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Muttathu Varkey was born on 28 April, 1913 in Chethipuzha, Kottayam district, Kerala, India, is an Indian writer. Discover Muttathu Varkey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?
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Novelist, poet |
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76 years old |
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Taurus |
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28 April, 1913 |
| Birthday |
28 April |
| Birthplace |
Chethipuzha, Kottayam district, Kerala, India |
| Date of death |
28 May, 1989 |
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India
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Muttathu Varkey Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Muttathu Varkey Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Muttathu Varkey worth at the age of 76 years old? Muttathu Varkey’s income source is mostly from being a successful Novelist. He is from India. We have estimated Muttathu Varkey's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Muttathu Varkey (28 April 1913 – 28 May 1989) was an Indian novelist, short story writer, and poet of Malayalam.
He was best known for a genre of sentiment-filled romantic fiction known as painkili (janapriya) novel in Malayalam literature.
Varkey was born in Chethipuzha, a small village near Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala.
He began his career as a school teacher at Saint Berchmans High School, Changanassery.
He then took up the job of an accountant in a timber factory.
For a brief period, Varkey taught in a Tutorial College run by M. P. Paul.
Many of his novels were adapted into Malayalam films, including the Prem Nazir starrer Padatha Painkili (1957), Inapravukal (1965), Velutha Kathreena (1968), Mayiladum Kunnu (1972) and the Sathyan starrer Karakanakadal (1971).
Muttathu Varkey Foundation has instituted the Muttathu Varkey Award to be presented yearly to Malayalm writers.
The winner is selected by popular vote with final decisions made by prominent judges.
He then joined Deepika newspaper as an associated editor and remained there for next 26 years until his retirement in 1974.
Muttathu Varkey emerged as one of the popular writers of Malayalam fiction.
He along with Kanam EJ was prominent in popularizing a genre of sentiment-filled pulp fiction known as painkili novel in Malayalam literature.
He was a prolific writer and has penned a total of 132 books, including 65 novels.
The rest of his works include collections of short stories, plays, and poetry.
The prominent winners of the award include, O. V. Vijayan (1992), Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1993), M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1994), Kovilan (1995), Kakkanadan (1996), VKN (1997), M. Mukundan (1998), Punathil Kunhabdulla (1999), Anand (2000), N. P. Mohammed (2001), Ponkunnam Varkey (2002), Sethu (2003), C. Radhakrishnan (2004), Zacharia (2005), Kamala Surayya (2006), T. Padmanabhan (2007), M. Sukumaran (2008), N.S. Madhavan (2009), P. Valsala (2010), Sarah Joseph (2011), N. Prabhakaran (2012) C. V. Balakrishnan (2013), Asokan Charuvil (2014), K. Satchidanandan (2015), K. G. George (2016), T. V. Chandran (2017) and K. R. Meera (2018)
