HI All, Yesterday, the film, Rajaraja Chozhan movie was broadcasted in Raj Digital Plus channel. Don't know how many of u watched that. Even though I had seeen the movie in my childhood days, thiss is the first time, I am seeing it, after reading Ponniyin Selvan and knowing so much about Chozha dynasty and the story of Rajaraja Chozhan.
What was surprising was the costume designing done to the characters. Especially that of Baladevar (nambiyaar's role). The costume was exactly the one given by Maniam Selvam to Periya PazhuvEttaraiyar. I think the costume designers had taken Maniam Selvan's paintings as reference to design the costumes to the various characters.
What I would like to know is, how much amount of truth is the story line of this movie. 'Coz of all the enemies Rajaraja had, I had never seen the name Satyasreyan of Rettaipaadi naadu. At least such a person was never mentioned in of the mails that is flowing in this group. Can anybody elaborate about the fight between Rajaraja Chozhan and Satyasreyan of Rettaipaadi naadu and where was this province situated in Rajaraja's period.
Dear Vijay an interesting tit bit when AP Nagarajan was making the movie Big temple had electric lights which he wanted dismantled when it was refused he made a set of big temple
Rajaraja did fight the western chalukyas in an attempt to keep them out of tamilnadu and help the vengi chalukyas...I think the Chalukya king was Satyasaraya
Infact I Stumbled on a website which claim the chalukyas of kalyani defeated Rajaraja