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Amala Akkineni Launches Debut Novel Set Across South Indian History
Amala Akkineni launched a new book by S S Krishna Kiriti in Hyderabad.
It is his first novel and the beginning of a three-book series.
The story starts after a war, when Emperor Sri Krishna Devaraya is troubled by memories.
Doctors and priests cannot help him.
A dancer from Kuchipudi offers to help by telling him a story.
The book then travels backwards through eight centuries of South Indian history.
It looks at how people’s choices, beliefs and power shape events.
The book also includes a song that readers can access using a QR code.
Amala Akkineni launched S S Krishna Kiriti’s debut novel at Shiva Theatre, Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad.
The novel, published by Mayasabha Publications, is the first part of The Shiva Rupaya Vishnave Trilogy.
Its story follows Emperor Sri Krishna Devaraya after a war, when a Kuchipudi village dancer offers him a story as a cure.
The narrative moves backwards across eight centuries of South Indian history and explores faith, power, memory and loyalty.
The English-language book includes an original song by Kiriti, composed by Mani Sharma and sung by S P Balasubrahmanyam.
- Who
- Amala Akkineni launched the debut novel by S S Krishna Kiriti, an alumnus of the 2018 batch of Annapurna College of Film and Media.
- What
- The launch of ‘Shiva Rupaya Vishnave: Part One – The Warhorse and The Dancer’.
- Where
- Shiva Theatre, Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad.
- When
- The article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The event celebrated the literary debut of an Annapurna College of Film and Media alumnus.
Key facts
- Book
- ‘Shiva Rupaya Vishnave: Part One – The Warhorse and The Dancer’
- Author
- S S Krishna Kiriti
- Publisher
- Mayasabha Publications
- Series
- The Shiva Rupaya Vishnave Trilogy
- Setting and scope
- A story that moves backwards through eight centuries of South Indian history
- Song
- Written by Krishna Kiriti, composed by Mani Sharma and sung by S P Balasubrahmanyam; accessible via a QR code in the book
- Launch venue
- Shiva Theatre, Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad
Quotes
S S Krishna Kiriti
Author of ‘Shiva Rupaya Vishnave’ and an alumnus of ACFM.
“‘Shiva Rupaya Vishnave’ is an attempt to look at history not simply as a record of kings and battles, but through the memories, beliefs and choices of the people who lived through it. I wanted to tell a story that moves backwards in time, allowing readers to discover how faith, power and human experience become intertwined over generations.”
thehansindia.com
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