Who is arulmozhi varman in 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...

Few days back, we had a review of Kalki’s epic novel Books on Indian history talk mostly about the North Indian dynasties and only a few lines are spent for the South Indian ones. Even in those few lines, only the famous kings are mentioned and details are just glossed over. Thus when it comes to the Cholas, you may hear about Raja Raja Choza I and Rajendra Choza, but not about Parantaka I or Parantaka II. The Chozha dynasty One of the authoritative histories of South India, Nilakanta Sastri’s A History of South India provides more detail. According to Sastri, Parantaka I ascended the throne on 907 A.D and ruled for forty-eight years. Even though there was prosperity during his time, thirty years (955 – 85) after his reign there was a period of weakness and confusion. Parantaka I was succeeded by his son Gandaraditya who with his queen Sembiyan-mahadevi played a major role in religion than in politics. By the time of the death of Gandaraditya in 957, the Choza dynasty had shrunk to the size of a small principality. Gandaraditya’s brother Arinjaya ruled only for a year and was succeeded by his son Sundara Choza Parantaka II. His son Aditya II was made the yuvaraja and and Sundara Chozha turned his attention to the south to defeat Vira Pandya. Sundara Choza defeated him and Vira Pandya was killed by Aditya II. The last years of Sundara Chozha were clouded with tragedy and this is the story told by Kalki’s novel, According to Nilakanta Sastri, Uttama Choza conspired to murder...

One of the most awaited films this year, Ponniyin Selvan is a two-part Tamil epic period action film directed by Mani Ratnam. Based on the Chola Kingdom, Ponniyin Selvan hit the theatres on September 30. Released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, this is the first ever Tamil movie to release on IMAX. The film has been co-written by Ratnam, Elango Kumaravel and B. Jeyamohan and the legendary Ravi Varman is behind the cinematography. This two-part film chronicles the early life of Arunmozhi Varman and the events that led to him becoming the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I. The Cholas were one of the longest-ruling dynasties who ruled for almost 1,500 years between the 3rd century BC and the 13th century AD. This franchise is straight out of Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel of the same name. Let’s find out more. Everything you need to know about Ponniyin Selvan Ever since Ponniyin Selvan, the novel, started gaining recognition, there have been many Tamil filmmakers over the years who have wanted to make it into a feature film. But a film of this magnitude comes with the caveat of a mega-budget and owing to that, it never got made. Even Mani Ratnam had earlier attempted to visually adapt the novel into a film in the mid-1990s and early-2010s, but that didn’t happen. Image: Courtesy Instagram/Mani Ratnam In January 2019, Ratnam revived his dream project again, with the backing of Lyca Productions. The production began in mid-December the same year and was co...

When PS2 launched, it got popular! However, there was a significant change to the ending that some readers of the novel will undoubtedly discuss. Let's talk about that! First and foremost, keep in mind that we'll be concentrating more on the novels than on actual historical events. Let's begin with what occurs in the After defeating the Rashtrakuta army, Arulmozhi Varman (also known as Ponniyin Selvan) was granted the throne by the Chola Kingdom. He gave up his claim and delivered the Crown to his Uncle Madhuranthakan while the Coronation ritual was taking place. Sundara Chola, who was the reigning emperor at the time, was related to Madhuranthakan. He was plotting with other ministers to succeed to the throne, as we witnessed in the first movie. In the second half, he even allied himself with the Rashtrakutas, the Cholas' adversaries, but afterward broke away and reconnected with his family. He participated in the final conflict alongside his nephew Arulmozhi. You should Returning to the conclusion, it was altered from the books. Madhuranthakan was the succeeding king, but the historical records actually speak of someone else. In order to demonstrate how it differs from the literature, they revealed the truth in the conclusion. Let's investigate. Has Ponniyin Selvan's Novel been Altered and Changed in the Movie? History's The novels were released in 1955, and at about this time, a fresh tale and a lot of fiction were added. In the world of film, this Let's get into more d...

CHENNAI: Kalki Krishnamurthy's Let's take a look at what is real and reel: • Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan (Karthi) in the novel is introduced as a warrior of the Vaanar Kulam (Banar tribe), who was in real-life are an ancient line of kings who ruled for over two centuries and was known as Perumbanappadi. TV Sadasiva Pandarathar, a Tamil historian even suggested that he might have belonged to the eastern Chalukya dynasty, but without offering much evidence to support his claim. R Parthiban as Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar • The description of Sambuvarayars is played around by Kalki as they didn't appear in the novel during Sundara Chola's (Prakash Raj) period. The Sambuvarayars in real life once ruled the northern part of Tondaimandalam, now comprising the districts of Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Tiruvallur, Nellore, and Chittoor. Raja Gambhira Sambhuvarayar I; Sambuvarayar Coins • Kalki initially intended not to make Vanthiyathevan, a commoner as a hero, but wanted to sideline him (like Paranjyothi of Sivakamiyin Sabatham). As Arulmozhi failed to capture the hearts of people as much as Vanthiyathevan did (for readers of the weekly edition) that’s when Kalki decided to up his weightage. He would write, “We have deserted our hero for a long time…”. Karthi as Vanthiyathevan and Jayaram as Azhwarkadiyan Nambi • In the Brihadisvara temple's inscription at Thanjavur, Vanthiyathevan is referred to as the husband of Kundavai Nachiyar. The inscriptio...