Galapagos, which was later published as a collection, was his first published short story. He won his first Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for Chavukali, a collection of short stories. In 2012, he won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the second time, for his novel Andhakaranazhi.
Notable works
His first short stories were published in the late nineties and his first novel in 2002.[citation needed] He is generally identified with the generation of Malayalam writers who came into prominence at the turn of the 21st century.[1] His oeuvre includes seven full-length novels, three novelettes and ten collections of short stories.[citation needed]
