Kamala Sadagopan

இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: கமலா சடகோபன் ‎

Kamala Sadagopan

Kamala Sadagopan, Gopu

Kamala Sadagopan (1935 - November 14, 2012) was a Tamil writer, journalist, and the wife of film director Chitralaya Gopu.

Personal Life

Kamala Sadagopan was born in 1934. Kamala married Sadagopan alias Chitralaya Kopu. She had four sons. Her son T.A. Narasimhan writes stories under the pseudonym Kalachakaram Narasimha. Another son Sri Ram is a playwright and a screenplay writer.

Literary Life

Kamala started writing well before her marriage and was the co-editor of the Jaganmohini magazine. One of her stories was published in Vijaya Vikatan magazine when she was 16.

Her novels were published in a series in Kalaimagal magazine. Kadhavu is a noteworthy novel among her works.

Politics

Kamala Sadagopan was a Congress supporter. She Attended the Avadi Congress conference in 1955. She joined an organization called Mahatmaji Seva Sangam and did social service.

Journalism

She worked from home as the co-editor of Jaganmohini magazine.

She was the editor of Mangayar Malar Magazine in 1978 before it was taken over by the Kalki administration.

Death

Kamala Sadagopan passed away on  14 November 2012.

Awards

Kalaimagal Narayanasamy Iyer Memorial prize for Kadhavu novel.

The novel 'Padigal' won the 1978 Government of Tamil Nadu Prize for Best Book.

Literary Significance

Kamala Sadagopan was one of the few women writers in Tamil to emerge from the Kalaimagal magazine circle. The stories, which are primarily set in a Brahmin environment, are told through family backgrounds, traditional perspectives, superficial complexities, and dramatic moments. Written for the common reader, they were intended mainly for entertainment value.

Books

Novels

• Kadhavu
• Padigal
• Agal Vilakkugal
• Suvar
• Giramathu Paravai
• Oomai Uravugal
• En Iniya Manthirakole
• En uyirthozhi
• Kalyanakaithi
• Karrai Thodatha Alai
• Kuyil Thottam
• Malai Soodum Velai
• Megalabaranam
• Mohanapunnagai
• Sollamale Sangeetha
• Unakke Uyiranen
• Urangatha Ullam
• Varisu

Non-Fiction

• Oru Paravaiyin Saranalayam

References

• கோபுவும் கமலாவும் தி ஹிந்து கட்டுரை
• கமலா சடகோபன் காலமானார்
• http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=16688&id1=3&issue=20200313
• கமலாசடகோபன் சிலிக்கான் ஷெல்ஃப்
• தி ஹிந்து கட்டுரை

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