He also learns that the beauty he has fallen for, Kundhavi, is none other than the daughter of his sworn enemy, Narasimhavarman. He discovers that his mother has disappeared, kidnapped by members of the savage Kapalika cult given to performing human sacrifices. Three years later Vikraman returns, longing to meet his mother and a mysterious beauty whom he saw before being deported. The prince is arrested and exiled to a far-off island by Narasimhavarman. On becoming an adult, Vikraman plans his revenge but is betrayed by his treacherous uncle, Marappa Bhupathi. Before he dies, on the battlefield, an enigmatic monk promises Parthiban that he will make sure that Vikraman fulfills Parthiban's dream. Parthiban refuses to pay tribute to the Pallavas, triggering a battle in which Parthiban is killed. Parthiban conveys his dream of the Chola dynasty regaining its glory – which he believes is lost since they are no longer the independent rulers – to his young son Vikraman. In the seventh century the Cholas are vassals of the Pallavas. This novel chronicles the attempts of Vikraman, the son of the Chola king Parthiban, to attain independence from the Pallava ruler Narasimhavarman I. In 2004, Nirupama Raghavan penned an abridged (English) translation. 3 Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current scienceĪdapted in 1960 into a film of the same name, starring Gemini Ganesan and Vyjayanthimala the story is a sequel to Sivagamiyin Sapatham and a curtain-raiser to Ponniyin Selvan.
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