Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1

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Tamil language Novel Writer, Journalist, Poet & Critic late Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy also known as ‘Kalki’. He derived his pen name from the suffixes of his wife name Kalyani and his name Krishnamurthy in Tamil form கல்யாணி and கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி as Kalki (கல்கி). His name also represents “Kalki avatar”, the tenth and last avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu.

The five volumes of the Ponniyin Selvan tell the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman who later became the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I and who takes the title of the novel Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan. Paying heed to Nandhini's request, Karikalan goes to Kadambur. Vandiyathevan and Nambi go to Kadambur where they find a secret passage to enter the palace. Vandiyathevan enters it to go into vettai mandapam. There he sees some aabathudavigal. He opens another exit of the passage that leads to Nandhini's room where he sees Kadhamaaran's sister Manimegalai, who hearing about Vandiyathevan, has fallen in love with him. He then escapes by using Manimegalai. He meets Karikalan and warns him about Nandhini but Karikalan doesn't listen. Aditha Karikalan cannot forget Nandini and is unable to hate her even though he knows her evil plans against him and the Chola dynasty, revealing his pure love for Nandini. Pazhuvettarayar and Nandhini come to Kadambur. Karikalan also reaches Kadambur and is welcomed by the Sambuvarayar family. Periya Pazhuvettarayar talks with Karikalan about the next emperor. Karikalan agrees to crown Maduranthaka as the king but puts in a condition stating that he should be given permission to seize lands towards the north and be the emperor for the places he annexed. The chieftains agree to this and send Pazhuvettatayar to bring Maduranthaka from Tanjavur.The novel was first serialised in the weekly editions of Kalki during the period from 29 October 1950 to 16 May 1954 resulting the total period of development of work be 3 years, 6 months, and 18 days. The following year, Managala Noolagam released the novel in book form. [4] [5] Adaptations [ edit ] Film and television [ edit ]

Every frame Vikram comes in the film is deserving of an applause. Be it the first few scenes of battle ready pitching, or the later scenes of roaring dialogues from atop a horse (as if he was born to be a king, and has lived forever atop a horse), or the later heated discussions; he has given the word "method acting" a new definition. All actors have done their parts exceedingly well, from Jayaram (some comic relief, at last!) to Karthi, Jayam Ravi (subtle smile from atop that elephant - wow), Parthiban (owned the fort, shined in the few scenes like a true General), Prabhu (thundered in his siege), Sarath (his emotional scenes made him the hero of the scenes), Lal (fitting tribute to who could have been Uttamasili's peer), Rahman (just splendid as the sage-like prince, stylish finesse notwithstanding), Trisha (Kundavai, the powerhouse), Prakashraj (nothing less than magnificent throughout), Aishwaraya Rai (A revelation in the Kadambur scenes). I do not have much complaints of what has been changed from the books; the team has told a wonderful fictional story, albeit in a bland and soul-less way. We do not want fantastical action where palm trees are turned to catapults for humans like in Baahubali, yet we at least want some creative and engaging action where we enjoy what we see. Yet, we witness just regular action from any masala movie - which assistant director was responsible for these, I wonder.. I am not even a worthy person to write a review about the greatest historical novel I have ever read in both tamizh and english put together. For those who are curious to know the premise, it is basically about the life of a great chola(kingdom in south india circa. 1000 AD) king 'Raja Raja Chola' before he ascended the throne. It is narrated by a Vandhiya thevan who is also one of the protagonist. The story takes place during the time of political instability in the chola kingdom or to put it precisely the time before they discover about the impending threats to the kingdom. Nandini, a made-up fictional created by Kalki for Ponniyin Selvan, the imaginative novelist explores the myriad mysteries that surround her life story. she is the most beautiful but complex character narrated in this literature.

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Vaanathi): கூச்சம் மற்றும் அப்பாவி தனமான கொடும்பாளூர் இளவரசி. ராஜ ராஜ சோழனின் வருங்கால மனைவி மற்றும் ராஜேந்திர சோழனின் தாயார். இலங்கையில் மகிந்தருக்கு எதிரான போரில் உயிரிழந்த கொடும்பாளூர் சின்ன வேளார் என்ற பராந்தகனின் மகள். But above all, this is a wonderful movie. Director Maniratnam's effort has to be appreciated. I gave the movie an 8 based on cast, cinematography, costume and art but have changed it to a 6 for being fragmented. Vandiyathevan meets Arulmozhivarman in Sri Lanka with Poonkuzhali’s support. Arulmozhivarman discovers in Lanka that his father dated a deaf-mute girl on a nearby island. From her artwork, he knows she and his father have two children. Who are these youngsters and do they have throne rights? Later, at Thirupurambayam forest, Vandiyathevan witnesses Nandhini and the Pandya conspirators swear in front of a tiny kid. What is this boy’s claim to the throne? The novels were adapted into two films by Mani Ratnam by condensing the first two volumes into Ponniyin Selvan: I, and volumes 3 to 5 into Ponniyin Selvan: II, which were released on 30 September 2022 and 28 April 2023 respectively. Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' poster out, lyricist not mentioned in crew". www.thenewsminute.com. 2 January 2020 . Retrieved 19 May 2020.

Mani Ratnam first discussed 'Ponniyin Selvan' with Kamal Haasan in 1989. Details inside". The Times of India. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022 . Retrieved 4 October 2022. Narayanan, C.V. Karthik (2018) [1999]. The First Floods. New Delhi: Pustaka Digital Media. ISBN 978-9352859542. In the epilogue, Kalki himself says there are no clear-cut rules for writing novels, particularly for historical novels. “The history of Tamil Nadu has not been established with unimpeachable evidence. Of course, Tamils can take pride in their ancient history. Proper historical research has been conducted in the last few years in Tamil Nadu. Inscriptions and copper plates are copied and historians are seeking to establish the history of Tamil Nadu through their findings,” he notes.

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The Tiger Throne by Preetha Rajah Kannan is an English retelling of this vast 5 volume epic in one complete novel. [31] [32] Publication [ edit ] 2015 Sanskrit Translation of Ponniyin Selvan by Rajalakshmi Srinivasan and published by Central Sanskrit University, Delhi, India. Thirukovalur Malaiyaman alias Milaadudaiyar: Father-in-law of Sundara Chola and maternal grandfather to his children. He was a well-wisher and advisor for Karikalan and lived with him in Kanchi. He was a rival of the Kadamboor ruler. Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar: alias Kaalandhakandar: The chief in-charge of Thanjavur fort. Younger brother of Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar to whom he had huge respect and love. He is the father-in-law of Mathuranthakar. Both Pazhuvettaraiyar brothers hated Vandiyathevan at first. Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar constantly warns his brother about Nandini and her conspiracy, but his cautionary words fall on deaf ears.