S. Venkatesan

Su. Venkatesan
Su. Venkatesan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 June 2019
Preceded by	R. Gopalakrishnan
Constituency	Madurai
President,; Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers And Artists Association
	In office; 24 June 2018 – 15 August 2022
Preceded by	S. Tamilselvan
Succeeded by	Madukkur Ramalingam
General secretary,; Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers And Artists Association
	In office; 18 September 2011 – 24 June 2018
Preceded by	S. Tamilselvan
Succeeded by	Aadhavan Dheetchanya
Personal details
Born	16 March 1970 (age 54); Harveypatti, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Citizenship	Indian
Political party	CPI(M)
Spouse	P.R. Kamala (m. 1998)
Children	Yazhini; Tamizhini;
Parents	R.Subburam; Nallamal;
Residence(s)	4, Harveypatti West Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College
Occupation	Writer, Politician
Awards	Sahitya Akademi Award (2011)

S. Venkatesan (born 16 March 1970), also known as Su. Venkatesan, is a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India and Tamil Nadu State Committee member of CPI(M). Venkatesan is a state committee member of the Party and a whole-timer of the Party. He is the state Honorary President of Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association.

Early life and education

Su. Venkatesan was born on 16 March 1970 to R. Subburam and Nallamal in Harveypatti, Madurai. He attended Muthuthevar Mukkulathore Higher Secondary School and has a degree in Bachelor of Commerce from Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College in Madurai. He was the editor of the magazine, Semmalar. Semmalar, the literary magazine of CPI(M).

Personal life

Venkatesan is married to P.R. Kamala in 1998 and The couple has two daughters named Yazhini and Tamizhini.

Writing

He was conferred the Sahitya Academy Award for his Tamil novel Kaval Kottam. His recent book Vel Pari was widely well-received among the public. He is well known in the literary field and is popular among general public. His debutant novel Kavalkottam published in 2008 was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil in 2011. The film Aravaan is based on it.^[1] His second novel Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari was serialised in Tamil popular magazine Ananda Vikatan.^[2] He is the general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association.^[3]

Political career

S. Venkatesan joined the communist party CPI(M) and is a Member of Parliament from Madurai. Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes." S. Venkatesan contested as CPI(M) candidate in the 2019 Indian general election from Madurai. He was elected to the Lok Sabha with a margin of 1.39 Lakhs of votes.^[4]

Bibliography

Novels

No	Title	Year of publication
1	Kavalkottam	2008
2	Chandrahasam	2015
3	Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari	2019

Poetry

No	Title	Year of publication
1	Ottai illatha pullangulal	1989
2	Thisai Ellam Suriyan	1990
3	Pasi Velichathil	1997
4	Adi Puthir	2000

Books

No	Title	Year of publication
1	Kalacharathin Arasiyal	2001
2	Matha Matra Thadai Sattam Marainthirukkum Unmaigal	2003
3	Karuppan Ketkiran Keda Enge?	2003
4	Manithargal, Nadugal, Ulagangal	2003
5	Aatchith Thamizh: Oru Varalatru Parvai	2004
6	U. Ve. Sa Samayam Kadantha Tamil	2005
7	Alangarapiriyargal	2014
8	Keeladi	2017
9	Vaikai Nathi Nakarikam	2018
10	Kathaigalin Kathai	2019
11	Hindiyil Mattum Padhil Satta Virotham	2022

Translations

No	Title	Year of publication
1	Hindu Hindhuthuva Hindhurajiyam (writings of Sitaram Yechury)	2022

Filmography

Year	Title	Story	Writer	Producer
2012	Aravaan	Yes	Yes	No
2023	Game Changer	No	Yes	No
2023	Velpari	Yes	Yes	No

Elections contested and positions held

Year	Constituency	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
2019	Madurai	Won	44.20%	V. V. R. Raj Satyen	AIADMK	30.42%

Year	Positions
2019	Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
2019-2024	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railway Member, Standing Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development Member, Standing Committee, Minister Of Youth Affairs and Sports Member, Standing Committee, Minister for Women and Child Development
2019	Co-Chairperson, Madurai Airport Advisory Committee

Rewards and recognition

No	Award	Year	Remarks
1	Vikatan Awards^[5]	2008	For Kaval Kottam novel
2	Fiction Award	2010	From the Tamil Literary Garden, Canada
3	Sahitya Akademi Award^[6]	2011	For Kaval Kottam novel
4	Tamilan awards - Promising stars^[7]	2012	For the best literary contribution
5	Vikatan Awards	2018	For Veerayuga Nayagan Velpaari novel
6	Iyal award^[8]	2019	For Lifetime achievement from the Tamil Literary Garden, Canada
7	Magudam Awards	2019	For Veerayuga Nayagan Velpaari novel
8	Best International Tamil Work award^[9]	2020	From Tan Sri K.R. Soma Language and Literary Foundation, Malaysia
9	CKK Literary Award	2023	For Veerayuga Nayagan Velpaari novel

References

^ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Vasanthabalan at it again, going for offbeat theme". The Hindu. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
^ Muralidharan, Kavitha (8 December 2018). "Meet Su Venkatesan, whose serialised Tamil novel 'Velpari' has crossed 100 instalments". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ "17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M)". People's Democracy. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019. Su Venkatesan is a state committee member of the Party and a whole-timer of the Party. He is the state president of Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association. He was conferred the Sahitya Academy Award for his Tamil novel Kaval Kottam. His recent book Vel Pari was widely well-received among the public. He is well known in the literary field and is popular among general public. Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes.
^ "Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha results: Here are all the winners". The New Indian Express. Tamil Nadu. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ "Little-known author is toast of Tamil Nadu". The New Indian Express 05 January 2012. 16 May 2012.
^ "Madurai novelist wins Sahitya Akademi award". The New Indian Express 22nd December 2011. 11 May 2012.
^ "Galaxy of achievers receive 'Tamilan' awards". The Hindu. The Hindu (07 April 2012). 6 April 2012.
^ "CPI(M) MP wins literary award". The Hindu. 6 January 2020.
^ "MP's novel gets award from literary forum in Malaysia". The Hindu. 2 January 2021.

[1] "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Vasanthabalan at it again, going for offbeat theme". The Hindu. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

[scroll0-2] Muralidharan, Kavitha (8 December 2018). "Meet Su Venkatesan, whose serialised Tamil novel 'Velpari' has crossed 100 instalments". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[pd0-3] "17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M)". People's Democracy. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019. Su Venkatesan is a state committee member of the Party and a whole-timer of the Party. He is the state president of Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association. He was conferred the Sahitya Academy Award for his Tamil novel Kaval Kottam. His recent book Vel Pari was widely well-received among the public. He is well known in the literary field and is popular among general public. Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes.

[tnie0-4] "Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha results: Here are all the winners". The New Indian Express. Tamil Nadu. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[5] "Little-known author is toast of Tamil Nadu". The New Indian Express 05 January 2012. 16 May 2012.

[6] "Madurai novelist wins Sahitya Akademi award". The New Indian Express 22nd December 2011. 11 May 2012.

[7] "Galaxy of achievers receive 'Tamilan' awards". The Hindu. The Hindu (07 April 2012). 6 April 2012.

[8] "CPI(M) MP wins literary award". The Hindu. 6 January 2020.

[9] "MP's novel gets award from literary forum in Malaysia". The Hindu. 2 January 2021.

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