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rathiman · 1 month

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Ok folks, I had made a post about how I missed my desi fandoms and I found a few creators who are still making content for their fandoms. So please comment/reblog this if you're a creator who makes fics, art, memes, shitposts or any other form of media for any desi fandom. I want to find and support more fan content creators!!! Also mention the fandom(s) you make posts for!

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jukti-torko-golpo · 1 year

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Ilaiyor Soodar

Youth won't adorn themselves with you,

Nor bangled lasses pluck and gather you,

The bard won't gently bend your stem

With the bow of his harp to pluck and wear you,

Nor will the songstress sport you in her hair,

Why do you still bloom in this Ollaiyur, O Jasmine?

- translation by Chenthil Nathan

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thirst4light · 10 months

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In Memoriam

This is my first try at Vanmozhi Fanfiction. Inspired from the PS 2 movie scene. Planning to do a two part follow-up of this prologue. Let me know what you think!

Prologue

'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.’ (In Memoriam A. H. H., 27.13-17)

The sky of Thanjavur was strangely grey on a Vaikasi afternoon as the people waited for their beloved crown prince, Aditha Karikalan, to come home.

Only this time, there was no line of excited girls, wearing their best sarees, chattering away with their aarti thali on the steps of majestic Thanjavur fort, waiting to catch a glimpse of their handsome prince.

Instead, a grief-stricken royal family waited patiently. Chakrvarthi and the young prince, Ponniyin Selvan were waiting at the front, while the women of the royal family waited behind.

Slightly behind the royal family, Kodombalur Ilavarasi Vanathi was also waiting along with other royal women, looking over the sea of the people that gathered at the outer court of the fort. Since last night, as the news of the prince’s death spread, people kept coming from all corners of the Cholanadu.

While Vanathi waited, she thought of everything and nothing.

Such a contrast, Vanathi reflected, looking at the grey sky briefly before her gaze settled on the royal family who were clad in pristine white, a decorum when someone in the family passes away.

As if even the sky was mourning along with this family.

Vanathi’s thoughts got interrupted as people’s clamour suddenly increased, making her focus at the entry gate of the fort.

Finally, Aditha Karikalan had arrived in Thanjavur.

In the city where he grew up. In the city where he belongs.

A long procession of regiment came by foot, closely followed by the prince's beloved horse regiment, waving the chola flag.

From where she was standing, Vanathi could see the chariot carrying the prince’s body from a distance, closely flanked by his trusted fighting companions, Manamalyan, Parthibendran and Vanthiyadevan; not leaving their beloved prince’s side, even in death.

As the chariot slowly moved across the crowd, Vanathi could hear muffled cries while some people started to shower flower petals at the chariot, a sign of their last respect to their Ilavarase. A section of the crowd even started to tussle with the guards to touch the chariot and pray.

It took a long time for the guards to clear the way for the chariot to cross the short distance of the entry gate to the steps of the fort.

When the chariot carrying the prince's body finally stopped in front of the fort stairs, there was a momentary pause among the royal family members.

As if they could not believe what they were seeing.

The ailing Chakravarty was the first to break down as he could not support his weight anymore. Ponniyin Selvan gripped his father tightly, making sure his father could come down the stairs to meet his beloved elder son.

Raṇi varataṭcaṇai Sembiyan Mahadevi, Rani Vanavan Mahadevi, Iliya Piratti slowly started to walk behind the Chakravarty to meet their nephew, son and brother, Aditha Karikalan, one last time. Vanathi followed them as well, her steps heavy with grief.

As everyone in the family huddled at the front of the chariot and tried to caress the beloved prince’s face, the cries of the Chakravarti and Rani were the most heart-breaking. Vanathi, who was standing at the end of the chariot, could not take it anymore. She bowed her head, closed her eyes to drown out the sound of cries and desperately put her hands together in prayer.

Ishvara, may the Ilavarase join you in heaven. And…And give my beloved royal family and the people of Cholanadu the strength to overcome this difficult time.

Vanathi stayed still for a few minutes, hoping the cries had subdued. As she opened her eyes, she knew that her attempt at focusing on praying was futile.

But she had to try.

In desperation, her eyes searched for the only face that could give her strength at this moment.

As her eyes landed on Ponniyin Selvan’s face, Vanathi realized, despite being such a pillar of strength to his father, the young prince could not hold himself together anymore.

His face contorted with unspeakable grief; tears were streaming down his eyes continuously.

Vanathi had endured loss in various forms from a very young age. Her mother’s death, even though she had never met her, had left a deep wound in her childhood. Then her father’s death at Ilankai war, leaving her as an orphan in this cruel world. Then bidding farewell to her only father like figure uncle Periya Velar before every war, not knowing whether he would return alive from them was always tantamount to loss for her….Yet, no pain of these losses compared to the pain of seeing her beloved Ponniyin Selvan grieving at this moment.

