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Ponniyin Selvan
തമിഴ് സാഹിത്യത്തിലെ ഇതിഹാസതുല്യമായ നോവൽ. അഞ്ചു ഭാഗങ്ങളിലായി ഇരുനൂറിൽപ്പരം അദ്ധ്യായങ്ങളുള്ള ഈ ബൃഹദ് നോവൽ തമിഴ് ജനതയൊന്നാകെ വായിച്ചാസ്വാദിച്ച ചരിത്രവും ഭാവനയും ഇടകലരുന്ന രചനയാണ്. ഓരോ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിലും ഉദ്യേഗം നിലനിർത്തി വിശാലമായ ഒരു ഭൂമികയിലുടെ പുരോഗമിക്കുന്ന ഈ ചരിത്രനോവൽ ചലച്ചിത്രമാക്കുവാനുള്ള ശ്രമങ്ങൾ എം.ജി. ആറിന്റെ കാലം മുതൽ ആരംഭിച്ചിരുന്നുവെങ്കിലും ഇപ്പോൾ അത് മണിരത്നത്തിന്റെ സംവിധാനത്തോടെ പുരോഗമിക്കുന്നു. ചരിത്രനോവലുകളോട് പ്രത്യേക പ്രതിപത്തിയുള്ള മലയാളി വായനക്കാർക്ക് പൊന്നിയിൻ സെൽവന്റെ മലയാള പരിഭാഷ തികച്ചും ആസ്വാദ്യകരമായിരിക്കും.
വിവർത്തനം: ജി. സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യൻ
വിവർത്തനം: ജി. സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യൻ
1200 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2022
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About the author
Kalki Krishnamurthy
294 books894 followersTamil 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.
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.
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February 14, 2023
I really liked this book. I started reading this book soon after watching PS1 film. I was so excited when I started this book but in between the story was so lagging. That's why I gave 4 star. Other than that it's an amazing read.
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April 1, 2025A true master piece depicts the war between the Chola and Pandya dynasties.
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