Noted writer K Venu on Sunday bagged the first-ever Federal Bank Literary Award 2022 for his autobiography ‘Oranweshananthinte Katha’.

• He received the award from Balagopal Chandrasekhar, chairman and independent director of Federal Bank, at an event held as part of the ongoing Kerala Literature Festival here.
• Nandakumar V, executive vice-president of the bank, handed over the prize money while writer M Mukundan presided over the function, the Federal Bank said in a release.
• ‘Oranweshananthinte Katha’ was chosen by a panel comprising writer and literary critic K C Narayanan, Sunil P Ilayidom and P K Rajashekharan from the 10 works which were shortlisted for the award.