Novel Randamoozham Book Review - Part 2

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The story line moves through several incidents pictured in Mahabharata as the childhood of Pandavas and Kauravas, exile in the forest, narrations of sexual life of the inmates of palaces, Krishna's life, the helplessness of Draupati who had to marry five brothers for insignificant reasons, Mahabharata war…. Vyasa and M.T. travels on different routes but in certain to the same destination. In Mahabharata silence is more meaningful and the space between lines is more echoing. book review,malayalam novel,mt vasudevan nair,randamoozham,saneesh michael is a successful attempt to read between the lines and explain the pregnant silence. When M.T. with his blessed skills touches the theme, the novel becomes a masterpiece and a valuable asset for those who love words. Nair uses a concise and lyrical language to depict the correlation between conditions of society and the anxieties and emotional involvements of his characters.

Other than the word 'musical' no word matches the language of M.T. book review,malayalam novel,mt vasudevan nair,randamoozham,saneesh michael is a poem written in prose or may be a prose written in poem. The unchallenged skills of Arjuna are too tiny… The ever acclaimed justice of Yudistira is too little… before the sacrifice and dedication of Bhima who had to give way to others everywhere in life just because being the second one among Pandavas, even though was hundred fold powerful and skillful than anyone else. When looking through the eyes of Bhima, Mahabharata is the story of him; it is the epic of his sorrows and joy; it is the life and death of Bhima.

The novel ends with the realization of Bhima that it is not the Heavens that he needs but the world down the peaks of holy hills and he gently steps down to the valley seen far down to Mahameru, leaving behind his dear ones. A pair of white swans flew before him to make his way.

M.T.Vasudevan Nair

M.T.Vasudevan Nair was born in Kudallur, a village in the southern Indian state of Kerala, in 1933. His first short stories, written in his native language, Malayalam, were published in several magazines while he was a youth. The young author"s first volume of narratives came out in 1952. His debut novel 'Nalukettu' won him the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959. His works are translated to all the official languages of India. He has also published some twenty volumes of short stories, as well as travelogues, literary essays and children"s books. He has been honoured with the Jnanpith Award, the most prestigious Indian literary award, and numerous other accolades. But M. T. Vasudevan Nair has not only made a reputation for himself as an author and long time editor of the influential weekly literary magazine 'Mathrubhumi' but also as the prize winning script writer and director of Malayalam movies.