The Thief's Lover) is the debut Tamil-language novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy.
[1] It was serialised in the magazine Ananda Vikatan in 1937, and published in paperback form in 1954.
Drawing inspiration from a dacoit in Thanjavur, Kalki Krishnamurthy wrote a story titled Kalvanin Kadhali with the intention of making it a film.
Unable to attract investors, he instead published the screenplay as a serial novel in the magazine Ananda Vikatan upon advice from S. S.
[3][4] Kalvanin Kadhali was adapted into a play by the TKS Brothers and staged in 1953.