Book on late star Jayan combines fact and fantasy to amuse readers


Starting from ‘Shapamoksham’ in 1974, Jayan reigned Mollywood for six years till ‘Kolilakkam’ in 1980. He acted in a total of 116 movies including a Tamil movie during this period.

Late actor Jayan still has a huge fan base and remains an irreplaceable star in Malayalam film industry. Though he breathed his last during an adventure act three decades ago, Keralites still love him. The book ‘Jayante Ajnyatha Jeevitham’ written by S R Lal illustrates Jayan’s life mixing reality and fiction.

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Starting from ‘Sapamoksham’ in 1974, Jayan reigned Mollywood for six years till ‘Kolilakkam’ in 1980. He acted in a total of 116 movies including a Tamil movie during this period. Finally, he sacrificed even his life for the cinema. He passed away in an accident during the shooting of 'Kolilakkam'.

The book portrays the star’s life along with some imaginative elements in it. A hard-core fan of Jayan who roams around keeping a secret which he wants to disclose only to Jayan and many other characters are part of the narrative.

The story is given a political nature by portraying the moves of revolutionaries who tried to fight the Emergency through posters and concepts.

‘Jayante Ajnyatha Jeevitham’ is a rare work that combines fact, fiction and fantasy.

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