BOOK REVIEW OF RAM C/O ANANDHI

   

 

Author: Akhil P. Dharmajan

Publisher: DC Books in Malayalam;

        Harper Collins India (Harper Fiction) in English

Translated by:  Haritha C.K

Genre: Literary & Contemporary fiction

Book buy link:  @Amazon

 

Akhil P. Dharmajan, the author of this book titled “Ram C/O Anandi” is a bestselling novelist and a scriptwriter too.  His previous books are Mercury Islands and Ouija Board.

Haritha C.K. is the translator of this reputed fiction who holds a master's degree in Social Work.  Her acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction from English to Malayalam, such as The Girl on the Train, Warren Buffett’s Management Secrets, The Hidden Hindu and The Midnight Library reveal her ability and skill of translation.  Haritha is proving herself as a valuable asset in the literary and translation community by working on several popular Malayalam novels into English.

In this book, the author Akhil P. Dharmajan portrayed the characters with passion, motives, thoughts, and feelings.  The plot, characters, dialogue, time and place of action, style are found with suitability. The role of writing aids as an important connecting tool between the two main characters of the story.

“Ram C/O Anandi” is nothing but a different type of a travelogue by a young Malayali by name Ram (Originally Sriram), to the City Chennai in Tamil Nadu.

The book offers a vivid description of localities like Porur, VadaPalani, Guindy and Kathipara, Nungambakkam, BesantNagar and its beach in Chennai.

Ram’s journey along with Anandhi to the native village of Patti, will remind the readers of the movie “Jab We Met”.

The adventurous journey of Reshma and Vetri to investigate the identity of Anandhi is well knitted.

Finally Anandhi rushed to Australia to see her brother Raja and separated herself from her friends and particularly from Ram.

The author keenly described the role of Ram, how, he  accustoms to the day-to-day life in the city of Chennai, such as residing in the flat with his friends Bineesh and Kiran, joining in the film institute, travelling through trains and buses, watching the people around him, etc.

The Narrating power of the author is also a feature which grabs the attention of the readers.  In this book, good dialogues greatly brighten a narrative and it’s judicious.

 A broad and intimate knowledge of human nature at large, a keen insight into the workings of its common motives and passions, creative power and dramatic sympathy, all these were brought out in a quite well balanced way in the story.  The cruel nature of the particular Superintendent of Police and his associate towards the transgender people makes the readers to feel sympathy to the victims.

Through the conversation of Anandhi with Ram and others, the author made the readers visualize and feel the inconvenience of the barbarian deeds of the army men of Sri Lanka towards the Tamil people related with LTTE.

Any literary work will makes the reader to be bold from the downfalls.   Here also, When Reshma hesitated to participate in the audition, his friends particularly Anandhi boosted her by soothing and inspiring words which enhanced the confidence of Reshma.

Moreover, the author's technical skill in writing is evident in many states.

The dialogue of the characters constitutes the elevation of this story.  In this, the dialogues of the characters have immense value in the exhibition of emotions and the reaction of the speakers like Ram, Anandhi, Reshma, Patti and others to the event in which they are taking part.  And their influence upon one another.

This book itself is a gift of storytelling to the best possible way to the readers is nothing but the ultimate goal of the author.

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