Ponniyin Selvan Varalaatru Peravai

The timing of the scenes and sets – showed minimal scholarly work ( Kanchi
in 5th Century with towering Vimanas and gopuras ) just reading a page of
wiki – venturing out to take a movie is appalling. Showing a bound book was
heights.

Surya has done justice – but the overload of tamil tamil stuff was let off-
without even knowing if the Pallavas were tamil in the period

my personal opinion.

I liked the premise – a very interesting concept, and one that had enormous
potential. Screenplay was pitiful, though.

>It is neither historical nor science fiction ! Alas, the movie is utter waste

>andARM is not able to tell what he exactly wants to tell the audience !
>A very bad screenplay and Surya is wasted !

>veegopalji
 
If it is either a pure historical ( like Aayiraththil oruvan) or a science fiction, it would have been a flop. All cinemas are running into packed houses. I think it is a big hit. It has induced interest in the past history for many.
 

The problem with the movie, I heard from various sources, is the romantic theme, too much development of the ‘circus’ character, songs and other sundry items.

Looks like the first 20 minutes of the movie has received nearly unanimous praise.

I am glad people are googling and researching on Bodhidharma. The legend of Bodhidharma is seeped in controversies, and like all legends there is lot of fiction. IIRC, there is no evidence for the existence of such an individual to begin with, however it gladdens that many people have come to know about this ‘character’.

I am the black sheep in my family, except me, nobody in my family’s inner circle knew about Bodhidharma. Such is the paucity of historical knowledge – legend or other wise.

School and College books can only teach so much history. Just like PS kindled a passion for history in many, we need new movies, documentaries and narrations that will ignite pride and passion in us.

I am a tamilian, and in my own family circles, people did not like the director’s take on ‘tamil pride’ etc. They thought it was a needless propaganda. Such is the state of affairs.

Hi All,

I was re-reading the kadava (Pallava collateral line)history casually
and stumbled upon this similarity.

When there was a confusion on the sucession following
Parameshwaravarman’s death (or during his rule?), Nandivarman son of
Hiranyavarman (of the collateral line who were called kadavas) was
invited and crowned. The genealogy of Nandivarman is given as follows

Bhimavarman (younger brother of emperor Simhavishnu)
“Buddhavarman ”
Adityavarman
Govindavarman
Hiranyavarman
Nandivarman

Observe the name of the immediate ancestor to adityavarman. Can this
Buddhavarman be our Bodhidharma? Remember Bodhidharma was called Buddha
Dharma or Buddha Dhamo by the chinese

inscription:

http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume

_2/no_72_74_cave_inscription_at_vallam.html

Hi,
1. The inscription is silent about the territory of Nandivarman or his
father. Now it is open for speculation, depends whose speculation can be
supported with evidences.
2. If Chinese called him Buddha Dharma then why Indian have to call him
with the same name? Was it a Chinese who engraved this plate? Was
Nandivarman introduced by a Chinese to his collateral branch? If not, then
this evidence cannot support the Buddha Dharma and Buddhavarman were same.
There are many other Buddhavarman in regular Pallava branch as well.
3. Kamboja, where this region lies. First why there was a speculation that
it could be Kamboja from where Nandivarman came? Is there any reference in
epigraphs/literature that a branch of Pallava was ruling over Kamboja?
After these questions, we need to find whether Kamboja is same as Cambodia.
How Cambodia is known in its own inscription, is there any reference of
Kamboja in their inscriptions?

I doubt that Kamboja is Cambodia. I think Kamboja is N.W ofGhandhara and was the western frontier of old India while Cambodia is far N.East beyondIndia.
Kamboja was one of the 16 Mahajanapadas.