Yakshi (novel)
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Yakshi is a
Plot
Yakshi narrates the story of Srinivasan, a young handsome scientist and lecturer who is working in a college in Kerala. Srinivasan is doing research on the Yakshis (Vampire). He is in love with one of the students at the college, Vijayalakshmi.
In the chemistry laboratory, he is met with an unexpected accident, leaving almost half of his face damaged. Everyone who used to adore him begins to hate him and avoids him because of his looks. Even Vijayalakshmi deserts him. He is thus infected by intense inferiority complex and experiences mental trauma.
Then, a mysterious women, Ragini, befriends Srini and despite his damaged face, begins to love him. Srini marries Ragini. Eventually he starts to question whether Ragini is human, or a vampire in disguise.
Main characters
- Srinivasan - the protagonist
- Ragini - Srinivasan's wife/Mysterious women
- Chandrasekharan - Srinivasan's best friend
- Anandan - Srinivasan's neighbour
- Vjayalakshmi - Srinivasan's ex-girlfriend
- Vanaja - Srinivasan's student
- Kalyaniamma - Anandan's wife
- Karthyayaniamma- Anandan's servant
- Thankam - Chandrasekharan's wife
- Professor Kurup - Sreenivasan's colleague
References
- ISBN 978-81-7017-259-8.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Paul Willemen (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 143.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Akam film"
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