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even more (deeply unserious) ponniyin selvan + textposts
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I grew up with two warrior princes. I should not cry. So make me laugh.
Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023)
#Ponniyin Selvan#Arulmozhi Varman#Arunmozhi Varman#Arulmozhi#Kundavai#Jayam Ravi#Trisha#Trisha Krishnan#பொன்னியின் செல்வன்#Kollywood#ponniyinselvanedit#kollywoodedit#perioddramaedit#periodedits#dailyworldcinema#mediagifs#cinemaedit#filmtvcentral#cinematv#Indian cinema#period drama#my gifs#(ahem I suspect El Cid viewers must see... potential here ahem)#am I disappointed by PS-2? kind of#was it worth watching? I'd still say yes
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The Shades of ArunMozhi Varman aka Raja Raja Chozhan.
Let know what others should I do...
#tamil#ponniyin selvan#chola#karthi#vandiyadevan#nandhini#poonguzhali#trisha kundhavai#mani ratnam#arulmozhi#kollywood#bollywood#indian cinema#arunmozhi varman#arunmozhi#rajaraja chola
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We're literally living on crumbs i tell you.. but we'll take it 😭😭 also like sir? The chemistry? They deserved more screentime together 🥺
This scene really made me think of what it must have looked like when he saved her during floods 🥺 that sequence will forever have my 💓
Gif credit - @mizutaama
#arunmozhi you absolute idiot#he clearly had a thing for her from start#i mean when he arrived to save her right after he had battled death 🥺 i was like -swoon-#on an elephant too!!😂#desiblr#ponniyin selvan#arunmozhi varman#vanathi#ps 2
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Malar (a VanMozhi ficlet)
A/N: Inspired by my love for Jayam Ravi and those eyes of his OOF (feel free to imagine a younger JR in this fic as well haha). Would love to hear your thoughts in the replies!!
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There was no way around it.
Ever since they had all come back from Nagapattinam…her Ilavarasan had been different.
The days where he’d barely acknowledged her presence - where she’d melted into the walls when he walked by and he didn’t even notice that she was there in the first place - were long gone. Now, she could hardly remember the last time they were in the same room together and she didn’t feel him…watching her.
In the mandhiram, for example - as she stood next to him, desperately trying to ignore the heat of his body so close to hers. Vanathi could feel his eyes on her, watching her as she fervently tried to keep her attention on the prayers.
And even today - in the garden, as she and Kundavai and the other maidens lay amongst the flowers, plucking and weaving garlands of jasmine and chrysanthemums, she could feel the warmth of his gaze on her as he and Vanthiyar meandered by. When she made the mistake of looking up at him, catching his eyes with her own…she could barely hold his glance for more than a second before dropping her eyes - but not before she saw his lips curve into a sly little smile.
It was a struggle, but Vanathi kept her mouth shut until the other maidens had left to their duties.
“Akka?”
“Hmm?”
“Ponniyin Selvan…” At the mention of her brother, Kundavai swung her head around sharply, eyes searching Vanathi’s face with interest.
“Yes? What about him?”
“W-why does he look at me so…why does he look at me like that?”
By the time Vanathi had finished stammering out her question, Kundavai had leaned back onto her arms, watching Vanathi with a knowing smirk curling her lips.
“That’s my brother’s way of showing us that we need to get the two of you married off immediately - before…” Kundavai trailed off.
“Before what, Akka?”
For the first time - ever, Vanathi secretly thought to herself - she looked on as her Akka flushed, hints of red and heat suffusing her cheeks, and murmured, almost under her breath, “certain things happen, kanne...I don’t know all of it either, but…” Kundavai stopped short, shaking her head. “That’s neither here nor there,” she declared, prim and firm yet again. And this time, she looked Vanathi straight on in the face, eyes warm with affection and amusement. “You and my brother shall find out - together.”
Vanathi would never admit it aloud, but deep within her…she knew what Kundavai meant. Her Arasan loved her. She was finally sure of that, had been sure of it since he became her Yaanai Paagan once again in Nagapattinam. But now that he was sure in her affection and she in his…he wanted more. He wanted to possess her, have her in the most primal way a man could a woman. He wanted her.
And Vanathi was slowly starting to awaken to the fact that…she might just want him back in that way too. Maybe that would explain the little thrill that ran through her whenever she saw those golden muscles of his, rippling as he hefted those heavy swords and axes like they weighed nothing. Why she wanted to tangle her fingers in that thick, curling hair of his; why that self-assured smirk of his sometimes sent arrows of fire hissing through her veins.
Now, it was Vanathi’s turn to shake herself back to reality, sheepishly realizing that she’d faded off into a daydream in front of her Akka herself. But Kundavai just laughed at her, reaching out to fondly pinch her cheek.
“He’ll be yours, kanne - soon.”
