| Italic Title: | (see above) --> |
| Kathabeejam | |
| Author: | Vaikom Muhammad Basheer |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Malayalam |
| Genre: | Play |
| Publisher: | DC Books |
| Pub Date: | May 1945 |
| Pages: | 76 |
| Oclc: | 311460123 |
Kathabeejam (The Germ of a Story) is a one-act play written by Malayalam language author Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.[1] The play was written by Basheer in a period of few weeks and was conceived for the 16th anniversary of Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishath.[2] It was published as a book in May 1945 and was Basheer's only play. The protagonist of the play is a writer named Sadasivan.