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SHABU KILITHATTIL

A sports enthusiast, Shabu pursued Journalism from the Institute of Journalism, Press Club in Trivandrum. One of the prominent members of the We Care Foundation, Shabu is the Head of News at Arabian Radio Network. Writing being his specialized field, he has in his name three books which comprise of ‘Yadartha Pavakalikkar’, ‘Special News’ (a compilation of essays and interviews) both published by Kairali Books and ‘Sarga Srishtiyile Raasavidyakal’ published by DC Books.

During the initial phase of his career he has worked for the likes of Doordarshan where he donned the position of a Producer of Shastrakouthukam. He was also associated with Mathrubhoomi as a Reporter and other than that he has also directed a documentary named ‘Ranga Prabhath’.

Shabu has been felicitated with many awards during his career for the extraordinary work he had and has been doing in the field of writing. Some of them are as follows: Kerala State Film Award for Best Story, Parappurath Award for Short Story, N M Biyooth Media Award, Asivision Award and Pravasu Book Trust Award.

Born to late Muralidharan Nair and Saraswathy Amma, Retd Govt. employee, Shabu is a native of Chirayinkeezhu village located in Trivandrum district of Kerala. He is passionate about cricket and enjoys watching TV. Shabu belongs to the Kilithattil house and is married to Anasooya, a homemaker and they have two sons and.

Contact Details:
P. O. Box: 502012
Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 04 391 2000
Fax: +971 04 391 2007
Mob: +971 55 123 8512
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