G. R. Indugopan

• Name — G. R. Indugopan • Born — 19 April 1974 • Birthplace — Valathungal, Kollam district, Kerala, India • Occupation — Journalist, writer, screenwriter and director • Education — BA English Language & Literature • Alma Mater — SN College, Kollam • Period — 2004 – present

Indugopan was born to Gopinatha Pillai and Radhayamma on 19 April 1974 at Valathungal, in Kollam district of the south Indian state of Kerala. Ice-196 0 C, a novel by Indugopan based on nanotechnology and published by DC books, is reported to be the first technology novel in Malayalam. His other works include a two novel edition, Cheenkanni Vettakkarante Athmakathayum Muthala Layaniyum, Manaljeevikal, dealing with the mineral sand mining areas of Kollam Chavara area, and Iruttu Pathradhipar, short story anthology. He is a recipient of several awards such as Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award (2017, for the story Kollappatti Daya), Kumkumam Award, and Ashan Prize. Indugopan wrote the script of Chithariyavar, a Malayalam movie featuring Sreenivasan and directed by Lalji. His debut as a director was with Ottakkayyan, a 2007 film. His novel, Kali Gandhaki, was made into a tele-series by Madhupal which had its screen-play written by P. F. Mathews. Indugopan is a senior sub editor of Malayala Manorama daily and lives in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

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• Year — Title — Title in English — Publisher • 2012 — Rakthaniramulla Orange — Orange With The Color Of Blood — Kottayam: DC Books • 2013 — Rathriyiloru Cyclewala — Cyclewala In Night — Kottayam: DC Books • 2018 — Ottakkalulla Pretham — Loner Ghost — Chintha Publications

• Year — Title — Title in English — Publisher • 2001 — Iruttu Pathradhipar — Darker Newspaper Editors — Kottayam: DC Books • 2017 — Kollappatti Daya — Kollappatti Daya — Kottayam: DC Books

• Year — Title — Title in English — Publisher • 2017 — Water Body: Vellam Kondulla Athmakatha — Water Body: Autobiography With Water — Chintha Publishers

• Year — Title — Title in English — Publisher • 2018 — Russian Yuvathwathinoppam — With Russian Youths — Kottayam: DC Books

• "Chennaya" is a novel published in 2021 were GR Indugopan's first book-to-screen adaptation. The film is directed by Shaji Azeez and is titled Wolf, with the screenplay written by the author himself. • 2022 released film Oru Thekkan Thallu Case is directed by Sreejith.N and written by Rajesh Pinnadan, based on the 2018 novel "Ammini Pillai Vettu Case." • Under the direction of "Shaji Kailas", Indugopan wrote the script for the film Kaapa, based on the short story "Shankhumukhi" from the gangster crime novel "Padinjarekollam Chorakaalam." • Ponman is the film version of Indu Gopan's own book, "Naalanchu Cheruppakkar", with the screenplay written by him and Justin Mathew. It also marks the directorial debut of Jothish Shankar. • Vilayath Buddha is a film adaptation of the novel "Vilayat Buddha," one of Indu Gopan's notable works, published in 2020. After the huge success of Ayyappanum Koshiyum, director Sachy had a plan to film the story. After his untimely death, it was debut directed by his own assistant Jayan Nambiar, and features Prithviraj Sukumaran and Shammi Thilakan in the main leads and the screenplay is written by Rajesh Pinnadan and Indu Gopan himself.

• Year — Work — Director — Contribution — Notes • 2004 — Chithariyavar — Lalji George — Screenplay — Debut film as a Screenwriter • 2007 — Ottakkayyan — Himself — Screenplay, Direction — Debut as a Director • 2013 — Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu — T. K. Rajeev Kumar — Screenplay — Screenplay written with Sunny Joseph & Manuel George • 2021 — Wolf — Shaji Azeez — Screenplay — Adaptation of short story Chennaya • 2022 — Oru Thekkan Thallu Case — Sreejith N. — Story — Adaptation of short story Ammini Pilla Vettu Case • Kaapa — Shaji Kailas — Screenplay — Adaptation of short story Shankumukhi • 2023 — Christy — Alvin Henry — Screenplay written with Benyamin • 2025 — Ponman — Jothish Shankar — Adaptation of novel Naalanchu cheruppakkar • Vilayath Buddha — Jayan Nambiar — Adaptation of novel Vilayath Buddha Screenplay written with Rajesh Pinnadan