Naadan Premam
1941 novel by S. K. Pottekkatt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Naadan Premam (English: Love in the Countryside) is a Malayalam novel written by S. K. Pottekkatt in 1941. It is a short novel written when the author was in Bombay and tells the story of an innocent village belle jilted by a modern man-about-town. It is set entirely in Mukkam, a rustic village on the banks of the Iruvanjippuzha, a major tributary of River Chaliyar.[1] Written initially as a film treatment and later converted into a novel, it was serialised in Kerala Kaumudi newspaper and released as a book in August 1941. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1972 but was not a success on the screen.[2]
Author | S. K. Pottekkatt |
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Language | Malayalam |
Publisher | Mathrubhumi Books |
Publication date | 1941 |
Publication place | India |
Pages | 80 |
ISBN | 978-81-8265-209-5 |
The novel is an important chapter in the history of Mukkam.[3] The writer resided on the banks of Iruvanjippuzha for some time before he left for Bombay to write the novel. In 2005, a memorial was built at the heart of Mukkam, on the banks of the Iruvanjippuzha, as a tribute to the writer.[4]