Su. Venkatesan

Su. Venkatesan
close-up of Su. Venkatesan wearing a light-coloured, striped shirt, looking directly at camera with parted lips, a crows of people in the background
Venkatesan in 2012
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 June 2019
Preceded byR. Gopalakrishnan
ConstituencyMadurai
President,
Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association
In office
24 June 2018 – 15 August 2022
Preceded byS. Tamilselvan
Succeeded byMadukkur Ramalingam
General secretary,
Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association
In office
18 September 2011 – 24 June 2018
Preceded byS. Tamilselvan
Succeeded byAadhavan Dheetchanya
Personal details
Born (1970-03-16) 16 March 1970
Harveypatti, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
PartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
EducationMannar Thirumalai Naicker College
Occupation
  • Writer
  • politician
Awards
Sahitya Akademi Award (2011)

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,[1] which serves as the basis of the 2012 film Aravaan.[2] His second novel, Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari (2018), was serialised in the magazine Ananda Vikatan.[3] He is the general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association.[1]

Politics

Venkatesan joined the Marxist Communist Party of India and is a Member of Parliament in Madurai.[4]

Bibliography

Title Year of publication
Kaavalkottam 2008
Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari 2019

Filmography

Year Title Story Writer Producer
2012 AravaanYesYesNo
2025 Game ChangerNoYesNo

Elections contested and positions held

Year Constituency Result Vote percentage Opposition candidate Opposition party Opposition vote percentage
2019MaduraiWon44.20%V. V. R. Raj SatyenAIADMK30.42%
Year Positions
2019 Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
2019-2024 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
Member, Standing Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Member, Standing Committee, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Member, Standing Committee, Minister for Women and Child Development
2019 Co-chairperson, Madurai Airport Advisory Committee

Rewards and recognition

Award Year Remarks
Vikatan Awards[5] 2008 For Kaavallottam
Sahitya Akademi Award[6] 2011 For Kaavallottam
Tamilan Awards – Promising Stars[7] 2012 For best literary contribution
Iyal Award[8] 2019 Lifetime Achievement from the Tamil Literary Garden, Canada
Best International Tamil Work Award[9] 2020 From the Tan Sri K.R. Soma Language and Literary Foundation, Malaysia

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M)". People's Democracy. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019. Su Venkatesan is a state committee member of the Party and a whole-timer of the Party. He is the state president of Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association. He was conferred the Sahitya Academy Award for his Tamil novel Kaval Kottam.
  2. ↑ "Vasanthabalan at it again, going for offbeat theme". The Hindu. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Muralidharan, Kavitha (8 December 2018). "Meet Su Venkatesan, whose serialised Tamil novel 'Velpari' has crossed 100 instalments". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha results: Here are all the winners". The New Indian Express. Tamil Nadu. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Little-known author is toast of Tamil Nadu". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Madurai novelist wins Sahitya Akademi award". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Galaxy of achievers receive 'Tamilan' awards". The Hindu. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "CPI(M) MP wins literary award". The Hindu. 6 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "MP's novel gets award from literary forum in Malaysia". The Hindu. 2 January 2021.
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