Syam Pushkaran

In this Indian name, the name Pushkaran is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Syam.

Syam Pushkaran^[1] (born 6 September 1984) is an Indian scriptwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his collaboration with directors Aashiq Abu and Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut with Salt N' Pepper (2011), co-written with Dileesh Nair.^[2] He has written screenplays for popular films such as 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Da Thadiya (2012), Idukki Gold (2013), Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), Rani Padmini (2015),^[3] Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016),^[4] Mayaanadhi (2017), and Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and Joji (2021).^[5] He also served as co-director and wrote the dialogues for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017). Pushkaran won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Maheshinte Prathikaram at the 64th National Film Awards (2016).

Shyam Pushkaran
Born	(1984-09-06) 6 September 1984 (age 40) Cherthala, Kerala, India
Occupations	Screenwriter film producer
Years active	2011–present
Organisation(s)	Working Class Hero Bhavana Studios
Spouse	Unnimaya Prasad ​ (m. 2012)​
Awards	National Film Award for Best Screenplay Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay

Personal life

He is married to Unnimaya Prasad^[6] from 2012.

Film career

Syam Pushkaran penned the script for Salt N' Pepper along with Dileesh Nair. In 2012, he wrote the script for Da Thadiya (2012); another film directed by Aashiq Abu, along with Dileesh Nair and Abhilash S Kumar. He wrote Sethulakshmi (Segment) in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal.^[7] He was also the writer for another Aashiq Abu film Idukki Gold (2013).^[8]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2011	Salt N' Pepper	Co-written with Dileesh Nair	Aashiq Abu
2012	22 Female Kottayam	Co-written with Abilash S. Kumar	Aashiq Abu
	Da Thadiya	Co-written with Dileesh Nair and Abhilash S Kumar	Aashiq Abu
2013	5 Sundarikal	For segment Sethulakshmi, co-written with Muneer Ali	Shyju Khalid
	Idukki Gold	Co-written with Dileesh Nair	Aashiq Abu
2014	Iyobinte Pusthakam	Co-written with Gopan Chithambaran	Amal Neerad
2015	Rani Padmini	Co-written with Ravisankar	Aashiq Abu
2016	Maheshinte Prathikaaram	Screenwriter	Dileesh Pothan
2017	Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum	Creative Director, Dialogues	Dileesh Pothan
	Mayanadhi	Co-written with Dileesh Nair	Aashiq Abu
2019	Kumbalangi Nights	Writer and Co-producer	Madhu C Narayanan
2021	Joji	Writer and Co-producer	Dileesh Pothan	[9][10]
2022	Palthu Janwar	Co-producer	Sangeeth P. Rajan
2023	Thankam	Writer and Co-producer	Saheedh Arafath
2024	Premalu	Acted as Pambavasan, Co-producer	Girish A.D	[11]
	Rifle Club	Co-written with Dileesh Karunakaran, Sharfu & Suhas	Aashiq Abu	[12]

Awards

Year	Film	Award	Category	Notes
2016	Maheshinte Prathikaaram	National Film Awards	Best Original Screenplay[13]
		Kerala State Film Awards	Best Original Screenplay[14]
		North American Film Awards[15]	Best Screenplay
		Padmarajan Award	Best Film	Shared with Dileesh Pothan
		CPC Cine Awards[16]	Best Screenplay
2017	Mayanadi	Padmarajan Award[17]	Best Film	Shared with Aashiq Abu and Dileesh Nair
		Movie Street Film Awards[18]	Best Screenplay	Shared with Dileesh Nair
2019	Kumbalangi Nights	Vanitha Film Awards[19]	Best Screenplay
		Movie Street Film Awards[20]	Best Screenplay
		Critic's Choice Film Awards (Malayalam)[21]	Best Screenplay
		CPC Cine Awards[22]	Best Screenplay
2021	Joji	Kerala State Film Award	Best Adapted Screenplay[23]