U. K. Kumaran
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| Born | (1950-05-11) 11 May 1950 (age 74) Payyoli, Kozhikode, Kerala |
| Pen name | U.K |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Genre | Novel, short story, essays |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |
U. K. Kumaran (Malayalam: യു.കെ. കുമാരന്; born 11 May 1950) is a Malayalam-language novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist from Kerala, India. He is a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Vayalar Award.[1]
According to The Hindu, the short story "Chalanam" "is a comprehensive landscape, peopled with characters and nature. Each character should grow and reach a point where they move towards a climax well. You cannot leave them mid-way, unfinished."[2]
Kumaran has received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Policukarante Penmakkal (2011) and Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair Award for Thakshankunnu Swaroopam (2012).[3][4] Vayalar Award 2016.[5]
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