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It was a gorgeous twilight, and a gorgeous evening ceremony on the water, but Arulmozhi was slowly - and very surely - reaching the end of his rope.
He liked to think that many of the things said about him were true - he worked hard, day in, day out to be the level-headed, calm, righteous man he needed to be for his people.
But everyone seemed to forget one crucial little fact.
The same fiery blood that ran through impetuous Sundara Chozhar’s veins, that ran through hot-headed Aditha Karikalan - ran through Arulmozhi Varman too.
Arulmozhi only let that side of him out on rare occasions - on the battlefield, or when there was an injustice that couldn’t be corrected in any way other than force. But now, as he watched Vanathi - his Vanathi - twirling in front of him - her slender curves, the burnished bronze of her skin, set off by the milky white of the jasmine in her hair, all gleaming in the golden light…Arulmozhi burned.
As she made her way closer and closer to him, the cloying scents of jasmine, sandalwood, musk all clouded his mind to the point where he could think of one thing and one thing only - what it would be like to clasp her in his arms… to set his mouth to that velvet skin and make those plush lips of hers fall open - just for him.
So this time, when she trembled, swaying in front of him, Arulmozhi caught her up in his arms, holding his uyirin uyire against him - and he did.
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For as long as she lived, Vanathi knew that she would never forget the feeling of the first press of her lord’s lips to her skin.
Nor the wet heat of his mouth, soothing the scratchy sting of his beard as he traced tendrils of fire down the slope of her neck.
Nor the cold metal of his rings dragging over the sensitive curve of her waist as he pressed her body to arch against the warm weight of his bulky frame…
Vanathi felt herself descending into madness at his hands.
“Natha,” she called out softly, the word slipping off her tongue so naturally - and Vanathi couldn’t even regret it seeing how her Arasan’s eyes flicked up, darkening in response. “This- this is dangerous.”
“Why is it dangerous,” he rasped out, pressing her only more firmly into him, “for me to lay siege to what’s mine?”
And to that, Vanathi had no answer - for she was his. Her eyes slid shut as she relaxed into him, and she felt her lord’s lips curve into an answering smile against her skin.
Her akka was right - they really did need to get married.
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An interesting scene from ps2 and some casual history reading made me notice this
+ bonus tidbit!
The major conflict in ponniyin selvan is the succession crisis- 2 heirs with equally strong claims.
However, it isn't an isolated incident. The madhuranthakan-adithya karikalan-arulmozhivarman musical chairs with the Chola throne is a direct- if delayed- fallout from a previous, more shocking crisis.
In this scene, Vanthiyadevan and Alwarkaddiyan Nambi are pursuing Pandyan Assassins through the crowd, before they attack Prince Arunmozhi.
They manage to catch hold of few, who give them tantalizing clues.
And if that's not enough - even point out the source of attack!
Pretty dumb move, right?
Leaking your plan to the enemy before it's been executed?
Some context will clear it up- he's not leaking their plan.
He's gloating.
Reminding them of their past downfall to shame them.
The eldest son of Parantaka I, crown prince Rajaditya died in 949 in circumstances equally if not more dramatic than his grandnephew aditha Karikalan.
In the Battle of Thakkolam, rajaditya was seated atop an elephant when an arrow from the Rashtrakuta forces killed him on spot. This must've certainly killed morale in the Chola camp leading to their defeat. Rajaditya's commander, a chera nobleman called Vellan kumaran survived and became an ascetic 'chaturanana pandita'.
Rashtrakutas also occupied Thanjavur for a short period due to this, leading to internal instability. Parantaka I lived a fairly long life and died 6 years after his firstborn son. He was first succeeded by Gandaraditha (2nd son) and then by Arinjaya (3rd son) - both of whom must've been in their 50/60s leading to short tenures. Son no.4 Uttamasili was beheaded by Veera Pandyan.
After son no.2 the primogeniture (succession based on birth order) doesn't matter as everyone wants a chance.
The age reversal among the sons of these 2 emperors causes more confusion- Sundara(Arinjaya's son) is older than Gandaraditha's son.
Bonus tidbit :
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in this YT video, author of the controversial 'sangathara' novel, kalachakram narasimhan answers a question saying that while Nandini herself is fictional, representing the chola-pandya dynamics, the character maybe inspired by nandipurathu Valli, a noblewoman and daughter of commander vellan kumaran, who apparently was in love in Prince Rajaditya.
Curious, I read the novel, but that's for another day😌🌚
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Cuties fr 🤌🏽💌
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Chapter 3: Inner Ramblings (Sambandham: War of Hearts)
Links to:
Prologue- https://www.tumblr.com/harinishivaa/741119072854573056/prologue-sambandham-war-of-hearts?source=share
Chapter 1- https://www.tumblr.com/harinishivaa/741675299243261952/chapter-1-starting-fresh-sambandham-war-of?source=share
Chapter 2- https://www.tumblr.com/harinishivaa/743447339726995456/chapter-2-picturesque-sambandham-war-of-hearts?source=share
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Two weeks later
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
"Thiju!"
