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<p>2405:201:E002:707E:F8B2:BB3E:4C60:92EB: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Short description|Fictional character from Ponniyin Selvan}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> <br /> '''Poonguzhali''' is a fictional character from the [[Tamil language |Tamil]] [[historical novel]], ''[[Ponniyin Selvan]]'', written by [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]]. Poonguzhali is the niece of Mandakini Devi. She was the wife of [[Uttama Chola|Senthan Amuthan]], who later became [[Uttama Chola]]. Their marriage made Poonguzhali the aunt of [[Rajaraja I|Arulmozhi Varman]]. She was a friend of [[Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan]], who was one of the protagonists in the novel. [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]] portrayed the character in ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: I|PS-1]]'' and [[Ponniyin Selvan: II|''PS-2'']].<br /> <br /> ==Early life==<br /> Poonguzhali was born in [[Ariyalur district|Ariyalur]].<br /> <br /> ==Adventures==<br /> Her adventures began when she met [[Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan]]. She rowed with him to [[Sri Lanka]] to meet [[Raja Raja Chola I|Arunmozhi varman]]. Later on the way back from [[Sri Lanka]], she rescued [[Raja Raja Chola I|Arulmozhi Varman]] and Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan from drowning in the [[Indian Ocean]], as their ship met with a storm. Afterwards, she tries to save her aunt, Mandakini Devi, who was kidnapped by [[Aniruddha Brahmarayar]], to bring her to the Chola Emperor, [[Parantaka Chola II|Sundara Chola]].<br /> <br /> ==Royal throne==<br /> Poonguzhali married Senthan Amuthan, later known as [[Uttama Chola|Madhurandhaka Uttama Chola]]. After the assassination of [[Aditya II|Aditha Karikalan]] or [[Aditya II]], people wanted [[Raja Raja Chola I|Arulmozhi Varman]] to ascend the throne.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Ponniyin Selvan]]<br /> *[[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]<br /> *[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{wikisourcelang|ta|பொன்னியின்_செல்வன்}}<br /> * [http://ta.wikisource.org/wiki/பொன்னியின்_செல்வன் Ponniyin Selvan - Complete Novel in Tamil Wikisource (Unicode)]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Fictional Indian people in literature]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-lit-stub}}</div>

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