Ponniyin Selvan
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- Author：Kalki
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Petchimuthu
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Loved it
Ashwini
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If I had to tell you in one sentence what I thought of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’， it would have to be this - One hell of a thrilling rollercoaster ride！ Oh， to have been a fly on the wall in those times！ History， mysteries， intrigue， conspiracies， secrets， romances， philosophy， art… it has everything。This was my first step into Tamil literature， and I cannot think of a better book to start off with。 The Chola empire is a familiar name， but my knowledge of Tamil history is confined to the very restrictin If I had to tell you in one sentence what I thought of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’， it would have to be this - One hell of a thrilling rollercoaster ride！ Oh， to have been a fly on the wall in those times！ History， mysteries， intrigue， conspiracies， secrets， romances， philosophy， art… it has everything。This was my first step into Tamil literature， and I cannot think of a better book to start off with。 The Chola empire is a familiar name， but my knowledge of Tamil history is confined to the very restricting pages of high school textbooks。 Who were the Cholas， what were the kings’ names？ Who were the kings’ families and friends？ Who were their subjects？ How did they live？ The author has skillfully blended answers to these questions and more with his vibrant imagination and woven them all so intricately and beautifully into the story， and this in my opinion is the reason why it makes such a compelling read。There isn’t much I can say about this series that hasn’t been said already by readers who have loved this story from the beginning when it was published as a serialized novel。 I started off with the first book slowly， expecting it to be just another historical fiction， but soon ended up devouring all the six books in the series one after the other in just under a month。I cannot read the book in original Tamil by Kalki， but enjoyed the English translation by Karthik Narayanan nevertheless。 It’s not the polished language that an original English book would usually be written in， but I think that’s a good thing， because it very satisfyingly conveys the “mannina suvaasane” feeling （can’t think of a better way to say it） of the Tamil people and their glorious， ancient history。 。。。more
Tamil Selvan
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Kalki's selection of words are nice and best choice for beginners and one of the best classic tamil novel Kalki's selection of words are nice and best choice for beginners and one of the best classic tamil novel 。。。more
Bhagath
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Greatest novel in Tamil ever。
Balasubramanian RAMASWAMY
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I have read three or four times at different ages。 I would say this gave me the wonderful perspective about medieval Tamil Nadu and Chola Dynasty。 Very engaging historical thriller that makes you binge read。 I have feeling there are a lot of loose ends Vis-a-vis Nandini's lineage， Aditya Karikalan's assassination and the real historical characters and fictitious creations。 There could be a foot note sort of things for the readers。 More in the context of a magnum opus of a movie is coming out ver I have read three or four times at different ages。 I would say this gave me the wonderful perspective about medieval Tamil Nadu and Chola Dynasty。 Very engaging historical thriller that makes you binge read。 I have feeling there are a lot of loose ends Vis-a-vis Nandini's lineage， Aditya Karikalan's assassination and the real historical characters and fictitious creations。 There could be a foot note sort of things for the readers。 More in the context of a magnum opus of a movie is coming out very soon。I suggest that the kindle version carries the chapter pictures as it was released week after week in Kalki。 I have read that also。 The art work was done by Vinu or Manian。 I think it is Manian， because later we had the drawings by Manian Selvan son of Manian。I would like somebody to:1。 Suggest a good English translation。2。 Give authentic details about real and fictitious characters。A miss not book。 。。。more
Nisanth Raj
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good
Ramananbr
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best ever
Santhip Sengottuvel
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வார்த்தைகள் வராது கல்கியின் வர்ணனையில்
AASHA
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வாழ்க்கையில் சில விஷயங்கள் வாழ்ந்து பார்த்தால் மட்டுமே புரியும் ！！ பொன்னியின் செல்வன் அப்படி ஒன்று。。。 வாழ்ந்து பாருங்கள் Standing tall above all it's hype。！ வாழ்க்கையில் சில விஷயங்கள் வாழ்ந்து பார்த்தால் மட்டுமே புரியும் ！！ பொன்னியின் செல்வன் அப்படி ஒன்று。。。 வாழ்ந்து பாருங்கள் Standing tall above all it's hype。！ 。。。more
Ithamraju Vaishnavi
