The plot is about the events
surrounding a death sentenced prisoner, a crime branch police officer, a young palmist,
a theatre projectionist and his wife in a time span of less than 2 days. Most
of the author’s works are based on supernatural elements, traditional beliefs
and mythological aspects. Sorna regai falls under similar category with
Palmistry as the base for the plot, thus given the title. There is a small note
about different aspects of palmistry, its meaning and benefits, at the
beginning of every chapter, making it interesting to read.
Apart from being published as a
novel in the year 1999, it was also aired as a tele-serial in Raj TV channel as Marma
Desam – Sorna Regai, as the third installment of Marma Desam series. It was quite famous those days. I have heard many
people saying that some of the author’s works are kind of crap. I agree with
that partly. But I can say surely that this one is an exception. Sorna regai is
not a great novel, not the best written book, but comparing to bulky, hundreds of pages of current
bestselling thrillers, I feel that this is a fairly good thriller, not long and not too short. Those who like to read mystical thriller genre stories, this is for you.
About the Author
Indira Soundarajan is the pen name
of P. Soundararajan, a well-known Tamil author of novels, short stories, and
and screenplays. He is an expert on South Indian Hindu traditions and
mythological lore. His stories typically deal with cases of south Indian Hindu
traditions and mythology, supernatural occurrence, divine intervention,
reincarnation, and ghosts, and are often based on or inspired by true stories
reported from various locales around the state of Tamil Nadu. He lives in
Madurai.
(This review is an english version of already published review of the same book in Tamil)
(This review is an english version of already published review of the same book in Tamil)
Read some of his novels. An ace writer.
ReplyDeleteYes he is.. I am yet to read his complete works.. Still collecting.
DeleteOfcourse he is ..I like his " rudhra veenai" fantastic work ...seems fresh every time i read it
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