Why did Chandu Menon give up the idea of translation of English Novels in Malayalam

Why did Chandu Menon give up the idea of translation of 'English Novels' in Malayalam?

Answer

1. Readers in Kerala were not familiar with the way in which the characters in English novels lived; their clothes, way of speaking and manners were unknown to them.
2. They would find a direct translation of an English novel dread fully boring.