Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 [The Son of Ponni, Part 1] Audiobook By Kalki cover art

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Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 [The Son of Ponni, Part 1]

By: Kalki
Narrated by: Bombay Kannan
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Ponniyin Selvan is a historical novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, written in Tamil. In five volumes, it tells the story of early days of Arulmozhivarman, who later became the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I. The book took more than three years to write; Kalki visited Sri Lanka three times to gather information for it.

Ponniyin Selvan is widely considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first published as a series in the Kalki, a Tamil language magazine, during the 1950s and was later integrated into a novel. The craze for the series, which was published weekly, was such that it elevated the magazine circulation to reach a staggering figure of 71,366 copies - no mean achievement in a newly independent India.

Even today, the novel has a cult following and fan base among people of all generations. The book continues to be admired and garner critical acclaim for its tightly woven plot and vivid narration, the wit of the dialogue, and the way in which the power struggle and intrigues of the Chola empire were depicted.

Please note: This audiobook is in Tamil.

©1951 Nationalised (P)2019 Pustaka Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. Historical Fiction
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Immersive story line with details and excellent narration and characters. More like a hearing a movie than traditional audio book.

Good story line and narration

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10 on 10 for Narration and background score!Absolutely loved the audible.Already buying the next part.

Beautiful!!

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Ponniyin Selvan has awesome story line with wonderful narration, I listened to part 1 every night before sleep. Definetly going to buy the rest of the parts through audible. Recommended to anyone who likes history and Tamil culture.

Loved the story and narration!!!

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Loved every minute of it . a great classic brought to life by some equally good performances

Brilliant!

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It felt like I traveled back in time 1000 years ago. Such an amazing storytelling by Kalki.

Masterpiece!

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A page turner. Even for an audio book. Must listen. Beautiful narration, strong voices, perfect pronunciation and emotion and sound effects.

Fantastic presentation

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It’s a great book. Excellent production. My only complaint is that some chapters were missing but they made it up with their excellent performance.

Great narration

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Amazing story. Makes you fall in love with the language, people and culture. Makes you feel like you want to go back in time and live a life with the Cholas.

Amazing

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Extraordinary performance. The voices are a real plus. BGM is very apt through out the book!

Extraordinary!

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Just one feedback.. the background music should be subtle and should not compete for attention. Initially, the music made listening bit hard. Though I got used to it as it progressed, if the music is kept mild, it’ll increase the experience. Thank you

Nice narration with multiple actors and modulation

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