Open Panna – a journey through uncharted realms of Tamil literature! Dive into the avant-garde world of Araathu, the 2021 Amazon Pen to Publish Award-winning author, known for his fearless experimentation with form, theme, and language. Discover why he’s Tamil’s literary trailblazer with Eccentric Frames, a work that pushes the boundaries of storytelling and redefines the essence of creativity.
Eccentric Frames – Tamil version “open panna” – Winner Amazon Pen to Publish Award 2021
Araathu is a prominent and widely read author among the current writers in Tamil. He steers clear of the beaten track and almost all of his writing is experimental. He enjoys introducing new themes, structures, language, and concepts in his writing. He has dared to traverse territories hitherto unexplored by any writer in the world.
He is a multifaceted writer who has published short story collections, essays, poetry and novels. He also writes regularly in dailies and weeklies. He also works as a consultant to the film industry.
His very first book Symphonies of Suicide: Tales in Micro-fiction is itself a highly experimental piece and can be considered a first in world literature.
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The protagonist Sreenivasan does not set out to become a film director.Yet life thrusts him in this direction. This rather unexpected journey uncovers the hidden artist and dreamer within him.
As the novel unfolds, we get to meet both the genius who becomes a runaway success overnight as well as the eccentric. Filmdom is a world of fantasy, much removed from the starkness of an insane world. His forays into the mundane world are classic examples of postmodernism as they are absurd and comic.
The novel also explores his encounters with the women who are drawn to him. His artistry and eccentricity are the qualities that draw women to him, but it is these very same qualities that become the bane that mars his relationships, as the women in his life seek to divest him of his artistry and force him into the mould of a common man.
The novel throws light on the stark, brutal side of show business; it is also delightfully comical.
