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| title_orig = പൊന്നി<br />
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| author = [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
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| genre = Novel<br />
| publisher = Sahityapravarthaka Sahakaranasangham<br>[[D. C. Books]]<br />
| pub_date = 1967<br />
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| pages = 317<br />
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'''''Ponni''''' is a [[Malayalam]] novel written by [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]] in 1967. It is based on the lifestyle of [[Adivasi]]s of [[Attappady]] at Malleswaram Hills of Mannarkkad.<br />
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==Plot summary==<br />
The novel portrays the life of the Adivasis of Attappadi, a region in [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]], to the south of the [[Nilgiri mountains|Nilgiris]] and to the east of [[Kerala]]. Slash and burn cultivation practised by the Adivasis is suddenly stopped by the Government, forcing them to search for new jobs. The hero changes his hair style to suit the times. The courtship dance and traditional songs were depicted in a realistic way. ''Ponni'''s characters talked and sang a mixture of Tamil and Malayalam with a tinge of Kannada.<br />
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==Writing==<br />
The novel was inspired by true stories. In his partial autobiography ''Service Story Ente IAS Dinangal'', [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]] says that the novel was inspired by true stories narrated by his friend Pareeth. Pareeth was working as a ''gramasevak'' in [[Attappady]] when Malayattoor was the sub-collector of [[Ottappalam]] sub-division (from 1959 to 1961). Several characters of the novel are based on real-life characters. The character of sub-collector (which was inspired by Malayattoor himself) and Adhikari (which was inspired by Basavayyan Chettiyar) are examples.<br />
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==Film adaptation==<br />
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A 1976 film adaptation titled ''[[Ponni (1976 film)|Ponni]]'' starred [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]. The film was shot in forest areas of [[Palakkad]] and at Satya, Gemini, AVM, and Karpakam Studios.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 February 2015 |title=Ponni: 1976 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/ponni-1976/article6899408.ece |access-date=4 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205080937/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/ponni-1976/article6899408.ece |archive-date=5 February 2017}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1967 novels]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam novels]]<br />
[[Category:Indian autobiographical novels]]<br />
[[Category:Novels by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]<br />
[[Category:Novels set in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Culture of Palakkad district]]<br />
[[Category:DC Books books]]<br />
[[Category:1967 Indian novels]]<br />
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