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kovaipaavai · 1 year

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Maandavar Meendaar

A week had gone by since the terrible news arrived and took with it her will to live . A long terrible week where every minute felt a year and every day felt a yugam.

Vaanathi was surrounded by people she loved and people that loved him , but the absence of any concrete news about her favorite yaanai paagan made her existence hell. She was stuck in an erratic limbo oscillating between hope and despair with her feet itching to rush to the nearest ship one second , and her heart cautioning her not to do that the next.

The more inconspicious she tried to be in grief , the more evident it was which caused Akka and Sembiyan Paatti had to shadow her endlessly. More than once she had escaped he confines of the old palace complex , to become one with Kaaveri only to be caught and escorted back by the terinja kaikolaar padai.

With no hopes left and a long empty life staring at her, Vaanathi had begged Akka to let her retire to the Moovar kovil mandapam. There were no hazards there she'd begged , no river or sea where she could become one with her beloved , just hot neidhal naadu bare and barren like her heart.

She had hoped to waste away in this barren land she called home , but despite skipping meal after meal , her life force didn't leave her body - may be the fates wanted her to relive that moment where she'd brought rotten luck to her prince and repent the aftermath of her actions.

Vaanathi was someone that had arrived in this earth , with her hands tightly entwined with misfortune. Not long after she'd born , her father had died abroad in war and her mother had wasted away in grief , instilling in Vaanathi the mortal fear of bringing misfortune to near and dear.

It had taken Periappa and Atthai years and years of coddling to rid Vaanathi of that fear . She had come to accept that her nightmares were of her own making and then she'd dropped the vilakku thattu on a fateful evening.

She hadn't thought much of that then. Akka had teased her mercilessly for being stupefied by his handsome face and her yaanai paagan had gently smiled in reply. Oblivious to the stares , he'd then taken her hands into his and played with her bangles , as he stayed back for another naazhigai , whispering words that gently assuaged her fears , and enveloped her vulnerable heart in a cloud of love and safety.

That cloud of love and safety , long sustained by their secretive glances , rushed embraces and the infrequent olai messages had now evaporated , much like the clouds over their Neidhal lands. Those rain clouds could come back next season , but that divine love that had enveloped her in gentle smiles and warm affection was long gone from the mortal plains , never to come back. The olai that had come that morning confirmed the fact.

Akka had bid her to hasten to the buddha viharm at Naagai Pattinam, to serve the elderly and infirm. Vaanathi was to get there at haste and stay put until Akka , Paati or Periappa arrived. Vaanathi had accepted her sentence with all the grace she could muster in public and made plans in private.

This request to cloister was a sure indication that he had attained veera maranam. All that was left was for her to make concrete plans to join her beloved. With that glimmer of hope , she reached the viharam , submitted to the will of the bikshus and was promptly escorted to to the rooms where her service was needed .

Head bowed in respect and acceptance , she entered that side chamber , only to discover her safe haven writhing in pain , misery and delirium but very much alive. Stunned and speechless , Vaanathi watched the bikshus tend to her prince through his illness.

As days blended into one another ,she tended to her prince , tirelessly toiling through the periods of his delirium, waiting restlessly for those few and infrequent moments of sanity where his eyes reassured her with a tired loving smile and his hands stroked hers in that familiar gesture of warmth and assurance - and then one fine morning , his fever broke and he went into deep sleep , his face calm , composed and devoid of his sunny smile.

Vaanathi lost her smile as well. Fear and terror found their way back into her heart and refused to leave despite Akka’s reassurance and Vandhiyar’s words of strength. On the third day of his endless sleep , she fainted in fear and then refused to see him , fearing that her misfortune would envelop him in its vicious claws.

As Akka fanned him and Vandhiyar stood watch , Vaanathi continued to wait by the window , prayers in her heart and despair in her eyes. And then , one fine morning Thevar woke up - eyes filled with pain and a sallow smile. As he slowly raised himself up from the bed to hug Akka , Vaanathi exhaled the breath she'd been holding , putting to rest with it fear , sorrow and tears.

He glanced at her direction from the corner of his eyes and turned his face back without saying a thing . His silent dismissal hurt her the most even when it left her dignity intact .He did not call for her again even though his face would turn towards her window from time to time .

