| Intro | Writer and poet |
| Is | Writer |
| From | India |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | male |
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.
Vellala Sathyam had an ability to Indianize the western novels.
Works
- Nilambari
- Mahaatyaagi
- Dr.Srinath
- Onde Rathriyalli
Adaptations of novels in cinema
- Digbandana – A Kannada movie released on 2002 based on Onde Rathriyalli
- Dighbandana – to whom?
- Glut of films before ‘Aashada Masa’