▁the ▁novel ▁M uri pp ad uk al ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁novel ▁narr ated ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁or phan age ▁and ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁his ▁H indu ▁ancest ral ▁home , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁subt ly ▁persu aded ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁H indu ▁religious ▁belief s . ▁His ▁attempts ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁identity ▁for ▁himself ▁in ▁a ▁situation ▁full ▁of ▁conflicts ▁were ▁de alt ▁with ▁in ▁the ▁novel . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁fil med ▁as ▁Man im uz h ak k am ▁by ▁P . ▁A . ▁Back er , ▁that ▁won ▁several ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Fe ature ▁Film ▁in ▁Mal ay al am ▁and ▁the ▁Ker ala ▁State ▁Film ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Film . ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁other ▁nov els ▁of ▁hers , ▁Ast ham ay am , ▁Pav iz ham uth u ▁and ▁Arch ana , ▁which ▁too ▁have ▁been ▁fil med . ▁Her ▁best ▁known ▁work ▁is ▁Nar man i ▁Put ava ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁Ker ala ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁novel ▁port rayed ▁a ▁Bra h min ▁girl ▁whose ▁fate ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁marry ▁the ▁man ▁of ▁her ▁father ' s ▁choice ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁peace ful ▁end . ▁Two ▁books ▁the ▁author ▁rates ▁as ▁her ▁favour ite ▁are ▁Da iv am ak kal ▁and ▁Gra han am . ▁A ▁mil estone ▁in ▁Ker