Odiyan (Sorlerer)
Odiyan is A collection of Short stories penned by the famous artist cum film director Sri Thejas Perumanna. This book, containing Seven Stories. Will adequately recapture the reading habit, which shows a decreasing trend. There is no doubt that “Odiyan’ will definitely be a treasure in the field of malayalam literature.
Thejas Perumanna has, in all the Seven Stories, adopted the method of narrating in a very plain and casual way without showing any obseurity. For this reason alone all the stories is the book become very hearty.
“Odiyan’ the first story, has takes shape from a myth. A man, who comes to know of the Secret of Sorcery, Vanishes and transform himself to an owl. The man turned owl. while roaming in the sky, over his village, Witnesses novel scenes. men who wearing the meok of gentleman is the mornig recorts to all the evil things under the cover of the night murderer turns to be not guilty etc. etc. The owl is wonderstruck an witnessing the different life styles of the morning. The writes thes transports the readers to a totally different world.
“Alamelu’ is completely different from “Odiyan’ An old tamil lady, reaches Guruvayoor for getting the divine darshan of the Lord. She has also another motive in his mind,ie to see the house of her teaches whom she respected mot. The story weave around the extraordinary relationship between the teacher and his favourite student. The Story brought before the readers like a cinema frame by Thejas certainly becomes an unforgettable spectacle.
“Parethathmav’ (deported soul) portrays the life of a helpless father who is destined to witness his son performing sonemn offerings fou himself, The extreme mentel agency, of the hopless father is portrayed here by Thejas with atmost dexterity and clinical precession.
“Pandaramoorthy’ is the story of the silent love and adoration that develop within the four walls of a Nalukettu. Here the hero who without rittering anything keeps all his deoves in his mind. He stands as the Symbol. of a culture. He is a Shaken is the throut of the new generation.
Ragam Mohanam; This depids the story of a house wife who falls in love with a mucicion. Her intimacy, with him is so high that even when losing her dear ones native place, and her house. “She doesnot shuddes. At the end she goes in search of him. The problem that she experiences there is very much relevant in today’s context Ragam Mohanam also gives a Warning signal to the modern analysis.
The helpness faced by the man for the cocequences emerging from a moments deciston takes on a wrong note his resurrection like a phoenex bird form the theme of Cheriya Valiya Thettukal.
“Aval Anandavally’ the last story in this book. is about a brahmin lady who thirsts for wreacking vengences. The path she chooses for attaining his goal transcends all boundaries. She even goes to the extent of presenting his body to his adversaries. Then when there remains no adverscerces. She feels insecure, finally from anarchy she turns to Spirituality.
All the seven stories because of the diversity and inces hardness carry the weight of seventy stories. There is no doubt that there seven stories, which are totally different from one another. will certainly find a place, is the top order is the field of malayalam literature.
