Writers

September 30, 2023

Cartoonist and satirist Sukumar dies at 91

The founder of the Kerala Cartoon Academy, Sukumar has penned over 50 books, including poetry, stories and novels.

September 27, 2023
Hollywood writers' union ends strike ahead of final contract vote

Film and television writers walked off the job in May after failing to reach a deal with major studios, including Netflix, Walt Disney and Warner Bros Discovery.
September 17, 2023
Writer-academic CR Omanakuttan laid to rest

Actor Mammootty, who was Omanakuttan’s student at Maharaja’s College, Fahadh Faasil, Jayasurya, Manoj K Jayan, writers N S Madhavan and Shibu Chakaravarthy were among the mourners.
August 17, 2023
Malayalam novelist, screenwriter Gafoor Arakkal dies at 54

He was undergoing treatment for cancer at the District Co-operative Hospital in Kozhikode.
July 15, 2023
The inability to finish reading a book is a recent phenomenon: MT

Young MT would walk for miles in search of books. He would borrow money to buy books. And he idolized the writers. MT wanted to be like them. Excerpts from interview.
July 15, 2023
Legend of modern Malayalam literature MT Vasudevan Nair turns 90

MT was awarded the Jnanpith Award for his overall contribution to literature in 1995 and in 2005, he was decorated with the country's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan.
July 14, 2023
Hollywood faces historic industrywide shutdown as actors join screenwriters' strike

The leaders of the union, officially referred to as the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), made the strike announcement on Thursday following the collapse of contract negotiations with studios.

Writers

Cartoonist and satirist Sukumar dies at 91

Meet the first generation of female Tholpaavakoothu artistes of Kerala | Onmanorama News Documentary

Hollywood writers' union ends strike ahead of final contract vote

Writer-academic CR Omanakuttan laid to rest

Malayalam novelist, screenwriter Gafoor Arakkal dies at 54

The inability to finish reading a book is a recent phenomenon: MT

Legend of modern Malayalam literature MT Vasudevan Nair turns 90

Hollywood faces historic industrywide shutdown as actors join screenwriters' strike

Manorama Online bestows obeisance on doyen of literature M T Vasudevan Nair on 90th birthday

Milan Kundera, author of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being', dies

'No Country for Old Men' author Cormac McCarthy passes away at 89