Author | Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
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Language | Malayalam |
Genre | Literature Novel |
Published | 1967 (D.C. Books) |
Publication place | India |
ISBN | 81-7130-500-8 |
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]