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Neela Padmanabhan was born in [[Kanyakumari District]]. He obtained a B. Sc in Physics and a degree in Electrical Engineering from [[Kerala University]]. He worked in the Kerala State Electricity Board till his retirement in 1993. His first noted work was the novel ''Thalaimuraigal'' (lit. ''Generations''). He has written 20 novels, 10 short story collections, 4 volumes of poetry and 7 essay collections in Tamil. In Malayalam, he has published a novel, four short story collections and a single essay collection. Besides Tamil and Malayalam, he also has a few English works to his credit. During 1985-89 he was the Tamil editor at [[Sahitya Akademi]] and was the convener of the Akademi's Tamil advisory board during 1998-2002. In 2007, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil language|Tamil]] for his novel ''Ilai uthir kaalam'' (lit. Autumn). He had earlier won the Akademi's award for translators in 2003 for his translation of [[Ayyappa Paniker]]'s works into Tamil. In 2010, his novel ''Thalaimuraigal'' was made into a [[Tamil film]] titled [[Magizhchi]] (lit. Happiness). His most noted work is his novel ''Pallikondapuram''.(lit. Where the Lord sleeps). He currently lives in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref name=sahitya>[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124032426/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm |date=2010-01-24 }} [[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NEELA PADMANABHAN, A WRITER NON-PAREIL|url=http://www.neelapadmanabhan.com/AboutTheAuthor.html|work=Neela Padmanabhan|accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Indira Parthasarathy|title= Creative writing as a social act |url=http://www.hindu.com/br/2009/12/08/stories/2009120853331300.htm|accessdate=18 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gauthaman to debut in Magizchi|url=http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14917470|work=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Soul of Thiruvananthapuram |url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2008/03/02/stories/2008030250240600.htm|accessdate=18 June 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Creative modern writer |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/br/2002/03/26/stories/2002032600060300.htm|accessdate=18 June 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=26 March 2002}}</ref>