Vellala Sathyam

Vellala Sathyam was a Kannada writer and poet based in Bangalore. He has written many novels in Kannada, one of them being Mahaatyaagi, based on Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. His other novel, Dr.Srinath is based on H.G.Wells' The Invisible Man. Nilambari is based on Wilkie Collins novel The Woman In White and 'Chintamani' is based on same author's The Moonstone.

In addition he has indianized many Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Sherlock Holmes becomes Rao and Watson becomes Sathyam.

Vellala Sathyam had an ability to Indianize the western novels.

Works

Nilambari

Chintamani or Shaapada Vajra

Muttabeda Joke

Shista Chatustaya

Maha Prayoga

Sallapa

Sringara Lahari

Mahaatyaagi

Dr.Srinath

Onde Rathriyalli

Mrityu Sandesha mattu Sarpastra

Sanchu mattu Koleyadavaru yaaru

Mrityu Samputa

Sudhamayi

Kempina Motte

Sanchu

Kempina Motte mattu Ashubhasya sheeghram

Sringara Rasaraatrigalu

Sookti Sudha

Adaptations of novels in cinema

Digbandana – A Kannada movie released on 2002 based on Onde Rathriyalli

References

Kannada-language writers

Writers from Bangalore

20th-century Indian novelists

Indian male novelists

Year of birth missing

Year of death missing

Novelists from Karnataka

20th-century Indian male writers