Arulmozhi seemed to have realized that she was an embodiment of misfortune. His life and death struggle seemed to have drilled into him what superstitions could not and Vaanathi was rather thankful for the quiet dismissal than outright rejection.

That evening as preparations were made for Akka's return to Tanjai , Vaanathi bid her goodbyes as well. Akka was leaving for Tanjai tonight and so was Vanathi . It was the last place she wanted to be though, filled as it was with eligible princesses vying to win the hand of her golden prince.

Vaanathi entered Thevar's chambers well after he'd fallen asleep , hoping to stay her farewell in silence and darkness. Thevar was serene when asleep , eyes closed and hands in gentle repose . Vaanathi took in Thevar's appearance until her eyes brimmed with tears. Her hands inadvertently combed through his hair , winding her way through his lustrous curls. She had just turned to leave when Thevar's hand suddenly held her back , only to turn around and secure her in his embrace. A gentle voice then chided her thus :

"Naan kann muzhitha bodhu , nee en arugil illai . Oru siriya oodalil paaramugam kaatinen . Ennai thedi vandhu oodal murippaai endru kaathirunden , aanal neeyo enakku paara mugam kaatti odugiraai. Devi , nee indru Tanjai sella vendaam. Akka munne sendru angirkkum , sathuranga pagadaigalai agattrattum , nee ennodu naalai vaa"

As his hands tightened around her , Vaanathi relaxed in her lover's embrace with a gentle smile. She really did jump to the most inaccurate conclusions at crucial times. Her Thevar was just mad at her absence and did not blame her for his misfortunes.

As she settled into his embrace , Arunmozhi gently patted her back. His Vaanathi was lovely and innocent but she did tend to jump to the most innaccurate and dramatic conclusions when it was the least convenient. It was not a flaw by any means though. His Vaanathi was lacking in security and he was willing and patient enough to wait as she found her security in this love of theirs.

As the prince and his princess enjoyed their reunion , his sister and her beloved looked from above and smiled. As Kundavai said her goodbyes and reluctantly relieved herself from Vandhiyar's embrace , she glanced back at the other couple that were twined together like a flower bed , oblivious to a world outside their love.

Looking at her reluctant glance Vandhiyar couldn't help but comment : "Uyir ungal udayadhu devi aanal aanai thangal annan udayathu. Neengal Tanjaikku sellungal . Naan indha yaanai paaganaiyum , maadu meikkum kannanaiyum adithu virati udanukkudan Tanjai kondu varugiren".

Kundavai's response was filled with laughter and echoed around that empty balcony. Their lives were at risk and thrones forfeit but the love they had for each other and their kin was strong enough to overcome the greatest of the foes.

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theyvaharthanisaravanan · 1 year

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He's a Ten but he listens to his dad.

#ponniyin selvan #jayam ravi #arulmozhivarman #rajaraja chola #tamil movies #ponniyinselvan #kollywood

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hauntednightgladiator · 9 months

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| చోళ దేశం: ఇటీవలి కాలంలో | - | ఆజియన్ | - అరుల్‌మొళి x వనతి (వాట్‌ప్యాడ్‌లో) https://www.wattpad.com/1363719353-chola-desam-of-recent-yore-aazhiyan-arulmozhi-x?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=wshare_readingin=wshare_2000 F74pI4PHdaNBD%2FJyqo4EWH% 2FnFkLFK4FcAPu4h5BQ6R1GPFovWZZCWObqOlqj3PGncP1TNy6CEoYrMAqNmzKJSqOOixoxW%2FKx6Xtuh07ZNvgBL5g3EUX [చోళుడు, ఆమె ప్రేమతో నిండిన ధర్మం, కర్తవ్యం, శ్రేష్ఠమైన ప్రేమ, కర్తవ్యం] శిల్పం మరియు భక్తి. ఈ పుస్తకం చోళ దేశంలోని అన్ని OS/TS కోసం ఒక ప్రదేశం, ఇది ప్రధానంగా పొన్నియన్ సెల్వన్ ప్రేరణతో ఉంది, అయితే ఇది సాధ్యమైనప్పుడు అనేక ఇతర చోళులను కలిగి ఉంటుంది. అన్ని హక్కులు ప్రత్యేకించబడ్డాయి. @JishnuPranaa ద్వారా కవర్

