Malayalam Books That Became Popular Movies
- 13 May 2016
- Amala
- Features
Have you waited to watch films like ’Harry Potter’, ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ or ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy’ till you read the books completely? If you think that there is nothing like books-turned-movies in Mollywood, you might want to revisit some of your favorite movies. Here is a list that will have you go to the video library again.
Chemmeen
It is the romantic story of Karuthamma and Pareekkutty. Yeah we watched it twice or thrice, but never tried reading the novel, right? It is adapted from the novel ‘Chemmeen’ by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. Wanna dive into the coastal life and taboos? Read this novel and then watch the beautiful adaptation!
Balyakalasakhi
Mammootty starrer 2014 film, Balyakalasakhi gave wings to our imaginations about Suhra and Majid. Almost all of us have read Balyakalasakhi of the great Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. The evergreen characters brought back old memories in the film.
Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal
Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal is a Padmarajan film from the golden age of Malayalam film. This Mohanlal starrer film is the adaptation of ‘Namukku Gramangalil Chennu Raapaarkkam’ by K.K Sudhakaran (1986).
Mathilukal
Mathilukal is another excellent novel by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer and it was made into movie with Mammootty as the protagonist. K.P.A.C. Lalitha gave voice to the unseen female protagonist, Narayani.
Thanmatra
Thanmatra directed by Blessy is based on Padmarajan’s short story ‘Orma’ . The story portrays the life of an Alzhimers patient and his family. All of you must have been amazed by the movie, but the written word too has the magic.
Ivan Megharoopan
Ivan Megharoopan is directed by P. Balachandran. The film depicts the life of Malayalam poet P. Kunhiraman Nair based on his autobiography Kaviyude Kalpadukal.
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Words: Amala