Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics - Book 4 (in TAMIL) Nadunisi Kootam Sirippum Kothippum: Pudhu Vellam

Ponniyin Selvan Comics #4

by Kalki Krishnamurthy

Ponniyin Selvan is the pinnacle of Tamil Historical Novels. The way the Cholas ruled the country in a straight forward manner, with Love, Valor and Piousness has been brought to our eyes through this book in a grandeur and realistic fashion by the Legend writer Kalki. In today's, internet dependent world, we just wanted to take this fantastic novel to the kids and youngsters through this initiative of Nila Comics. We are sure kids, youngsters and ardent readers of this Novel will like this.

Genres: Historical Fiction

50 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 21, 2018

About the author

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.

His writings includes over 120 short stories, 10 novelettes, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews. Krishnamurthy’s witty, incisive comments on politics, literature, music and other forms of art were looked forward to with unceasing interest by readers. He wrote under the pen names of ‘Kalki’, ‘Ra. Ki’, ‘Tamil Theni’, ‘Karnatakam’ and so on.

The success that Krishnamurthy attained in the realm of historical fiction is phenomenal. Sixty years ago, at a time when the literacy level was low and when the English-educated Tamils looked down on writings in Tamil, Kalki’s circulation touched 71,000 copies – the largest for any weekly in the county then – when it serialised his historical novels. Kalki had also the genius to classify the historical and non-historical events, historical and non-historical characters and how much the novel owes to history.

Reviews

[Arvind Srinivasan · Rating 4 out of 5]

First some pages where dream of vanthiyathevan is explained could have been skipped (just my thought). Periya pazhuvetarayar is portrayed like villian. His words, tone and facial reactions were more crude than how kalki explains. Of course I could not remember if I felt pazhuvetarayar to be the villain while reading it first but the deeds of him explained in original book made me always see him has a respectable figure which comic could not bring in.

Surprisingly sambuvarayar and other kings were more indian which is a good point of this book. The meeting conversation with periya pazhuvetarayar is good, bringing that out in so less page space is awesome. Good work.

The expectation on who is coming in pallak is well brought in here as well. In all I would say best book of the 4 that have already come in.

[Ashwini · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story reveals the plots planned against king and the two prince and kundavai learns about her step mother and tends to believe it might be Nandini’s mom.

Nandini and gang arrive and the karigalan arrive at kandan maran’s home and the plot story unravels.

[Udhaya Raj · Rating 4 out of 5]

While reading the story of Ponniyin's Selvan, it is very beautiful like watching a historical film.

[S. Suresh · Rating 3 out of 5]

பொன்னியின் செல்வன் போன்ற ஒரு அற்புத சரித்திர பெரு நாவலை காமிக்ஸ் வடிவில் கொண்டு வருவதென்பது எளிதல்ல. ஓவியர் மு. கார்த்திகேயன் அபாரமாக படங்கள் வரைந்து பொன்னியின் செல்வன் ஒரு சித்திரக் கதையாக உருவெடுக்க முன்னோடியாக இருந்திருக்கிறார்.

முதல் மூன்று தொகுதிகளின் விமர்சனத்தில் கூறியதுபோல் சித்திரக்கதைகளை விரும்பிப் படிக்கும் சிறுவர்களும், ஏன், பொன்னியின் செல்வனை கரைத்துக்குடித்துள்ள பெரியவர்களும் இந்த நவீன முயற்சியில் சந்தோஷம் காண முடியும். ஆனால் இந்த நான்காவது தொகுதியில் பெரியதொரு குறை தலை தூக்குகிறது. கதையை சுருக்கமாக கூறும் முயற்சி இந்த தொகுதியில் பல இடங்களில் தடுமாற்றம் காண்கிறது. பலருக்கு அது குழப்பத்தை உண்டு பண்ணலாம். அதனால் இந்தத் தொகுதிக்கு ஒரு மதிப்பெண் (*) குறைவாகத் தந்துளேன்.

[Adityan J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Right in the feels

[Shanmugam Ramasamy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing illustrations. The story is also moving really fast with a lot of twists and turns.