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famousplacesinindia · 2 years

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Temple in Frame :- Brihadeeshwarar Temple, Tanjore, Tamilnadu Featured From :- @ourworld_mynikon Brihadishvara Temple (officially known as Rajarajeshwaram) locally known as Thanjai Periya Kovil (Thanjavur Big Temple), and also called Peruvudaiyar Kovil, is a Hindu Saivite temple built based on Chola architecture dedicated to the lord Shiva located in South bank of Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Built by Chola emperor Rajaraja I between 1003 and 1010 CE, the temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. #natgeoyourshot #natgeotrav #storytelling #chola #ponniyinselvanmovie #ponniyinselvan #natgeotravel #traditionalart #templephotography #tamilnadu #tamilnadutourism #tamilnadutemples #ngtindia #natgeoyourlens #yourshotphotographer #travelphotography #unesco #ourfotoworld #bbctravel https://www.instagram.com/p/CkE90kUPO_l/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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radhakawaii · 1 year

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fullypics · 1 year

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konjamkadhaiketkalamvanga · 2 years

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The #cholasarecoming ! Stay tuned for #ponniyinselvan 3 #rajarajacholan #thanjavur #chola #ps1

Do you want to know what comes after #ponniyinselvan? #ponniyinselvan 3 #rajarajacholan #thanjavur #chola

Rajarajacholan will be here in November!

Stay tuned with us!

To unravel the world of Cholas in this journey. And listen to Konjam kadhaiketkalam vanga.

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foodforthoughtbygeetha · 2 years

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Ponniyin Selvi!

No that’s not a typo. It is indeed Ponniyin Selvi! Nandini stole it all the way 💞 As someone who has been intrigued yet frightened to attempt reading this magnanimous story (which my mom says she used to read when it came in the Kalki weekly), PS1 has got me all the more wanting to read the book!!! Am just waiting to see myself run away from whatever I am doing to sit down and devour this book,…

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#PonniyinSelvan #PS1 #Mani Ratnam #Movie Experience #Ponniyin Selvan

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atozpictures · 2 years

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Ponniyin Selvan Movie Poster Pictures

#PonniyinSelvan #Movie #TamilMovies #ManiRatnam #Karthi #Vikram #JayamRavi #AishwaryaRaiBachchan #Trisha #ARR #HistoricalMovie #TamilNovel #KalkiKrishnamurthy #FirstLook #RajaRajaCholan #VallavaraiyanVandiyadevan #Arulmozhivarman

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rafiqraja · 2 years

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Truly an #epic_masterpiece, bringing to the fore the formation years of the mighty Chola Empire from early mediaeval period of Indian history. Instead of focusing on the stunt sequences and VFX effects, modernized by MCU or Bahubali, the director has based this truthfully on the source material, as shared by the learned scholars in the field. And that's where the TRUE ESSENCE of the movie is felt. Supporting Maniratnam shoulder to shoulder are the 4 Central figures in modern cinema - incredibly talented Vikram & Karthi, and magnanimously beautiful Trisha & Aishwarya - Probably one of their finest work in the field. ARR's music and thundering BGM are just pure icing on the cake, to make it align with modern youth. Eagerly looking forward to the epic conclusion in 2023. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the franchise brings prequels and spin-offs from the main plot to systematically setup a unique #Cholaverse ! Exciting probables on the road. #Rating: 4/5 #RaRevwMovie #PonniyinSelvan #1stTamiliMAX (at PVR IMAX VEGA City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjUxk7Jp7Nw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#epic_masterpiece #cholaverse #rating #rarevwmovie #ponniyinselvan #1sttamilimax

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indiaglitztamil · 1 year

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In this interview with IndiaGlitz Tamil, Baby Rakshana talks about her experience working in the Tamil film industry and how she got the opportunity to act in Mani Ratnam's films Kadal and O Kadhal Kanmani after making her debut in Siruthai.

#babyrakshana #rakshana #kadal #siruthai #ps2 #kundhavai #maniratnam #ponniyinselvan #indiaglitz #Youtube

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kovaipaavai · 1 year

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Power and Desire

I've often felt that people that thirst for power seldom know how to wield it which is why it is extremely satisfying when power and authority rests in the hands of ones that actively shun it, knowing that it corrupts from within . Kalki Krishnamurthy must have felt the same way.

