This is the second historical novel written by famous writer and author Sujatha Rangarajan in 1995. Welcome to the historical time period of Tamil literature gaining popularity over 2 centuries which spans the dynamic era of historical kings,queens, princes and princesses of Tamil Nadu who ruled over a millennium ago.This page is dedicated to the top 10 historical Tamil novels written by the famous historical fiction authors. List of Top 10 Tamil historical fiction and fantasy novels For example: there may not be specific record of actual dialogue, food eaten, clothes worn, routes traveled so the author will insert information that is thought to be historically accurate for the period. However, some characters may have never existed along with their actions which that are insignificant historically, but may be included to tell a better story. Stories which are based on real life historical events and set in historical time and place.
Rengasamy Ramaswami November 8, at 1: Cover Art by Latha.Historical fiction is a type of story or literature told in a variety of media. Kamil Zvelebil once called him as the “fourth most popular Tamil Writer”. His family was from Thiruindalur village near Mayiladuthurai. It revolves around the family feud in the Pandya dynastySinhala army’s entry into Pandya Nadu at the request of one side, the alleged atrocities of the Sinhala army and the war between Sinhala and Chola armies ending with the defeat of the former. He married Ranganayaki in InThe Tamil Nadu Government announced its intention to nationalise Sandilyan’s works along with those of 28 other authors and provide compensation to his legal heirs. Thanks a lot again As ofmany of them still remain in print, four decades after being first published.īovels I believe that it is his master piece. With their encouragement he wrote his first short story titled Shantha Seelan. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. There’s also a fair amount of blog discussion about the books. When I was studying in middle school, Kannimadam was serialised in Kumudham. Check out this hardcover for the novel Rajathilagam. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I’ve read quite a few over the years.įrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Swaminatha Sharma who was working in Thiru. Most of them are apparently done by an artist named Latha, about whom I know nothing except that he or she is totally awesome. Thanks a lot to ur article and One of my inspiration artist Latha’s great illustrations are really good and I want to use this cover artworks in my blog pages If nothing else Chandilyan introduced me to historicals, which in turn lead me to reading Ponniyin Selvan by Kalki, simply the best Tamil historical novel.
Viswa Praneet December 22, at 8: He later wrote about his film world experiences in his book Cinema Valarndha Kadhai She also remembers meeting the author a few times when she was young. Encouraged by this success Sandilyan started learning the Tamil language formally from a Tamil Pandit named Thirukannapuram Srinivachariar. His college education came from Tiruchirappalli St. Later he became a sub-editor at the English daily newspaper Hindustan Times. I chanced on a copy of Mannan Magal in a relatives house and finished the book in a single night. Blaft Publications August 27, at 2: I myself have been keen on learning more about the novels because a The author seems to be a perennial bestseller. After leaving Kumudamhe unsuccessfully ran a weekly magazine called Kamalam. Paalaivanathu pushpam and Sandha deepam were his earliest historical novels. Rajagopalachari and joined the Indian independence movement. So naturally she read them as soon as she got the chance. Posted by Blaft Publications at 5: Pritham remembers that her mother read Chandilyan at home, but kept the books off-limits for her–“too racy”, it seems. Sandilyan’s most famous novels were serialised in Kumudama weekly Tamil magazine and was instrumental in increasing the circulation to a greater extent. Hi, Artist Latha was the pseudonym used by late Shri. Later he also produced a documentary hovels “Birth of a Newspaper”. He is known for his historical romance and adventure novels, often set in the times of the Chola and Pandya empires.
Space Bar April 11, at 8: Ka’s weekly magazine Navasakthi and the noted Tamil writer Kalki Krishnamurthy. But when weeklies like Kumudham serialised Kadal Pura, I escaped mum’s strictures Latha, who I am almost certain is a male artist had some serious eyecandy. One of his first works was a self-published chandiltan novel called Balathkaaram. There’s a very popular one called Yavana Rani about a Tamil trader’s love affair with a Greek queen, and then there’s Kadal Pura, about a.