Who is ponniyin selvan

If you have watched the trailer of Ponniyin Selvan-I then you know the film is a theatrical experience. After almost every ten minutes, the viewer is hurled into a new world, with new characters, and storylines that merge and flow into each other. The layered and incredibly heavy storyline might be confusing for many, particularly those not familiar with the magnificent Chola kingdom, its kings, the dynasty wars, and the smaller kingdoms and chieftains around it. At the onset, we suggest a second viewing of this film if you are in awe of its scale. However, before you book your tickets, we will keep it simple and break down the story for you and particularly that ending which has understandably confused many. After all, the film is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel, Ponniyin Selvan, which stood at more than 2,000 pages. Ratnam has managed to condense wisely and has removed the fluff. Not surprisingly, the film has become the second-highest-grossing Tamil film of the year 2022 and the fifth-highest-grossing Tamil film of all time. Aditha, for his part, is in a manic rush to wage endless wars, spurred on by a bloodbath after his father refused his relationship with Nandini (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) and when he later saw Nandini in love with an injured King Veerapandiyan during one of the wars. He refuses to go back to Thanjavur because he knows Nandini is present there. Meanwhile, there’s a conspiracy to bring both the brothers back to Thanjavur so that all the rumour...

September 24, 2022 | 04:10 am 4 min read The first part of 'Ponniyin Selvan' will hit the theaters on September 30. With cult-like followers, the novel's onscreen adaptation has been a dream in Tamil cinema, which never happened in the past. If you haven't read the novel but want to know the basics about it, we have got you covered! What is the story all about? The story, which was initially serialized in Kalki magazine, was later compiled into a novel with five parts. The story of Ponniyin Selvan is partly fictional and is based on real-life kings and events. It revolves around the events that unfolded between 900 AD and 950 AD. And yes, it is a game of the throne or rather a game for the throne. Who are the main characters? The main characters are Arunmozhi Varman aka Ponniyin Selvan (son of Ponni river) played by "Jayam" Ravi, crown prince Aditya Karikalan played by "Chiyaan" The story is based on the decisions taken by the aforementioned five characters, but there are other important characters, too. Rai Bachchan will play another role One of the most important characters, who appears throughout the story is Mandakini Devi. In the novel, her features are strikingly similar to Nandini's. So, it is expected that Rai Bachchan will play it. However, the makers have not yet revealed the character's look. Characters who play pivotal roles in the story Aishwarya Lekshmi as a fisherwoman Poonguzhali will travel along with the main characters, and she is as important as the cen...

October 01, 2022 | 02:10 am 2 min read 'Ponniyin Selvan I' hit the theaters on Friday. Ponniyin Selvan I hit the theaters on Friday amid much fanfare. The star-studded movie has been receiving an extremely positive response from fans and critics alike. If you are a non-reader of the novel that the film is based on, it might be a tad difficult for you to follow the characters. So, here's a list of important characters and their roles. 'Jayam' Ravi as Arunmozhi Varman Arunmozhi Varman aka Ponniyin Selvan is the youngest son of King Sundara Chola. He is in The charming prince has a heart as pure as gold and would do anything to expand the kingdom. Members from Pandiya's camp are out to murder him, and we don't know yet if he made out alive of the battle. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Nandini She is from the enemy camp: Pandiyas, and wants to bring down the Chola kingdom. She seduces a much older but very influential person from the Chola kingdom: Periya Pazhuvettarayar (played by Sarathkumar) with her mesmerizing beauty and marries him. She is also the former lover of the crown prince Aditya Karikalan. Trisha's Kundavai Trisha plays the Chola princess Kundavai. She is also the younger sister of Karikalan and the elder sister of She is one of the very few people in the whole kingdom who are immune to the mesmerizing beauty of Nandini and knows what she is truly capable of. Using her cleverness and influence, Kundavai saves the whole Chola kingdom from crashing down. 'Chiyaan' Vikra...

