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  • Ponniyin Selvan - Part 5 [The Son of Ponni, Part 5]

  • Written by: Kalki
  • Narrated by: Bombay Kannan
  • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (310 ratings)

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Ponniyin Selvan - Part 5 [The Son of Ponni, Part 5]

Written by: Kalki
Narrated by: Bombay Kannan
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Publisher's Summary

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.

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Full of surprises and not able to predict. Not sure if this story was really happened back in olden days. Good narration.

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this is not the last book

please check out part 6.. the remaining chapters are there.. amazing writing and excellent narration

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Mind blowing

Excellent narration, terrific involvement especially lady artists, Periya Pazhvettarayar, and others too. A wholesome experience, better than reading the book. Thanks to the entire team 🙏

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An immersive experience.

A 10 out 5 star rating, in my opinion would be underrated for this book. Amazing experience. To imagine to finish such an epic in a week is possible only through this narrative. Amazing work by the team. The power of narration is such that I could see the story while being narrated.

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thank you

Very good narrative, music. The artists brought the visualizations by their voice. It was my dream to read the book. But this audio book helped my dream to realize. thanks.

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super

many reviews say that chapters are missing. please look for part 6. good music and performance

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God hand written story

No normal can create such a godly story. Creation was very much competitive with lord Bhrama.

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Excellent

Excellent Narration.Please add more Tamil Novels in Audible. Kudos to Bombay Kannan and Team and especially to the person who Performs Nandhini’a voice. It is mesmerising

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Part of the book is missing at the end.

Few more chapters at the end are missing in this book. Because of the missing chapters it ended like a cliff hanger! 😩😩😩

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Kalki is great 👍

Fantastic narration and music background.
Especially this part has most of the twist and turns.

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