A Song for Eresha
At Aalayam, a prestigious institute of classical arts in South India, Eresha stands at the height of artistic and institutional authority. For three decades she has shaped the school through discipline, intellect, and an uncompromising devotion to form. To generations of students she is both teacher and legend, a figure whose presence seems inseparable from the institution itself.
The arrival of Anvesha, a younger artist with a quiet but perceptive sensibility, introduces a shift so subtle it is barely visible at first. What begins as mentorship deepens into a relationship shaped by attention, work, and an understanding that remains largely unspoken. For Eresha, who has long governed her life through control and discipline, the change is both invisible and profound.
As she begins staging an ambitious production based on a classical story of unreturned desire, the boundaries between art and life begin to blur. Rehearsals intensify, relationships shift, and the institution she once held together with certainty begins to loosen around her.
A Song for Eresha is a literary novel about art, authority, desire, and the quiet ways in which a life can change course without anyone noticing until it is too late.
Film Adaptation:
The novel has been adapted into a feature film written and directed by AK Srikanth. It is available to watch on the following platforms:
Amazon Prime: UK
http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GSXMQ4P4
Apple: UK, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbados, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominica, Estonia, Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Greece, Grenada, Guinea Bissau, Ireland, Israel, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Philippines, Poland, Portugal
https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/a-song-for-eresha/id1886059071?ls=1
The US/ Canada release is scheduled on 9th June, 2026 by ES Motion Pictures.
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About the Author
AK Srikanth writes for page, stage, and screen. Over the past fifteen years he has created several dance theatre productions in collaboration with Bharatanatyam dancer Savitha Sastry, including Soul Cages, Yudh, The Prophet, and Chains: Love Stories of Shadows, which toured internationally with more than 150 performances across fourteen countries. Since 2018 he has written and directed thirteen short films across genres. A Song for Eresha is his first novel and has also been adapted into a feature film written and directed by him. He lives and writes in the Nilgiri mountains of South India.
Publication:
Cogitabund, 2026
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