Nakshathrangale Kaaval

This article is about the novel. For the 1978 film based on the novel, see Nakshathrangale Kaaval (film).

Nakshathrangale Kaaval (English: The Stars Alone Guard Me) is a Malayalam language novel written by P. Padmarajan and published in 1971. The story revolves around the life of a girl as she matures into a woman. It won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel.^[1][2] A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1978 with Jayabharathi and Soman playing the lead characters. It was directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and scripted by Padmarajan.

Nakshathrangale Kaaval
(നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളേ കാവൽ)

Author	P. Padmarajan
Language	Malayalam
Publisher	D. C. Books
Publication date	May 1971
Publication place	India
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	247