SS - History
  • Dear,

    Kalki has not added or changed historical facts in SS.
    Mamalla @ Narasimhan's father was Mahendra varman. Pulikesin of
    Chalukya conquered him at Kanchi. Mamalla was vowing to avenge
    this.Father and son prepared for nearly 12 years to settle their
    score. Sivakami and Aayanachirpi are additions. Narasimha avenged
    the defeat of his father. In the end, in Kanchi,Narasimha was
    keeping Pandya Princess with him in the chariot - and not Sivakami.
    Historical facts not changed - including Paranchothi @ Siruthondar,
    Sundarar hyms - Kabaliga etc.

    Vikraman wrote sequels to PS - 1. Vandhiyathevan Vaal and 2.
    Nadhipurathu Nayaki. We have discussed Vengaiyin maindhan also.
    Among majority of the Historical Novels - I opine - Kalki has taken
    more precaution not to step aside historical facts. I have great
    admiration for certain factors in PS :

    1. Whether Uthamachola was really Uthama or otherwise. There is
    difference in opinion between Sastry and Sethuraman themselves.
    Kalki ensured not to get into this contraversy by describing a less
    herioc Maduranthaka till Crowning and Crowned Senthan Amudhan - who
    became Uthama?!

    2. Who killed Aditya? Kalki switched off the lights in the Climax.
    There were Ravidasan & his brothers (Udayarkudi fame) Nandhini,
    Periya Pazhuvettarayar and VD. Inspite of Udayarkudi - Kalki gave the
    benefit of doubt to Ravidhasan. Above mentioned sequels of Vikraman
    were more of speculations.

    3. Same way he did not allow Sivakami to ascend the throne of
    Pallava Kingdom - not to deviate from History.

    Kalki must have done rearch twice: to write Pallavas and wrote
    Parthibankanavu and SS; to write PS and wrote 5 volumes of the same.
    With 14 wives lined up for Arulmozhi, Kalki should have found it
    difficult to describe Arulmozhi's romantic life and confined to one
    Vanathi. To pep he should have introuduced one Poonkuzhali! - who
    appears to be the modified version of Sivakami (less Dance.) As
    History proves, there is hell of difference between young Arulmozhi
    and much more serious and powerful Rajarajan.... (Kanthalurchalai -
    gangapadi - nulambabadi - ezham.. etc..) Mamalla had single Great
    Innings - like 6 sixers of Sobers! Kalki could afford to describe
    more of his romance!

    Fondly, SB

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