Mali’s Works

Books written by Mali – V. Madhavan Nair

Novels:

  1. Circus (Translated into Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada)
  2. Porattam
  3. Janthustan
  4. Krishkindha
  5. Sarvajit Himalayathil
  6. Sarvajithinte Samudrasnacharam
  7. Sarvajithum Kallakadathum

Short Stories:

  1. Unnikale Kathaparayam
  2. Unnikale Iniyum Kathaparayam
  3. Unnikalku janthukathakal
  4. Jeevanulla pratima
  5. Anchu minute kathakal

Great Epics and puranas of India retold:

  1. Mali Ramayanam
  2. Mali Bhagavatham
  3. Mali Bharatham
  4. Purana Kathamalika
  5. Kathakalku Pinnil

Story of Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala:

  1. Kuttikalku Ayyappa Charithram

Biographies:

  1. Gandhi Charitam
  2. Sri Ramakrishna Charitam
  3. Christhucharitam

Drama:

  1. Maveli varunnu

History:

  1. Kuttikalkku India charithram

Anderson’s Tales:

  1. Tiranjedutha Anderson Kathakal

Lay Stories of India:

  1. Kathasarit sagaram
  2. Vikramadityan kathakal
  3. Tennali Raman kathakal
  4. Madanakamarajan Kathakal

Myths and Legends:

  1. Aithihya Lokam

Miscelaneous Collection:

  1. Balasammanam   I
  2. Balasammanam   II

Karnasapatham – A Kathakali Play:

Acclaimed as the most outstanding work of the century in this genre.  Karnasapatham was well praised for it’s one-act-play style of narration, and was performed more than 10,000 times on stages.  Through “Karnasapatham”, Mali introduced ragas hitherto not used in Kathakali.  All 33 padams in Karnasapatham are composed in different ragas. Mali’s prime objective in crafting the play was to make Kathakali reach the common man.

Karnasapatham was televised by Doordarshan Madras and Trivandrum, and also choreographed and presented in the Bharatanatyam style by Kalakshetra, Madras.

Kerala Sangeetham

A research work on the origin and development of music in Kerala.  The only book of its kind in Malayalam.