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12 Century AD. The tranquility of a small picturesque Pandya village in southern Tamil Nadu is shaken by the mysterious sightings of a Ghost. Determined to find the truth, the village guard Thiruvarangan embarks on a journey facing an intriguing question: Is this some petty villager's mischief?...

Last quarter of 10th Century CE. When a young soldier and a sergeant from Chōḷa army are ordered by King Rājarāja Chōḷa-I to carry an important message to the Chēra country, little do they realize that they are embarking on a legendary mission that would alter their lives - and that of...

Last quarter of 10th Century CE. When a young soldier and a sergeant from Chōḷa army are ordered by King Rājarāja Chōḷa-I to carry an important message to the Chēra country, little do they realize that they are embarking on a legendary mission that would alter their lives - and that of...

1001 CE. King Rājarāja Chōḷa has returned to the imperial capital of Thanjāvūr, but peace eludes him. A brazen assasination attempt on his life has left his administration in disbelief. Fragments of evidence point directly towards Chēraman Perumal, the king of Kerala. Was Chēra monarch...

Early 11 Century CE. King Rājarāja Chōḷa-I is in the process of building a monumental temple for Lord Shiva at his capital city, Thanjāvūr in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, deep in the recesses of Chēra forests (modern Kerala), an old enemy is hatching a sinister conspiracy against the king to...

அயோத்திப்பெருமாள் - தமிழ் மரபில் இராமகதை எனும் இந்த ஒலிப் புத்தகம் தமிழ் மரபின் 1600 ஆண்டுகால இராமகதைத் தொடர்பை விரிவாக விளக்கும் ஆய்வு நூலாகும். ஆய்வு நூல்களுக்கான துல்லியத்திலிருந்து விலகாமல் அதே சமயம் விறுவிறுப்புக் குறையாமல் இந்தப் புத்தகம் அனைவரும் கேட்கும் வகையில் உருவாகியுள்ளது.

1001 CE. Chōḷa king Rājarāja is on his way to Aḷa nādu, the hillside western region of Pāṇḍya country to meet old malayāḷi natives settled at Pūranagiri hill. These diligent natives had earlier provided some vital clues on the assassination attempt at Thanjāvūr. Mūvēndan, a...

Early 11th Century CE. Chōḷa dancer Nakkan Maduravāsaki decides to undertake the royal assignment at Capital city Thanjāvūr big temple and starts her journey from Tiruvidaimarudur. She is afraid that her long buried past, which has been haunting her for a while, is waiting to unravel...

Early 11th Century CE. Tamiḷ Nādu. Chōḷa capital Thanjāvūr has just witnessed a chilling assassination attempt on emperor Rājarāja Chōḷa's life. While the motive and identity of the assassins are unclear, evidences suggest that the plot might have been hatched from Chēra country -...