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பொன்னியின் செல்வன�, முழுத்தொகுப்பு
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Ponniyin Selvan
Kalki
[Edit Oct, 2022: Checking this after some sudden activity recently in this post. And yes, the movie is finally made yay! I know, the review looks too "basic", I wrote it 10 years back when I was 21 when I clearly liked the adventure in the book, but now I think I like the political drama more! Happy reading/ watching! :)]
Done with Ponniyin Selvan! I would say, I have been living a life with the kings, the princes, the warriors, and the other characters of Ponniyin Selvan from the day I started reading the novel. The novel narrates the story of the Chozhas and their beautiful lives in the 11th century. It has a fictional story said through real historical incidents centering around the real historical characters.
Of the five books, I loved the second and the fifth volume a lot. The war in the middle of the river Tondaimaan and cyclone in the #2 is one thrilling incident that made me read it many times. And fifth volume, the most interesting one, it took me a very short time to complete compared to other books, despite the fifth being the longest of all. Each chapter from one to the end has an interesting twist revealing.
I am a little worried that there hasn't been a movie so far based on the novel. (Tried and dropped 2 times - one during the MGR period and now Maniratnam). I wish the novel is soon made into a TV/film series.
And one more thing - I find the English Wiki pages lacking content about the novel (Tamil Wiki has detailed pages) and as an enthusiast of Ponniyin Selvan and Kalki, it is our duty to add more details and pages about the novel. I have already added a character list to the main Ponniyin Selvan page and I have decided to add individual pages for each Volume and each character of the novel. I also request other readers to contribute content to Ponniyin Selvan Wiki pages.
Kalki
[Edit Oct, 2022: Checking this after some sudden activity recently in this post. And yes, the movie is finally made yay! I know, the review looks too "basic", I wrote it 10 years back when I was 21 when I clearly liked the adventure in the book, but now I think I like the political drama more! Happy reading/ watching! :)]
Done with Ponniyin Selvan! I would say, I have been living a life with the kings, the princes, the warriors, and the other characters of Ponniyin Selvan from the day I started reading the novel. The novel narrates the story of the Chozhas and their beautiful lives in the 11th century. It has a fictional story said through real historical incidents centering around the real historical characters.
Of the five books, I loved the second and the fifth volume a lot. The war in the middle of the river Tondaimaan and cyclone in the #2 is one thrilling incident that made me read it many times. And fifth volume, the most interesting one, it took me a very short time to complete compared to other books, despite the fifth being the longest of all. Each chapter from one to the end has an interesting twist revealing.
I am a little worried that there hasn't been a movie so far based on the novel. (Tried and dropped 2 times - one during the MGR period and now Maniratnam). I wish the novel is soon made into a TV/film series.
And one more thing - I find the English Wiki pages lacking content about the novel (Tamil Wiki has detailed pages) and as an enthusiast of Ponniyin Selvan and Kalki, it is our duty to add more details and pages about the novel. I have already added a character list to the main Ponniyin Selvan page and I have decided to add individual pages for each Volume and each character of the novel. I also request other readers to contribute content to Ponniyin Selvan Wiki pages.
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Reading Progress
July 18, 2012
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September 15, 2012
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Started Reading
November 13, 2012
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"Sri Lanka, River Tondaiman, the barques, the cyclone and our heroes!! A nail biting experience it was - End of Ponniyin Selvan #2! So excited to read the next part!"
January 7, 2013
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85.0%
"The three main heads of Chozhas in check! Woah! And the twists revealing one after the other in each chapter! In the middle of Ponniyin Selvan #5."
January 13, 2013
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Finished Reading
December 25, 2013
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Sivaguru wrote: "Excellent review ! I feel that Lady characters are ruling the story of the book than the hero, vandhiyathevan! I am really amazed by the characterization of Kundhavai and Nandhini:) I like Nandhi..."
Very true! I did miss mentioning Kundhavai. And Nandhini, At first I hated her, but she turned out to be the most interesting character in the Novel, which again, I missed to mention. She is my favourite too!
You could never find a gal as beautiful as Nandini, as described by Kalki, in this whole universe!
Nice review. Why 4 stars ? And not 5 ?
Just curious to know.
Hopefully the movie is worth all the waiting
True Nandhini and Kundhavai took the whole story .
I feel that female characters are ruling the story of the book than the hero, vandhiyathevan! I am really amazed by the characterization of Kundhavai and Nandhini:) I like Nandhini the most!