| Kuruthipunal | |
| Author: | Indira Parthasarathy |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Genre: | Revolutionary |
Kuruthipunal is a Tamil language novel written by Indira Parthasarathy. A revolutionary novel, it was based on the Kilvenmani massacre that took place in Thanjavur district in 1968. The novel won the Sahitya Akademi award for its author in 1977.[1] The novel was adapted into Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum,[2] a 1983 Tamil film, which in turn won a National Award. The novel has been translated into multiple languages including English, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati and Malayalam.