WINNER OF THE JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2020. 'A novel of epic dimensions . . . easily among the most accomplished fictional works in Malayalam. 'K. SATCHIDANANDANVavachan is a Pulayan who gets the opportunity to play a policeman with an immense moustache in a musical drama. The character appears in only two scenes and has no dialogue. However, Vavachan's performance, and his moustache, terrify the mostly upper-caste audience, reviving in them memories of characters of Dalit power, such as Ravana