Mannan Magal

மன்னன் மகள்
Author Sandilyan
Original title Mannan Magal
Country India
Language Tamil
Genre Historical novel
Publisher Vanathi Pathippagam

Mannan Magal (Tamil: மன்னன் மகள், maṉṉaṉ makaḷ, lit. King's Daughter) is a Tamil language historical novel written by Sandilyan. The story is based on ancient Tamil poetry. It is a love story set around 1019 CE, focusing on the Rajendra Chola's invasion of Ganges and politics in the Vengi Kingdom.

Plot summary

The plot is about Karikalan who sets his journey to find his identity. He goes to vengi kingdom & meets Niranchana devi accidentally where on finding the political clutches around her & her first younger brother Rajaraja Narendra by her step-maternal uncle Jayasimha II for her second younger brother Vishnuvarshan. Where Jayasimha II wanted to make Vengi throne to his nephew Vishnuvarshan, makes Rajaraja Narendra very weak politically & physically. Karikalan decides to work for her to save her. On his journey to save Niranchana Devi & to get his own identity he was put into positions to manage & tackle by-the-times most dangerous & intelligent men like Brammaraayar, Jayasimha II, Araiyan Rajarajan.

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