.edu.sa.
- ↑ "ಅನಿವಾಸಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಕಥಾ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕನಕರಾಜ್ ಪ್ರಥಮ - The Hindustan Gazette Kannada". February 25, 2021.
- ↑ Raj, K. Sundara (January 11, 2018). "The journey of migration" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ ತರೀಕೆರೆ, ಪ್ರೊ ರಹಮತ್ (November 29, 2022). "'ಜ಼ೋರ್ಬಾನ ರೆಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು': ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಬಂಧಗಳು".
- ↑ "கனகராஜ் பாலசுப்பிரமணியம்". YouTube. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2025-11-02.Template:User-generated inline
- ↑ "Al Khozama- Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam". Zero Degree Publishing 1.
- ↑ "Burma Express" – via saiff.org.
- ↑ "10 short films selected for Dasara Film Festival". September 20, 2024.