The Best 5 Tamil Historical Novels Should Everyone Read

 #1 Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan

By now, I've read a lot of historical fiction. However, I believe Ponniyin Selvan is the greatest, and it truly deserves to be ranked #1 among the top ten Tamil historical novels. Author Kalki Krishnamurthy wrote this magnum opus novel, and it is truly a masterpiece by author Kalki Krishnamurthy. Son of Ponni refers to Raja Raja Chola (Arulmozhivarman) the Great, and Ponni refers to the river Kaveri. It's a 2400-page mega historical tale that ran for 5 years in Kalki magazine as a mega serial. Everyone who read this weekly magazine between 1950 and 1955 was astonished by the finale and asked the author why he closed the store so quickly. That alone determined the success of this historical thriller when it was first published as a full book in five volumes and continues to this day. Maniam's original paintings were recently reproduced in the popular monthly magazine Ananda Vikatan.

It takes you from the beginning to the end of the Chola dynasty, visualizing all of the historical characters such as Raja Raja Chola, Vanthiyathevan, Kunthavai Piratti, Azhvaarkadiyan, Sundara Chola, Aditya Karikala, Nandini Devi, Periya Pazhuvettarayar, Chinna Pazhuvettarayar, Mathuranthaka Chola a.k.

#2 Kalki Krishnamurthy's Sivagamiyin Sabatham

The Pallava dynasty, its original rulers, and the fictional figure Sivagami are all included in this work. I'll write a separate review of this book in a separate article.

 

#3 Akilan's Vengaiyin Mainthan

This is one of India's award-winning novels. The author, Akilan, received the Sakitya Academy Award. The plot centres around Rajendra Chola, Raja Raja Chola's son, and his reign. I'll write a separate review of this book in a separate article.

 

#4 Balakumaran's Udayar

 We shall always be enthralled to read about Raja Raja Chola's history, no matter how many novels are written about real-life events involving Raja Raja the Great that subsequently became history. As a result, this work is one of author Balakumaran's longest, consisting of six volumes.

The novel's plot centers around Raja Raja Chola's construction of the Big Temple-Brahadeeswarar in Tanjore, as well as the dominating power of Raja Raja Chola and his son Rajendra Chola. The entire temple was constructed of the hardest granite stones, proving that the history of Raja Raja Chola is worthy of recognition to the entire world even after 1000 years.

 

#5 Kalki Krishnamurthy's Parthibhan Kanavu

This is author Kalki Krishnamurthy's first historical book, which was published in his own weekly magazine Kalki from 1941 until 1943. The central plot centers around Ruler Parthibhan's dream, which is realized by Pallava king Mamalla Narasimhavarman.

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