Why else would he write that splendid ending for Ponniyin Selvan if he felt otherwise?

Ponniyin Selvan has so many painstakingly etched narrative arcs but the penultimate story arc where the cards are revealed and the lots are drawn is a masterpiece in story telling . For the most part of the novel Senthan Amuthan comes across as a naive , innocent and plain odhuvar whose single goal in life is to love his cousin with no hopes of winning her hand.

The readers don't realize until much later that this man has lived most of his life as a penance for a single lapse in judgment made by his mother. He knows he has a right to rule and claiming that right would give him love, power and a mother, but he just doesn't act. He is staid and calm, undisturbed and uncaring about the war of succession that's happening . He has no personal ambitions except for winning Kuzhali's hand and helping her where he can , even if it means losing her affections

Even when Kuzhali reveals her ambitions to be queen , he stays firm in his resolve and doesn't reveal the secret of his birth . Therefore , it's extremely satisfying when Kuzhali accepts his suit and it's revealed after that he's the original Madurantaka . This emotional heft carries well into the coronation ceremony where Vandiyathevan has to physically restrain Amudhan in order to crown him King.

The emotional center of Ponniyin Selvan is centered around Amudhan post Adithan's death and in discarding this story arc in favor of a war with the Rashtrakoota King Amoghavarsha and the subsequent crowning of Madurantaka (not Amudhan) , Mani Ratnam loses most of the emotional heft he's constructed for the movie. The fact that he teases the book loyalists with a lot of cues peppered through the narrative and then discards the same cues for that damp squib of a coronation ceremony doesn't help matters.

A stunning piece of story writing from the novel is reduced to a perfunctory under-thought ending accompanied by hastily undercooked music . Amudhan and Kuzhali are bidden hasty goodbyes and seeing the undeserving Madurantaka win the crown makes me wonder if MR wasn't invested enough in characters other than Aditya to think things through.

Like the much maligned Amudhan , I too bid a hasty good bye to this ending that reduces a stunning movie to a mere good one.

I will rewatch and revisit this movie multiple times . It is superbly written for the most part and carries its emotional weight in gold until the last narrative arc. But every time I rewatch this , I will always go back to the book and imagine an alternate reality where the movie was thirty minutes longer and delivered power to the one that actively shunned it .

Fare thee well Amudha - at least the book did you good,

#ponniyin selvan #PonniyinSelvan #PS2 #WhyTheBookisBetter

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smarttamiltrend · 1 year

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Ponniyin Selvan: II Release Date

#PonniyinSelvan #PonniyinSelvan2 #Vikram #AishwaryRaiBachchan #Karthi #JayamRavi #Trisha #Prabhu #Sarathkumar #PS1 #PS2 #ManiRatnam #ARRahman #Rahman

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pgvoice · 1 year

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பொன்னியின் செல்வன் making #ponniyinselvan #ponninadhi #ps1 #ps2 #ponniyanselvan2 scene | ponniyin Selvan making scene in Tamil https://youtu.be/O_nLTUYmQzA (at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnorei4BFUG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ponniyinselvan #ponninadhi #ps1 #ps2 #ponniyanselvan2

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apnnewslive · 1 year

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Ponniyin Selvan 2: Mani Ratnam’s film to release on THIS date, teaser out

LINK: https://apnlive.com/trending/ps-2-release-date/

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unmaikadhal-blog · 1 year

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@_unmai.kadhal_ . @_unmai.kadhal_ #unmaikadhal #unmaikadhalan #unmaikadhalfam #loosu #tamilkavithai #jeyakanthan #jeyamohan #arivumathi #namuthukumar #vaali #bharathikannama #bharathiyar #kannadhasan #yugabharathi #ponniyinselvan #sivagamiyinsabadham #tamilkavithaigal #vairamuthu #snegan #thamarailyrics #vaalilyrics #kavithaigal #tamiltrendingreels #vairamuthukavithaigal #vannadasan #varanamayiram #lifeofram #vaadipullavaadi #bigbosstamil #orunaalil (at Chennai, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmL0Di4yvvP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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