Background
Philip was born on 13 June 1926 as the son of Elavunkal Joseph in Kanam, a small village in Kottayam district of Kerala.
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He attended MHSS Kangazha and passed Malayalam Higher.
Career
Along with his contemporary, Muttathu Varkey, he was known for his stories written with the common man in mind. Philip started the well known Malayalam weekly Manorajyam and served as its editors After schooling he joined military service.
He return to Kottayam after the military service and joined Content Management System Middle School Kanam, as a teacher.
Later he served as Malayalam Pandit in Content Management System schools of Mundakayam, Kumpalampoika, Punnavely and Kottayam. Philip quit teaching and joined the popular Malayalam Weekly Malayala Manorama as a journalist.
In 1967 he resigned from Malayala Manorama and started his own Malayalam Weekly called Manorajyam. He later sold it to George Thomas of Keraladwani.
Literary career Kanam emerged as one of the popular writer of Malayalam fiction during the 1960s and 1970s.
He was a prolific writer and has written about 100 novels. Almost all of his novels were published in serial installments (Neendakatha) in Malayala Manorama Weekly. One of his novels,, was adapted into a Malayalam film with the same title.
The 1962 film was directed by Kunchacko and starring Sathyan and Ragini.
Kanam also wrote lyrics to few Malayalam films.
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Nationality
India