It was partially inspired by the 1971 bestselling novel The Exorcist. It was one of the initial novels of Yandamuri that became popular and he was appreciated widely for his narrating style.
It was republished many times as a paperback and sold approximately 50,000 copies. It was published in Andhra Bhoomi weekly in 1980 as a serial and got tremendous popularity.
Tulasi Dalam ( Telugu: తులసిదళం, English : Basil Leaf) is a Telugu thriller novel written by Yandamuri Veerendranath.