Kshithija's eyes met Nila's bright, lucid eyes, shining with an excitement that the former was sure was reflected in her own eyes. Nila had matured even more, her hair in a loose ponytail, long, swishing around behind her back in her excitement. Her beauty had a glow to it, the glow that only romantic feelings acknowledged, accepted and returned could give one.
Had Aditya asked her out?
Kshithija thought all of this, as she embraced her sister tightly. Nila often felt like a part of Kshithija's heart, an integral part of it. Without Nila, her heart would not be complete, just like without Arun, her heart had no blooming. Even through the harsh rejection, and the many years it had been since she had been in anything more than vague and distinct contact with him and his family, he still ran through her heart and veins, like he had never left it.
And he hadn't. She had tried to be as with-the-flow in healing as possible. Though loving him from many thousand miles away was very different from loving him when in close contact. And she doubted the intensity between them would have died down; in fact, if she could hazard a guess, it was going to be much more intense. More than it had ever been.
How she could guess that she had not divined yet, but she knew her gut too well to doubt it anymore.
"What is it, Vaandu?" Nila asked very affectionately, giving Kshithija a knowing look, tinged with some shyness rare in her.
"Did you end up getting a date, Akka?" Kshtihija whispered, not wanting her uncle, who she had embraced earlier to hear just yet. The delightful blush on Nila's face, splashing across her bronzed skin told Kshithija that Aditya had finally asked Nila out. "Oh! He finally asked you out then."
"He did," Nila agreed, the dark blush filling her cheeks, as she looked at Kshithija, the latter smiling brightly.
"What great news to get as I return, Akka. May you always always be happy," Kshithija wished her cousin, hugging her once more, before both grabbed the suitcases and wheeled it to the car, Kshithija more than ready to return home, to the safety of the place she grew up in.
Kshithija was curled up in her favourite nook on the first floor of her house, the couch as comfortable as her usual bean bag back at London. She looked at the book open on her lap, smiling at the worn out pages. She had read this multiple times for comfort, and somehow felt the urge to pick up the book at that moment.
If she thought deeply, she would know why she was in this state; it had everything to do with Arun, with having to meet Arun again. Maybe not immediately, but they ran in very similar social circles, that meeting him socially would happen at some point. Further, the closeness of the two families also guaranteed that she would have to meet him in informal family gatherings.
Since the loss of her father, her Periappa and Sundar uncle, Arun's father, had bonded even more. While both had been close before, the loss of Appa had sealed the friendship in a deeper, more instinctual way than ever before. When they teamed up, it was known that they could win any argument. Given that she was still the heir of her father's company, and Arun was going to be Managing Director eventually, she suspected matchmaking endeavors.
Would she be able to deal with them? She was after all well aware of the ways this set up will happen. And worse, if Iramathi wanted it to happen even now. Kshithija's affection for Iramathi had not receded by any means, and she was aware she was often a pushover, especially with people she loved. But one thing she had gotten with clarity during her time away was perspective.
Iramathi was loving, but she was also not above pushing people together if she thought it would help her family and the mega empire they ran. Aditya could be ruthless sometimes, despite being gentle as well when needed, though it was not the case every time it was needed. Paavai was a little firecracker, and her two brothers often spoiled her, which often gave her a sense of superiority, despite the genuineness that ran in her. Kalyaani was quiet, but could be very cunning when needed. And Arun...
Arun was more morally righteous and truthful than any of his siblings. But he also had a habit of not trusting anyone easily, despite having known them for a long time. While there was nothing wrong with being cautious, there was wrong with actually believing rumours more than the friendship that had been shared for many years.
She sighed to herself. This was the exact path she did not want herself in, and she had, of course found herself venturing into it. Being a psychologist could not prevent her from completely getting over her overthinking habits, it could only help her understand who could advise and guide her through it, leading to healing.
What was she to do though, if such a situation came up?
"Thiju!"
Kshithija was bought out of her thought spiral by her younger brother, who bounded in and plopped down next to her. They were best friends, having only one and a half years between them.
"Yes Kumara?" she asked, playfully rolling her eyes, giggling at his mock offended look. "What do you need me for, mischief maker?"
"Thiju, we both know that you are the biggest mischief maker between the two of us," he nudged her, making her laugh in agreement, responding, "That is a secret!"
The two siblings basked in the cheerful silence, before Kumaran again broke it.
"The social events of the year are starting, Thiju. In about a month," Kumaran announced. Kshithija knew well that he was aware that she had kept herself informed of all this.
"And?"
"And, Periappa hopes you would join us this time," Kumaran said softly. "But you must know..."
