Malayalam Novels
Indhulekha
Indhulekha is the first major novel in Malayalam literature and it is one of the best romantic novels in Malayalam. The author of the novel is O. Chandhumenon, who was a novelist, writer, and social reformer. It is one of the best romantic novels in Malayalam. The novel tells about the life of a beautiful, well-educated lady of a Nair tharvadu, Indhulekha. The main character of the novel Indulekha is a graceful Nair girl, with good intelligence and artistic talent. She is in love with the hero of the novel Madhavan, who is a member of the newly educated Nair class. Their love story and the surrounding incidents are the main themes of this novel.
Mathilukal
The author of the novel Mathilukal is Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer. we all know about the famous Malayalam author Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer. most of the novels are listed as the best novels in Malayalam It is one of the cherished and well-known love stories in Malayalam. Most of his novels of him are romantic in nature. So, when speaking about the best romantic novels in Malayalam, it is difficult to list books without mentioning them. Both the hero and the heroine in this novel love passionately even without seeing each other. The story is autobiographical. The main characters, Basher and Narayani are prisoners and never met together up to the ending of the novel. The love between them is the main theme of this novel. The novel ends with Basher standing outside the jail with a rose in his hand.
Balyakala Sakhi
Balyakala Sakhi is another romantic novel by the author Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer. It is a famous Malayalam romantic tragedy novel. The story mainly discusses the teenage romance of the central characters Majeed and Suhara. Both the characters in the novel were classmates during their school time. They were in love and after school life separated for higher studies. Due to the financial situation and other circumstances they couldn’t marry each other. The ending of the novel was tragic. The colloquial language the author use in every novel makes it unique and a favorite to the readers.
Prema Lekhanam
It is another love story written by the same author of Balyakalasakhi and Mathilukal- Vaikkom Muhammed Basher. It is a novel of unrequited love, told with sarcastic simplicity. The meaning of Premalekhanam is ‘Love letter’. It is a short read love story of the hero Keshavan and Heroin Saramma. Keshavan falls in love with his owner’s daughter Saramma, where she didn’t like him. Even though it is a simple love story the humorous narration of the author tries to reveal the hardship in the dowry system and the social inequalities in our society.
Neermathalam Pootha Kaalam
Author of the story Neermathalam Pootha Kaalam is the same author of Ente Kadha, Madhavikkutty. It is a story about the author’s school days. Though it is an autobiographical one, it isn’t just her story. It is the life of every woman of that time. She just explained the day-to-day life of women in a non-fictional language. All the woman protagonists in her story came as sexually frustrated figures because of the patriarchal male figure with them.