Salswabhavi Uthaman

Salswabhavi uthaman – The deceptive title itself throws light into the characteristic of the protagonist and the plot in the novel. In Malayalam the name ‘uthaman’ means an ideal man. This novel realistically exposes a false construct – shaman and the mutuality of such constructs and the societies. The novel reiterates that in a conducive environment evil flourishes like weeds in fertile soil. Uthaman is actually a silent villain who exploited the weak and vulnerable ones and their emotions with knack of a wolf but meets a tragic end probably a deserving a fate.