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Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (9 September 1899 – 5 December 1954), better known by his pen name Kalki, was an Indian writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist who wrote in Tamil. He chose the pen-name " Kalki ", the future incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu . [ 1 ]
Kalki 2898 AD was released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and English. [118] The film was initially planned to be released in 2022, but was delayed to 9 May 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and unfinished production works. [119] It was, however, postponed again from 9 May to 27 June, owing to the 2024 Indian general election. [120]
Kalki returns to Shambala, inaugurates a new Yuga for the good, and then goes to Vaikuntha. [21] In the Kalki Purana, there is a mention of a Buddhist city whose residents don't adhere to dharma (not worshipping the devas, ancestors, and not upholding the varna system), which Kalki fights and conquers. [26] The Agni Purana describes Kalki's ...
Ponniyin Selvan (transl. The Son of Ponni) is a Tamil language historical fiction novel by Indian author Kalki Krishnamurthy.It was first serialised in the weekly editions of Kalki, a Tamil magazine, from 29 October 1950 to 16 May 1954 and later integrated into five volumes in 1955.
The Chalukya king is portrayed by Kalki as being ruthless and almost barbaric is due to his typical hypocritic nature and paints a false contrast between Mahendravarman and Pulakesi. While the former's courtiers are shown as respecting the king for his wisdom and knowledge the latter's subjects fear his ruthlessness.
Kalvanin Kadhali (transl. The Thief's Lover) is the debut Tamil-language novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy. [1] It was serialised in the magazine Ananda Vikatan in 1937, and published in paperback form in 1954. [2]
Interestingly, this also coincided with the banning of horse races by the government of Tamil Nadu. Karthi portrayed a fictionalised version of Vandiyathevan in the 2022 Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan I and subsequent sequel Ponniyin Selvan II , a 2-part adaptation of Kalki's novel of the same name .
As is his wont, Kalki mixes historical events/personalities along with fictional characters. The historical characters/events include: Parthiban - The Chola king. Narasimhavarman - The Pallava ruler. Paranjothi aka Siruthondar — The commander of Narasimhavarman's army and the 36th of the 63 Nayanmars. [3] Pulakesi II - The Chalukya ruler.