Meesa (English: Moustache) is the debut novel of Malayalam writer S. Hareesh.
It was serialised in parts by the Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly and published in its entirety by DC Books.
[3] The English translation of the book, Moustache, won the JCB Prize for literature in 2020.
[5] In a section of the novel, a certain character suggests that Hindu women bathe and wear good clothes before going to a temple because they are interested in sex.
[8] A plea to ban the book was made to the Supreme Court of India by N Radhakrishnan, a resident of Delhi.