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P. M. Taj
BornPuthiyara Maliyakkal Taj
(1956-01-03)3 January 1956
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Died29 July 1990(1990-07-29) (aged 34)
OccupationPlaywright, script writer, actor, director
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
GenreFiction, humour, non-fiction

Puthiyara Maliyakkal Taj (Malayalam: പി. എം. താജ്; 3 January 1956 – 29 July 1990), popularly known as P. M. Taj, was an Indian creative writer, actor, screenwriter, and director in Malayalam theatre.[1] Taj wrote many plays during his short span of life and won several awards including the Sakthi Award, instituted in memory of the progressive Malayalam writer Cherukad, and the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award twice.

Selected works

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His plays include: “Kudukka Athava Vishakkunnavante Vedantam, Kanallattom, Ravvunni, Pavathan Nadu, Perumbara, Mary Lawrence, Thalasthanathuninn Oru Vaarthayumilla, Kurukan Kunjaammante Vaal, Perumkallan, Priyapetta Avivahidhan, Chakram, Aalmarattam, Ambalakaalla, Uthram Thirunallinte Kalpana Pole, Ennum Ennum Priyapetta Amma, and Agraharam”.[citation needed]

Films

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  • Uyarum Njan Nadake (1985)
  • Atham Chitira Chothy (1986)
  • Kurukkan Rajavayi (1987)
  • P.C. 369 (1987)
  • Njan Piranna Nattil (1985)
  • Bali (1991)

Awards and recognitions

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References

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  1. ^ "P.M. Taj, playwright of our times". The Hindu. 30 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2011.