Thi. Janakiraman is one of the pioneers of Tamil novel. Anbe Aaramuthe can be considered as the most mainstream of his novels. Not just because it was written as a series in a magazine, but as it has dramatic turn of events. Anandasami, runs away right on his marriage day. After three decades wandering around as a monk, he returns to the same groom. Two people turned away from a marriage, reunite as parents to a daughter not born to them. Though written before half a century, the story is as contemporary as any.