"Arun will be there," she sighed softly. She took in the concerned look her brother threw at her, and squeezed his arm, saying, "Well, I will have to meet him at some time, don't I?"
andha vezham nokkida, ingu thaazhai nokkida, oru mouna kaaviyam pirakka
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Glossary:
andha vezham nokkida, ingu thaazhai nokkida, oru mouna kaaviyam pirakka- That elephant approached, as did the thaazham flower; that meeting gave birth to a silent epic of sorts.
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V Venkayya, the scholar who rediscovered ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ Raja Raja Chola
In the early 20th century, the name of the king who built the big temple of Thanjavur was not known; some believed it was built by Karikala Chola, who lived in the Sangam age, around 1,000 years before Raja Raja . . . (Read the full article by clicking on the title)
Venkayya's handwriting
As an author and editor, Kalki was aware of the role of literature and archeological studies. He acknowledged it through Aditha Karikalan's words in the Ponniyin Selvan.
No, Parthiba, no. We've never heard of a dynasty that lasts forever. Even the Ikshvaku dynasty to which Rama belonged, came to an end. The Rashtrakutas made their appearance in order to defeat the Chalukyas. It’s natural for kingdoms to reach their heights sometimes and eat dust at others. Some kingdoms attain great prosperity, then disappear without a trace.
Just look at my ancestors! Karikala Valavan, Killi Valavan and other Chozha kings like them lived a good life and achieved fame. But what do we know of them now? We know their names only because there were poets who sang in praise of them. We do not even know whether what the poets sang was true, or whether they were so drunk that they sang whatever came to mind. But these architectural masterpieces that Mahendrar and Mamallar created will remind people of their greatness for thousands of years.
Compared to them, what have you or I achieved? We killed thousands of men in battle, we made rivers of blood flow. What else have we done to perpetuate our names?
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The Laws of Attraction: A sensual guide by Jayam Ravi
*It’s all in the eyes, ladies!*
To those who have discovered Jayam Ravi recently through Ponniyin Selvan movies and going gaga over his looks to Sobhita during the full video song of Veera Raja Veera, let me tell you something.
He mastered the art of seduction with his eyes LONG ago with the song Kannala Kannala from Thani Oruvan.
Y’all need to appreciate the past first before loving the present 😍
BTW, both songs are my absolute favs! ❤️
The Past:
The Present:
GIF courtesy: Youtube
#jayam ravi#ponniyin selvan#ponniyin selvan 2#thani oruvan#veera raja veera#sobhita dhulipala#nayanthara#ponniyin selvan 1#ps 1#ps 2#vanathi#vanmozhi#arulmozhi varman#arulmozhi#arunmozhi varman#kannala kannala
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more ponniyin selvan + text posts for @foolgobi65
#once again in my useless meme era#ponniyin selvan#i needed better text posts for poonguzhali and vanathi and arunmozhi tbh#the greatest bangers are always aditha and nandini. bc they are the craziest and thus the funniest#text post meme#aditha karikalan#vandiyadevan#arunmozhi varman#poonguzhali#kundavai#nandini#aditha x nandini#also SEMBANNNN! my beloved bastard horse.
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i just think he's neat
#ponniyin selvan#vandiyathevan#karthi#poonguzhali#jayam ravi#aishwarya lekshmi#arunmozhi varman#artist on tumblr#art#the watermark is my twitter handle ok im not reposting
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Kundhavai: *Here we go again* Now what you should do when you go in front of ArunMozhi?
Vaanathi: I will try to flirt with him.
Kundhavai: Good. Now what you should not do?
Vaanathi: *trying to process the answer*
Kundhavai: *expecting her to say something*
Vaanathi: Should not faint before the Prince
Kundhavai: Good! now go and do what I taught you.
Vaanathi prays and walks toward Arunmozhi
ArunMozhi: *Smiles seeing her*
Vaanathi: *Operation command: FAINT*
ArunMozhi: *Watched worriedly as she faints*
Kundhavai: *Whispers* I am never getting a sister-in-law.
Kundhavai: *trying to teach and import all her flirting skills to Vaanathi.*
Vaanthi: *trying to stay awake.*
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#tamil#ponniyin selvan#chola#nandhini#karthi#vandiyadevan#trisha kundhavai#poonguzhali#arulmozhi#arunmozhi#arunmozhi varman#vanmozhi#vaanathi#ponniyinselvanchat
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Just thinking about how vandiyathevan said he won't jump into the river if kundavai asked, but jumped into the entire ocean to save arunmozhi varman
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MY FAVOURITE BOYFRIENDS ARE BACK
#AHHHHHHH#Ponniyin selvan#Ponniyin selvan 2#vandiyadevan#Arunmozhi varman#mani ratnam#a r rahman#karthi#jeyam ravi
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