Willfully Evil

by Balakumaran, Pritham K. Chakravarthy (Translator)

Set during the chola period in southern India, Bhuvanapathi, a young brahmin in Kanchi, nurtures an unquenchable desire to take on a perilous journey to Kasi, in order to earn fame and wealth. Having mastered all the survival skills, he sets on this journey to Kasi after his marriage. His greed makes him commit all forbidden sins during his stay in Kasi and to top it all, he lusts for another woman, Navagnani and lures her to marry him, lying that his first wife was dead. Time goes by and Bhuvanapathy, now wanting to reap the benefits of his Kasi trip, plans to heads back to Kanchi.His only problem-his second wife and her younger brother sivagnani, who wants to go with him. Unable to stop them, he takes them along, all the while trying to make an evil plan to get rid of them. Bhuvanapathi's male supremacy stoops low and does the unthinkable when they reach Thiruvelangadu. Little did he know that a woman's curse can span across births.What happens next and how the legend of Pazhayanur Neeli came to be, is a riveting read.

Genres: History

243 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Balakumaran was born in Pazhamarneri village near Thirukattupalli in Thanjavur district in 1946. As a child, he was highly inspired by his mother, who was a Tamil scholar and a Siromani in Sanskrit, used verses of Sangam and other ancient literature to motivate him when ever he was emotionally down. This created a deep interest in Tamil literature which made literature his passion. His first stories were published in a literary magazine called ‘Ka-Sa-Da-Tha-Pa-Ra’ and for which he was also a founding member, a self-anointed militant literary journal that had been launched with a mission to blaze new trails in modernist literature.

He has also contributed to Tamil periodicals such as Kalki, Ananda Vikatan, Saavi and Kumudam. Later he became a famous Tamil writer, author of over 200 novels, 100 short stories, and dialogue/screenplay writer for over 14 films. His writings are noted for a distinct philosophical and religious tone. He is fondly called 'Ezhuthu Sithar' by his fans. He is a disciple of "Sri Yogi Ram Surath Kumar".

In his many novels he shows immense interest in enlightenment. He is considered as "Maanasiga Guru" for many individuals, who are in search of the formless almighty. His lucid but powerful expressions of man-woman relationship and human-God union is a tribute to mankind.

Reviews

[Ashish Iyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always wanted to read Balakumaran books. This was really interesting book. The story revolves around Chola times. I love how Bhuvanapathi character turn innocent boy into dangerous man.This book also have re-incaranation too.

[Kiran Raj · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now only I understood the meaning of neeli kanneer. Actual story can be written in just a single page but balakumaran have made a full length interesting novel. I loved the way he portrayed buvanamathi character. Prakashraj ah vida mosamaana villanaa irukaneee😀😀😀.

[Dinesh · Rating 4 out of 5]

If anyone wants to read a thriller , its a good one. How a fate or karma changed his life is explained , I always believe gita's "what you give what you get". Based out of this , the story moving.