AKSHARAVICHARAM- KOVILAN- THATTAKAM- EPI06

Thattakam is the story of a generation of people who lived in a small village Kandanasseri in Kerla. The village as well the people had glorius historic past studied with myths, legends and real events of social and political significance. It is a real as well as imaginary story at the same time, Even today, the village retains elements of its traditional past while taking a peep into modernity. Kovilan, the author himself was a rare bridge between the past and the present. His memories of the past invaluable as history, sociology and anthropology. The language that he has used is unique. It has the overtones of the mythical ballads, the poignancy of realism, the rythm of the Dravidian Tribal language and the sheer university of epic structure. It also has the phantasaic quality of a folk tale.