Thanjavur 1920s. One night the devadasi Kanaka disappears and as if in her place a statue of a woman in pure gold mysteriously appears in the temple to which she had been dedicated. Many villagers assume that Kanaka has turned into the girl made of gold.Through the story of Kanaka’s disappearance Gitanjali Kolanad gives us a beautifully realized world – of priests zamindars and devadasis and of art desire and their dark reverse sides. Girl Made of Gold is a mystery thrillingly told and also a moving human story of the pursuit of love and freedom.