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Poonguzhali is a fictional character from the Tamil historical novel, Ponniyin Selvan, written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. Poonguzhali is the niece of Mandakini Devi. She was the wife of Senthan Amuthan, who later became Uttama Chola. Their marriage made Poonguzhali the aunt of Arulmozhi Varman. She was a friend of Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan, who was one of the protagonists in the novel. Aishwarya Lekshmi portrayed the character in PS-1 and PS-2.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Poonguzhali was born in Ariyalur.

Adventures[edit | edit source]

Her adventures began when she met Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan. She rowed with him to Sri Lanka to meet Arunmozhi varman. Later on the way back from Sri Lanka, she rescued 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, Sundara Chola.

Royal throne[edit | edit source]

Poonguzhali married Senthan Amuthan, later known as Madhurandhaka Uttama Chola. After the assassination of Aditha Karikalan or Aditya II, people wanted Arulmozhi Varman to ascend the throne.

External links[edit | edit source]

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-'''Poonguzhali''' is a fictional character of a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[historical novel]] ''[[Ponniyin Selvan]]'' by [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]]. She was the wife of [[Uttama Chola|Senthan Amuthan]] later became [[Uttama Chola]]. Their marriage makes Poonguzhali aunt of [[Rajaraja I|Arulmozhi varman]]. She is friend of [[Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan]] who is one of the Protaganist in the Novel. Poonguzhali is the niece of Mandakini Devi.
+'''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'']].
 ==Early life==
-Poonguzhali was born in [[Ariyalur district|Ariyalur]], a territory of the [[Chola dynasty|Chola Empire]]. Her father was a boat man and so she was. Her main occupation was to sail in the sea with her boat.
+Poonguzhali was born in [[Ariyalur district|Ariyalur]].
-She desires to be alone so, she often sails to [[Sri Lanka]] without informing her father. In [[Sri Lanka]] she visits her aunt Mandakini Devi who is living alone in a deserted island. And she also goes to [[Marsh|Marshland]] in night and she calls the bubbles coming out from the marshland as her lover. The relationship between her sister-in-law is not good.
 ==Adventures==
-Her adventures began when she met [[Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan]]. She rowed with him to [[Eelam]] to meet [[Raja Raja Chola I|Arulmozhi varman]]. Later on the way back from [[Eelam]] she rescued [[Raja Raja Chola I|Arulmozhi varman]] and Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan from drowning in the [[Indian Ocean]] as their ship met with a storm. And her adventures continues as 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]].
+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]].
 ==Royal throne==
-Poonguzhali married Senthan Amuthan, later known as [[Uttama Chola|Madhurandhaka Uttama Chola]]. After the assassination of [[Aditya Karikalan]] or [[Aditya II]], people wanted [[Raja Raja Chola I|Arulmozhi varman]] to be king. But Arulmozhi varman pointed to [[Uththama Chola]] to be the king as it was moral. And so Poongzhali became Queen.
+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.
 ==See also==
 *[[Ponniyin Selvan]]
 *[[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]
+*[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]
 ==External links==