Anand Neelakantan is the author of Bahubali trilogy, the official prequel to S S Rajamouli's blockbuster movies. He has penned best sellers like Asura, Tale of the Vanquished and the Ajaya series, based on Mahabharata. All the books of Anand have been translated to more than 9 languages. Asura is 6th among 100 books to be read in a life time list of Amazon. Anand has written screenplays for popular TV series like Siya Ke Ram, Ashoka and Mahabali Hanuman. Anand is a prolific writer in Malayalam; he is a cartoonist also.
