In PS Sembiyan Madevi is characterised as an ordent devotee of Lord Siva with big heart. Whereas in Udayar Novel She is characterised otherwise.
Further in PS Kalki has written that Vanathi is the mother of Rajendra chola and whereas in Udayar it is mentioned that Ulagamadevi is the mother of Rajendra chola.
I left reading udayar halfway on the portrayal of sembiyan madevi!! We have had some discussions already on this. Neelakanta sastry in colas specifically places uttama in doubt, but talks of his parents as illustrous.
On vanamadevi ( vanathi) is the mother of rajendra. There is inscriptional evidence to support this ( vananmadevi tiruvayir uditha rajendra), however, rrc pattamahishi is danti sakthi vitanki olagamadevi. Kalki , I presume, overcame this problem by saying vanathi died before amv ascended the throne. Keeping all this is mind, rjc was closer to panchavanmadevi ( he building her pallipadai) , is what is played in udayar
In later volumes of udayar, BK makes Chembiyan madevi a sort of negative character. She conspires to kill rajaraja along with the sons of Ravidasan. Also she keeps doing Pooja for the ill-effect of RRC. Finally, She gets killed by unknown people when she takes on her journey to join old madhurandhagan. L
Hi, Some texts states that RajaRaja had 2 sons and 3 daughters இராஜேந்திரன், எறிவிலி கங்கை கொண்ட சோழன் are stated as his sons, மாதேவடிகள், அருமொழி சந்திர மல்லியரான கங்கமாதேவியர், இரண்டம் குந்தவை his daughters. is this just an error or is this substantiated?
Hi, Sorry about the mess below. I had tried to give the names in tamil and have not successful. The names stated are Rajendran, Erivili Ganagi Konda Cholan as his sons. Maadevaadigal, Arulmozhi chandira malliyarana gangamadeviyar and erandam kunthavai are stated as his daughters.
One might also consider the credibility of author while reading such novels. BK is a shameless plagiarist of Thi Janakiraman, his social works improved over time and he acknowledged doing that but i still would not trust his work for authenticity.
while surfing i found that there is book in tthe name of "rajendra chola". the web site says book out of print. if any one knows about the book available shops, pls let me know. the website link is http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/IDD725/