I borrowed this book from Harsha sometime ago and got down to finishing it finally. It's bold, direct, entertaining and addresses a major social evil of that time viz 'Kanyasulkam' or bride price. Thanks to this practice that was prevalent in those days rich men would pay a price and buy young girls and marry them.
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The central character is Girisam, a college educated chap who speaks English and has no morals at all. Having been kicked out of his dwelling for not paying he cons a friend of his to hire him as a tutor and goes with him to his hometown. His friend has a widowed sister and a young sister who is being given away to an old man in return for kanya sulkam. How Girisam, Madhura Vani, a prostitute with high morals and other manage to avert the marriage and also get Girisam married to the widowed sister is the rest of the story.
The characters are all grey and there's no moral stands being preached. Girisam is a lively character and so are the others. Now to watch the film.
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