Su. Venkatesan (born 16 March 1970) is an Indian writer from Tamil Nadu and a Tamil Nadu State Committee member of the Marxist Communist Party of India. He is the state honorary president of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association.
Writing Venkatesan received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his 2008 novel, Kaavalkottam, which serves as the basis of the 2012 film Aravaan. His second novel, Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari (2018), was serialised in the magazine Ananda Vikatan. He is the general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association.
Politics Venkatesan joined the Marxist Communist Party of India and is a Member of Parliament in Madurai.
Bibliography Title Year of publicationKaavalkottam2008Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari2019
Filmography Year TitleStoryWriterProducer2012Aravaan 2025Game Changer
Elections contested and positions held
YearConstituencyResultVote percentageOpposition candidateOpposition partyOpposition vote percentage2019Madurai Won 44.20%V. V. R. Raj Satyen AIADMK30.42% Year Positions 2019 Elected to 17th Lok Sabha 2019-2024 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of RailwaysMember, Standing Committee, Ministry of Human Resource DevelopmentMember, Standing Committee, Minister of Youth Affairs and SportsMember, Standing Committee, Minister for Women and Child Development 2019 Co-chairperson, Madurai Airport Advisory Committee
Rewards and recognition Award Year Remarks Vikatan Awards2008For KaavallottamSahitya Akademi Award2011For KaavallottamTamilan Awards – Promising Stars2012For best literary contributionIyal Award2019Lifetime Achievement from the Tamil Literary Garden, CanadaBest International Tamil Work Award2020From the Tan Sri K.R. Soma Language and Literary Foundation, Malaysia
See also List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil List of Indian writers List of Tamil-language writers
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