Yakshi (novel)

Yakshi
AuthorMalayattoor Ramakrishnan
LanguageMalayalam
GenreLiterature Novel
Published1967 (D.C. Books)
Publication placeIndia
ISBN81-7130-500-8

Yakshi is a Malayalam novel written by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan in 1967.[1] The novel follows a college lecturer, Srinivasan, who is disfigured in an accident in his college lab. He meets a beautiful woman who is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. But after a while, Srinivasan begins to doubt that the woman is not all she appears - or even human. In 1968, the novel was adapted into a film with same name starring Sathyan.[2] In 1993, Yakshi was shown in BBC's Off the Shelf program as 12 episodes. In 1995, Hema Malini directed a telefilm in Hindi for Zee TV titled Mohini with Sudesh Berry and Madhoo.[3] In 2013, a contemporary retelling of the novel titled Akam was released.[4]

  1. ^ Rajan, P. K. (1989). The Growth of the novel in India, 1950-1980. Abhinav Publications. p. 64. ISBN 978-81-7017-259-8.
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Paul Willemen (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 143.
  3. ^ Mondal, Sayantan (2017-03-24). "Romancing angels, vampires and zombies". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  4. ^ "Akam film"