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Ponniyin Selvan is an intricately woven fictional story of the Chola empire。The story that leads to the ascension of Aruzhmoli Varman aka Raja Raja Chola 1 to the throne。 The author takes you to an entirely different world。 It is one of the best fictional stories ever written in Indian context。Having been written in the 1950s， the drama in the book feels a little too much with the emotions of the characters being expressed too much。 It is more of a theatre drama than a regular fictional novel th Ponniyin Selvan is an intricately woven fictional story of the Chola empire。The story that leads to the ascension of Aruzhmoli Varman aka Raja Raja Chola 1 to the throne。 The author takes you to an entirely different world。 It is one of the best fictional stories ever written in Indian context。Having been written in the 1950s， the drama in the book feels a little too much with the emotions of the characters being expressed too much。 It is more of a theatre drama than a regular fictional novel that we see now。Having said that，the translated version probably may not have done enough justice to the originally written emotions and scenes and the essence was probably not carried forward。Overall，it is a gripping story with complex characters。A good book if you can skip the over dramatic parts and dialogues and focus on the story。 。。。more
Yuvaraj Raju
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Completed this book by hearing， i used to do the same for my native language books。This books is one of my great books and the Legend Author Kalki narrated well。
Jesus Sivasankar
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A really good page turber
Vishnu M
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Beauty of character's in book describe very nice Beauty of character's in book describe very nice 。。。more
Prasanna
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It keeps you read on though you are not a regular book reader
Janani Paddmavathy
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The best book I have ever read。 Gradually the story pulls the reader inside。 Couldn’t turn pages without falling in love with character like Vanthiya devan。 Not exaggerating but definitely an epic indeed。
Dr。 Aarthi uthayakumar
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Best Tamil book Extremely engaging No words to explain。 I love the way Kalki gives importance to each role I personally liked azhvaraku adiyan nambi， kundhavi， poonguzhali， and most importantly NANDHINI Must read
Saibalan
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This book is an amazing read。 This book which comprises 5 volumes has more than 3000 pages which can give any reader a slight shock but the book was so fluent and smooth it does not feel as a long read rather the pages just scroll through so effortlessly with our minds living the life 1000 years back。 The writer Kalki is genius and apart from the history which is the essence of the storyline the reader would encounter art， literature， philosophy and much more。 I have not read Tamil books before This book is an amazing read。 This book which comprises 5 volumes has more than 3000 pages which can give any reader a slight shock but the book was so fluent and smooth it does not feel as a long read rather the pages just scroll through so effortlessly with our minds living the life 1000 years back。 The writer Kalki is genius and apart from the history which is the essence of the storyline the reader would encounter art， literature， philosophy and much more。 I have not read Tamil books before and this book sits right at the top of my best reads。 With the book was in my mother tongue， I didn't know I could read this well and that is the profound gift of the writer Kalki， that his writing could reel in the readers and make them sit right smack in the middle of the plot。 The chapters are perfectly poised with the right dose of mystery that entangles the readers。 The writing is very descriptive， wonderfully developed and yet simple to read。 The author also gives answers to many of the plots endings which by itself be an another novel leaving the readers with no loose ends。 I m so looking forward for the movie of how the story gets adapted。 。。。more
Usha Murali
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Amazing story line。 Strong characters。 An epic ever
Tndm - Monisha Periasamy
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I read this book as an audio book。 History， strategy， local Governece and many more are portrayed in the form of a story that has real time ancient kings， queens and many others in the kingdom 👑 as character。 Recommend to read this book。
Renga
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This is like an epic masala movie with full of twists and turns。 Although there are so many characters in the fiction but for the most part revolves around the Vanthiyathevan。 There are at times I know what is going to happen next ，e。g。 Umai Rani goes to Palace and we know she is going to save sundara cholar but other times you don't。 The book could have been shorter if editor has put in little bit more effort on trimming down certain unwanted content。 But this is a must read This is like an epic masala movie with full of twists and turns。 Although there are so many characters in the fiction but for the most part revolves around the Vanthiyathevan。 There are at times I know what is going to happen next ，e。g。 Umai Rani goes to Palace and we know she is going to save sundara cholar but other times you don't。 The book could have been shorter if editor has put in little bit more effort on trimming down certain unwanted content。 But this is a must read 。。。more
KARTHIK BATMANADAN