Premium How true is Ponniyin Selvan 1 to history, Kalki’s magnum opus? A historian distinguishes fact from fiction, points out a few glaring errors How true is Ponniyin Selvan to its source material and what part of it is true to history? A historian distinguishes fact from fiction while also pointing out a few glaring errors in the production design in Mani Ratnam's magnum opus. Filmmaker Considered one of the longest recorded dynasties in world history, Cholas were at their peak during the ninth and tenth centuries and remained in power till the 13th century. Their kingdom spanned the entire area south of the Tungabhadra River; they annexed Sri Lanka during Rajaraja’s reign while his son Rajendra defeated the Pala king at Patliputra. The Chola king, Rajendra, also used the sea routes to invade foreign countries and expanded Tamil merchant associations. By sea, the Cholas travelled to Srivijaya, Sumatra, Kedah, and they also went right up to Cambodia to establish trade relationships. Thus, the Cholas hold the distinction of the only seafaring empire of India. However, only a few key characters shown in PS: 1 are based in history. This film mines a vast but rarely explored wealth of Tamil literature, and the events that unfold in the movie were all born from the imagination of Also Read | “Characters like Nandini, and Azhwarkadiyan did not exist in history. They were all created by Kalki himself. Historically, we know that a man called Vanthiyathevan of the Pallavaraiyan f...

• • • • Before Ponniyin Selvan 2, a look at the who's who of the Chola kingdom Before Ponniyin Selvan 2, a look at the who’s who of the Chola kingdom Many characters were introduced in a short span in Ponniyin Selvan 1, which made the film a bit of an information overload for many. So, here's a list of characters inhabiting the Chola kingdom which will keep you prepared for the second part. Both Karthi and Vikram, two of the many leading stars of Mani Ratnam’s two-part Ponniyin Selvan film, recently admitted that the first part of the franchise was hard to follow for people in the North as there were too many characters introduced in a short span of time. Vikram said that it was difficult for him to remember the characters as well, and so he could relate to the problems of non-Tamil speakers. In a way, it is true that there was an information overload for people who are not aware of the work of Kalki Krishnamurthy. Compressing a five-part novel that spans about 2000 pages into two films would of course lead to a dense screenplay. Though Mani Ratnam and Sreekar Prasad had tried their best to simplify the film at the cost of making it choppy, things seem to have not been lucid for many. Hence, before the release of PS 2 this Friday, we thought of fixing that problem by listing out the characters of Ponniyin Selvan and providing a brief intro about them. Here it goes: Jayam Ravi as Arulmozhi Varman Vikram as Aditya Karikalan. Unlike his younger brother, Karikalan is impulsive...

Mani Ratnam’s movie Ponniyin Selvan, or PS1, broke box-office records as it takes a glorious chapter in the history of Tamil Nadu to a non-Tamil audience, including the global diaspora. The movie, based on the Ponniyin Selvan novel, revolves around the battle of succession in the great Chola dynasty in the 10th century CE. But as the film’s dramatic plot, its over-the-top sets and the superlative performances of its lead cast corner all the attention, we take a look at the man who wrote the work, which is considered one of the best Tamil novels on historical fiction. Ramaswamy 'Kalki' Krishnamurthy | Wikimedia Commons Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (1899-1954), better known by his pen name ‘Kalki’, was a journalist and a freedom fighter. During the course of his four-decade-long career as a journalist, Kalki Krishnamurthy wrote more than 120 short stories, 10 novellas, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, and hundreds of editorial and political articles. In 1941, he launched a weekly magazine, also called Kalki. It was in this magazine that he published the story of Ponniyin Selvan (‘Beloved son of Ponniyin’), chapter by chapter, from 29th October 1950 to 16th May 1954. Statue of Rajaraja Chola | Wikimedia Commons Ponniyin Selvan traces the story of the early days of the great Chola King, Raja Raja Chola I (947 – 1014 CE), as the young prince ‘Arulmozhi Varman’. Kalki Krishnamurthy was greatly influenced by the works of noted Tamil historian K Nilkantha Sastri, on the early history o...