Paṭukaḷam

Badukalam is a fast-paced (thriller) novel. Such stories were a form of entertainment writing, and today they have become a form of literary work all over the world. They have a structure that takes only a part of a life reality and tells it in an intense way. Therefore, they are a bit unrealistic. The way the narrator's soul is revealed within that basic structure, through some rare moments of life, they also achieve literary quality. Badukalam provides a boring reading experience through very fast-moving events. Through it, a life field and the inner transformations of the people living there are depicted