Selventhiran

Selventhiran (22.08.1982) is a Tamil writer, essayist and speaker. He started his career as a journalist and works as a media coordinator now.

Personal Life

Selvendiran was born on August 22, 1982 in Sathankulam, Thoothukudi district to Kathiresan and Mercy Papa as their youngest son. He has two brothers and two sisters. He studied up to 10th standard in Sathankulam Sacred Heart Boys School, but had to discontinue education at this point due to family circumstances and started working with his father in a matchbox factory. He enrolled in the Continuing Education Program offered by Annamalai University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. He is married to Thirukkuralarasi and has two daughters, Ilaveyini and Ilampirai.

Literary Activities

In his youth, Selventhiran created and circulated a handwritten journal called "Cembulam".

From 2004-2008 Selventhiran worked for Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan's circulation division and from 2009-2020 for the sales and distribution division of The Hindu (English). He wrote articles on politics, society and literature during this period.

Selventhiran is one of the coordinators of the Vishnupuram Literary Circle. He writes screenplays and dialogues for films and television programmes. He is involved with an organization called Arthamandapam that brings out biographies of prominent personalities in the fields of literature, business, cinema etc. Selventhiran has given many talks about reading, literature and sales.