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தமிழில் நாவல் படிக்க விரும்பும் அனைவரின் விருப்பதிலும் ஒன்றாக நிச்சயம் இருக்கும் கல்கியின் சிறந்த படைப்புகளில் ஒன்று。சோழர் கால போர்கள்， வரலாறு， காதல்， ஏமாற்றம்， என அனைத்தையும் உள்ளடக்கிய ஒரு வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க நாவல்。ஆங்கிலத்தில் சொல்லப்படும் "Parallel Narattion" அல்லது நமக்கு தெரிந்த "Non-linear narattion" எனப்படும் சமகாலத்தில் பல்வேறு இடங்களின் நடக்கும் சம்பவங்களை சரியான கோர்வையில் தொகுத்துக் காட்டும் முறையை கல்கி சுமார் 70 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்னரே திறம்பட அளித்து இருக்கிறார்。நாவலில் வரும் வந்தி தமிழில் நாவல் படிக்க விரும்பும் அனைவரின் விருப்பதிலும் ஒன்றாக நிச்சயம் இருக்கும் கல்கியின் சிறந்த படைப்புகளில் ஒன்று。சோழர் கால போர்கள்， வரலாறு， காதல்， ஏமாற்றம்， என அனைத்தையும் உள்ளடக்கிய ஒரு வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க நாவல்。ஆங்கிலத்தில் சொல்லப்படும் "Parallel Narattion" அல்லது நமக்கு தெரிந்த "Non-linear narattion" எனப்படும் சமகாலத்தில் பல்வேறு இடங்களின் நடக்கும் சம்பவங்களை சரியான கோர்வையில் தொகுத்துக் காட்டும் முறையை கல்கி சுமார் 70 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்னரே திறம்பட அளித்து இருக்கிறார்。நாவலில் வரும் வந்தியத்தேவன்， ஆழ்வார்க்கு அடியான்， சேந்தன் அமுதன்， கந்தன்மாறன் என அனைத்து கதா பாத்திரங்களும் முக்கியமானவை。 。。。more
Ram Kumar
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Classic， managed to read half， and listen to half of it on the Storytel app。 This baby is too big to carry in your head， for it is full of drab anecdotes and flourishes - when stripped off， will leave behind a 200 pager on the pan。 This is being made as a movie by Mani Ratnam。 Sure！ I am confident that Ratnam， past his prime， will create caricaturish glimpses on screen， with underacting glory and over-made stars playing iconic characters。 When boomers watch the film when it hits the screen， it w Classic， managed to read half， and listen to half of it on the Storytel app。 This baby is too big to carry in your head， for it is full of drab anecdotes and flourishes - when stripped off， will leave behind a 200 pager on the pan。 This is being made as a movie by Mani Ratnam。 Sure！ I am confident that Ratnam， past his prime， will create caricaturish glimpses on screen， with underacting glory and over-made stars playing iconic characters。 When boomers watch the film when it hits the screen， it will result in a massive outpouring of anguish， anger， and frustration。 People will wish that the movie was never made at all。 The story is fairly straightforward， and Kalki has great style in storytelling - having been a magazine editor and film personality， Kalki knows the knack of creating byte-sized suspense to keep the reader hooked。 Not recommended。 Just watch the film anyway， or read a summary。 Or wait till you retire and spend time reading 2000+ odd pages。 Bah。 Seriously underwhelmed， after such hype from 2+ generations that shamed me into reading it - for they said I was missing a great experience as a Tamil。 As Trump says， "Sad"。 I will wait for Ponniyin Selvan's film review in Neelam magazine， not on popular YouTube channels like Film Companion。 One time paaklaam sir。 。。。more
செல்வபாரதி
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நான் படித்த முதல் புத்தகம் முதல் புத்தகத்தில் என்னை மூழ்கடித்து விட்டது。 என்னை அடுத்தடுத்து புத்தகம் படிக்கும் பழக்கத்தை கொண்டு வந்த புத்தகம் இது。。。。。 Kalki Masterpiece
Sethupathy
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நான் வாசித்த முதல் நூல்。。 திருப்ப திருப்ப ஆச்சரியங் ஆர்வமும் அடங்கிய நூல்。。
Saravanapiriyan K
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GREATEST NOVEL EVER WRITTEN。 Kalki's historical Epic fiction Ponniyin Selvan is a masterpiece at every level。 You can't compare anything with this one。 You can't find more best or better novel than this one。 This novel has everything。 Strong Characters， gripping Story， vivid imagination， amazing historical details， tight plot。 Every Tamil people should read this one。 It will make you proud。 MUST READ。 GREATEST NOVEL EVER WRITTEN。 Kalki's historical Epic fiction Ponniyin Selvan is a masterpiece at every level。 You can't compare anything with this one。 You can't find more best or better novel than this one。 This novel has everything。 Strong Characters， gripping Story， vivid imagination， amazing historical details， tight plot。 Every Tamil people should read this one。 It will make you proud。 MUST READ。 。。。more
Praveen Kumar
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Amazing story
Elango。L
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How to get the book。？Tell me a simple way to read。Thanks。
Sathya Kavitha
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Time Travel Machine
Darshne
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Great story
Ganesh Kuduva
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This is one of the very few Tamil novels that I have read。 Anyone who wants to understand the origin of Chozha dynasty to a good extent， this book is a fantastic one to get hold of。 You almost live it as you read through all the five volumes。 All the different characters， their attitudes， fierceness， origins， and intentions。 This is one of the extraordinary writing that is being read by many generations and will be， in future as well。 I felt I missed something for almost a few months， after fini This is one of the very few Tamil novels that I have read。 Anyone who wants to understand the origin of Chozha dynasty to a good extent， this book is a fantastic one to get hold of。 You almost live it as you read through all the five volumes。 All the different characters， their attitudes， fierceness， origins， and intentions。 This is one of the extraordinary writing that is being read by many generations and will be， in future as well。 I felt I missed something for almost a few months， after finishing these 5 volumes。 It leaves such an impact on you。 Definitely a must read。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Ponniyin Selvan
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Ponniyin Selvan&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ponniyin Selvan&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0