Ponniyin Selvan and Jayamohan

Ponniyin Selvan and Jayamohan

Kalki Krishnamurthy is the first in the list of those who increased the habit of reading novels in Tamil Nadu. His achievements in both genres of novels, historical novels and social novels, are immense.

Na. Parthasarathy can be said to have walked on the path of Kalki. Like Kalki's historical novels, Chandilian's novels inspired Tamils ​​to read more historical novels.

Kalki's style is unique. It was that style that made Tamilians love to read his novels. Kalki can also be said to have inspired Tamils ​​to study interestingly.

The influence of 'Ponniyin Selvan' on Kalki's novels was immense. That tremendous impact attracted M.G.R. He tried to make film ‘Ponniyan Selvan’. Next, Kamal Haasan also tried to make film ‘Ponniyin Selvan’.

Following the two actors, Mani Ratnam, as a director, had been trying to make Kalki's ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ as a film for a few decades.

‘Ponniyin Selvan’ novel film directed by Mani Ratnam has become possible in the third attempt.

After the news that ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ novel was going to be made into a movie came out, the sales of the novel also increased. ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ has always been the best-selling novel, but its film adaptation has had a positive impact on sales, according to the publishers.

Even those who have not read ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ novel are eagerly waiting for the day when this novel unfolds on the screen. People who have read the novel also are eagerly waiting.

Jayamohan an eminent writer and critist has a different opinion about this novel. It is surprising that he has participated in the script and dialogue creation of this novel.

Jayamohan mentions Kalki's writings in his book 'Novel Theory' as follows, “Most of the Tamil readers believed Kalki, Chandilyan, Akhilan, Na. Parthasarathi and Jegasipian are great novelists, but they are big story tellers only not novelists,".

And he said also mentioning, "It is clear that many of the sentiments that swayed the Tamil world at the time when the great epics of Kalki were written have become blunted today."

Whether it is the change of time or the circumstances of the time, Jayamohan has created a situation where today he has to contribute to the film adaptation of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ novel.

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