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''Yakshi'' is a
Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...
novel written by
Malayattoor Ramakrishnan K. V. Ramakrishna Iyer, better known by his pen name, Malayattoor Ramakrishnan (27 May 1927 – 27 December 1997), was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, cartoonist, lawyer, judicial magistrate, and Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of ...
in 1967. The novel follows a college lecturer, Srinivasan, who is disfigured in an accident in his college lab. He meets a beautiful woman who is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. But after a while, Srinivasan begins to doubt that the woman is all she appears - or even human. In 1968, the novel was adapted into a film with same name starring Sathyan. In 1993, ''Yakshi'' was shown in
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's ''Off the Shelf'' program as 12 episodes. In 1995,
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directed a telefilm in Hindi for Zee TV titled ''Mohini'' with Sudesh Berry and
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. In 2013, a contemporary retelling of the novel titled '' Akam'' was released."Akam film"
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Plot

Yakshi narrates the story of Srinivasan, a young handsome scientist and lecturer who is working in a college in Kerala. Srinivasan is doing research on the Yakshis (Vampire). He is in love with one of the students at the college, Vijayalakshmi. In the chemistry laboratory, he is met with an unexpected accident, leaving almost half of his face damaged. Everyone who used to adore him begins to hate him and avoids him because of his looks. Even Vijayalakshmi deserts him. He is thus infected by intense inferiority complex and experiences mental trauma. Then, a mysterious women, Ragini, befriends Srini and despite his damaged face, begins to love him. Srini marries Ragini. Eventually he starts to question whether Ragini is human, or a vampire in disguise.


Main characters

* Srinivasan - the protagonist * Ragini - Srinivasan's wife/Mysterious women * Chandrasekharan - Srinivasan's best friend * Anandan - Srinivasan's neighbour * Vjayalakshmi - Srinivasan's ex-girlfriend * Vanaja - Srinivasan's student * Kalyaniamma - Anandan’s wife * Karthyayaniamma- Anandan’s servant * Thankam - Chandrasekharan’s wife * Professor Kurup - Sreenivasan’s colleague


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Yakshi from DC Books
1967 novels Malayalam novels Indian novels adapted into films Novels by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan Novels set in India DC Books books 1967 Indian novels {{1960s-novel-stub