Until this point, Vanathi did not realize that she had been crying along with everyone else. But seeing her Ponniyin Selvan break down like this, fresh tears blocked her vision completely. Her heart felt so heavy that for a moment she felt like she could not breathe anymore.

Wiping her tears with pallu, Vanathi took a few deep breaths to calm herself.

As the guards started to move to take the chariot away for cremation, on a whim, Vanathi decided to come at the front of the chariot and touch Ilavarase Aditha Karikalan’s feet, seeking blessings.

An opportunity she never had before.

While she looked at the crown prince’s resting face one last time, Vanathi realized, in death, Aditha Karikalan had finally found his peace.

The peace that he had been searching for a long time.

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thereader-radhika · 9 months

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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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nspwriteups · 1 year

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En Ullam Kava Kalvan

This is a fluff-ish ArulmozhixVanathi oneshot and my first fanfic ever! Read and share your thoughts 😊

Arulmozhi Varman stared at the olai Vanthiyathevan handed him. " An olai from Kodumbalur Ilavarasi Vanathi Devi" Vanthiyathevan said with a knowing smile. It was popular knowledge that his Akka had been planning his marriage with the Ilavarasi with the support of the elders. And Arulmozhi had been dilemma. It would be a lie to say he never noticed the kind and gentle companion of Kundavai. He had heard of her calm demeanor, beauty and dancing skills, mostly from his Akka and more than once he had wanted to see her performance in person or have a proper conversation with her without a third person between them. But on the other hand he didn't wanted to end up like his Anna - completely consumed by love. This was his dilemma - he was struggling to find that right balance between love and duty. With a heart heavy with all these thoughts,he untied the olai and read Vanathi's letter.

Thodudaya sevian

Vidai eriya

Thoo venmathi soodi

Sudalai podi poosi

En ullam Kava kalvan

He recognised the lines as written by Thirugnana Sambandar about the beauty of Lord Shiva. Was Vanathi hinting that her love for him was similar to what the poet had for his deity ?

His eyes slightly widened as he released that perhaps all this while he underestimated the depth of Vanathi's affection - the genuine care she had for him. At that moment he felt guilty for not showering her with half the attention she had given him. Moreover, his heart was filled with warmth and happiness at the thought of seeing her again and maybe making her blush by indirectly hinting that he has indeed read her letter and that there was a part of him that felt the same affection for her.

He didn't realize that he was smiling the entire time he was reading her olai and suddenly snapped into reality - surprised at how far his thoughts took him in that single moment.

But then his overthinking found dominance again - What if there was a part of Vanathi which craved for the throne just as Nandini? His Anna's face flashed in his mind and he became restless once more. ' I have to talk to Vanathi ' He thought and surprised himself that he was now thinking of her as Vanathi and not as Kodumbalur Ilavarasi. When did that happen?

Even as he retied the olai and put it away, the last line of Vanathi's letter stayed in his mind, making him blush- En Ullam Kava Kalvan....

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bumblebeeappletree · 6 months

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queenfredegund · 1 year

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TRISHA KRISHNAN as KUNDAVAI DEVI SOBHITA DHULIPALA as VAANATHI

Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022) dir. Mani Ratnam

#perioddramaedit #ponniyin selvan #PS1 #kundavai devi #vaanathi #southasiansource #southasianedit #perioddrama #indian history #chola dynasty #11th century #*mine #my edits

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thirishareads · 10 months

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This is my first post.If I had any mistakes please forgive me.

Maharani-The tale of chozha's respected queen

Chapter 1: I'm here for you

This story is purely fictional

The story begins when Vanathi

is crawling in her mother's womb.

The Chola country was divided into two poles. At that time, the South direction was led by the Velars, just as the Paluvetarayas led the North direction. Even after 3 years of marriage, siriya Velar has no child. Thus he and his wife are not unwanted deities.

Finally siriya Velar wife became pregnant by the mercy of Parameswaran. Even though his wife was pregnant, the time was right for him to perform the duties of the Chola nation. Due to this his wife was struggling alone. She was accompanied by the river Ponni and sat on the steps beside the river listening to the birdsong and caressing the baby growing in her womb. This made her very happy.

On the other hand, he engaged in small battles and faced both success and failure. Hearing both the news, his wife was in two moods of happiness and sorrow.

The day of the child's birth came, but there was a complication. Siriya Velar was nervously pacing outside the delivery room. His wife's sobs pierced his chest.

Then the old maid came out and said, " Arase, a beautiful baby girl has been born to you." Velar shed tears of joy. He entered and first saw the baby crying in the crib. There are no words in the world to express his happiness. His hard hands picked up the baby. He thanked lord Shiva when he saw her face, her perfect nose, her eyes like lotus petals . He named her Vanathi. He placed the baby in the cradle and sat next to his wife who was lying unconscious nearby.

