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PONNIYIN SELVAN
Ponniyin selvan is a historical novel written by Kalki Krishnamoorthy who proves Pen is Mightier than Sword. He took three years to complete this novel. The story moves around places like Pazhayarai, Urayur, Tanjavur and in some parts of Sri Lanka. The author visited Lanka while writing the novel to gather information about Lanka to write in his novel. The novel has greater description of nature and incidents. There are lots of twists and turns in the novel, which creates a greater interest among the readers to read the novel.

•  AUTHOR  :       KALKI KRISHNAMURTHY •	PARTS	:	5 PARTS •	PAGES	:	2400(approx.) •	GENRE	:	HISTORICAL THRILLER ROMANTIC NOVEL •	LANGUAGE:	TAMIL

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
The novel is about the Chola Dynasty during 10th and 11th century. It talks about the fight for Power (throne) of Chola Dynasty among Chola’s successors and  the pazhuvettayars (the sub rulers in chola Dynasty). The authors takes most of the real historical incidents and adds up his own imagination brilliantely to take up people into the world he creates and make everyone to travel along his story with his own characters. The characters which author used in this Novel have also lived. There are evidences like sculptures and copper plates existing in now which act as proof to these incidents and characters.

CHARACTERISTICS:
Vallavarayan Vandiyathevan: A young and charming soldier. The only character which travels throughout the Novel. He uses his own tricks and tactics to escape problems and finishes the task given to him.

Kundavai: One of the powerful female characters of the Novel. Who loves her country more than anything and wishes her younger brother to bear the thrown and rule the county.

Arulmozhi Varman: The younger son of Sundara chola. Later he was came to be known as Raja Raja Chola. The novel is named after him (as his was once saved by the river Ponni).

Aditha Karikalan: The elder son of Sundara chola. He was the Crown Prince but later he loses interest over the throne.

Nandini: She is a considered as daughter of the Pandiya King who was killed by Aditha Karikalan. There are lot of mysteries that move around her.

Mathurandagar: There are two characters known as Mathurandagar. One is the son the Pandiya King who was killed by Aditha Karikalan who was brought up in the palace of Chola Kings and other is Sendhan Amudhan who was brought up in a hut near the palace later crowned as King of Chola Dynasty.

PLOT SUMMARY:
The story begins with Vandiyathevan carrying a secret message to Sundara Chola and Kundavai from Aditha Karikalan. Kalki have brought the Old chola Kingdom in front of our eyes by his unique way of imagination. Then kundavai send Vandiyathevan to SriLanka sending message to her own younger brother. On his way Vandiyathevan meets a lots of people and encounters lots of Problems, which he intelligently manages to come out them.one of the important person whom he meets in his journey who helps in many of his difficult situation is Azhvarkadiyan. He meets Arulmozhi in Lanka and passes message and also becomes a very close friend of Arulmozhi. In between he falls in Love with Kundavai. Sundara chola who is bed ridden asks his sons Aditha Karikalan, Arulmozhi Varman and Kundavai to come and meet him as his death wish. At that time the pazhuvettayars and other small rulers under Chola start to gain power against Crowning Adita Karikalan as king. They revolt against Sundara chola, Aditha Karikalan, Arulmozhi Varman and other supporters of Chola Dynasty. Kalki wonderfully spread his power of imagination over the real incidents like Aditha Karikalan being killed by some anonymous person, Aditha Karikalan killing a Pandiyan king, Arulmozhi sacrificing the Crown to new Mathurandagar i.e Sendan amuthan etc…, Kalki describe nature and each and every incident in an extremely marvelous way. He makes readers to sit in the edge of the seat while reading the last part of the novel.

TRANSLATION:
The translated version of ponniyin selvan is available and even audio books are available to make everyone enjoy the Magnus Opus of Kaliki.