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novel written by P. Padmarajan and published in 1971. The story revolves around the life of a girl as she matures into a woman. It won the

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."Literary Awards"
.

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. Retrieved 18 July 2015. A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1978 with

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and

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playing the lead characters. It was directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and scripted by Padmarajan.

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{{Malayalam Literature , state=collapsed 1971 novels Malayalam novels Indian novels adapted into films Novels set in Kerala DC Books books Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award-winning works 1971 Indian novels