He happily started talking to his dozing wife. "Devi, first of all forgive me I could not be near you completely during the delivery. Look at our daughter Devi! She looks like Mahalakshmi! Paramashiva has not abandoned us He has sent us one half of Him. You want to play with our daughter! Take her with your golden hand and play with her" he took his wife's hands. . For a second his heart stopped beating. Her hands were cold. Devi does not know what to do! Devi! Wake up Devi! Look at our daughter! Look at our vanathi! There was no response from his wife. All his happiness disappeared. He cried and screamed and screamed but his wife did not wake up. He went closer to her and picked her up and said, "Don't take revenge on our daughter thinking that Devi is taking revenge on me. Look up! look at me! He shouted.

I don't know if she thought that all the happiness that she should get should go to her daughter, but her life left her. The one who was happy before the tragedy turned into a wart of sadness.

Periya Velar was heartbroken to hear these two news. He went to the room and was happy to see the baby but didn't know how to comfort his brother. Siriya Velar Paranthagan was crying like a madman in the corner of the room. Periya Velar went near him and said, "Thambi! How can I console you?" Before he could say another word, he hugged his brother and started crying. "Anna, she has separated. She has made me an orphan," he said in a subdued voice. "Thambi, don't say that, I can understand your pain. You have us, you have your daughter, how can you become an orphan?? You are everything for your daughter, go and take care of your daughter! I will go and prepare for the funeral". He said and went out.

Siriya Velar sat down where he was standing. He was looking at his wife for some time. The wind blew slightly against him. Vanathi's cry reached his ears. He slowly got up and went to the crib and took the crying baby in his arms and hugged her to his chest.

En chellame!! I am here for you, I will take care of you like a queen" he whispered in a soft voice.

Yes, from now on Vanathi's everything is her father. Now wait to see how she grows up, her friendship, love, separation and everything!!

Thanks for reading!🙏

Please tell us my mistakes

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balladedutempsjadis · 1 year

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This weekend, I watched Ponniyin Selvan, Part 1, an epic Tamil historical film about the early life Arulmozhi Varman, who became Raja Raja Chola, ruler of a vast maritime empire in the 10th century CE, and one of the greatest kings in all of Indian history.

Friends, I LOVED this movie and I’m kind of obsessed right now (and also trying to figure out a way to see Part 2, currently in theaters!) You’ll be seeing all the GIFS I could find on Tumblr :)

The music was epic in Part 1, but part 2 has the song that had me ready to board a tiger-prowed ship and go fight for the glory of Ponniyin Selvan :)

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I loved all the characters but honestly my favorite is Arulmozhi Varman; the actor, Jayam Ravi, manages to look kind, regal, and a total badass all at once, and although there are other characters more up my usual alley - specifically Arulmozhi Varman’s brother Aditha, played brilliantly by Vikram, and Aditha’s lost love Nandini, also played brilliantly by Aishwarya Rai Bacchan, and Kundavai (Trisha), the Chola princess with brilliant political acumen, and Vandiyadevan (Karthi), who is a sort of D’Artagnan of the series, still I keep coming back to the charisma of Arulmozhi Varman who doesn’t even appear onscreen until the halfway point :)

#ponniyin selvan #arulmozhi varman #raja raja chola #tamilcinema #tamil nadu #chola dynasty #chola bronzes #Youtube

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theweirdbrunette · 11 months

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Indian Director Mani Ratnam has increased the value and gracefulness of Indian Cinema through his beautiful works..as in the movie Ponniyin Selvan 1 and 11, we can see how the actresses portraying Kundavai Devi and Nandhini showed the traditionality and divineness of the princesses of 16th century Indian royalty

#indian cinema #indian #oldculture #chola dynasty #cinema #gracefulness #beauty

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dakiniii · 1 year

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Rajarajesvaram, also known as the Brihadishvara Temple. Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.

#tamil nadu #tamil #Hindu #chola #chola dynasty #dravidian

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royal-confessions · 2 years

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“I am extremely happy to see actor Jayam Ravi as Prince Arulmozhi Varman (King Raja Raja cholan) in upcoming movie Ponniyin Selvan. He truly deserves this role. I am glad a genuine actor playing the role of most outstanding King of Chola kingdom. Waiting for the movie.” - Submitted by Anonymous

#Chola dynasty

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thirst4light · 11 months

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Karthi in Chola Multiverse

So, I was doing some reading on the Chola dynasty last night and stumbled across this piece of information.

Karthi aka our favorite Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyadevan had played a Chola descendant in modern day named Muthu in the 2010 movie Aayirathil Oruvan. This literally blew my mind 🤯🤯🤯!!!

I have seen at the very least fifty interviews, press meets of the cast for both PS- 1 and PS -2. And NOBODY...literally NOBODY thought of asking Karthi about working on 2 movies (technically 3) on the history of Chola empire.

(How I wish I was an interviewer and had the opportunity to ask questions to the cast 😩!)

After I thought about this fact, I realized this opens a floodgate of ideas for great stories.

This fact literally DEMANDS a Vanthiyadevan X MUTHU MULTIVERSE FANFICTION!!

Imagine the possiblities...