''Mannan Magal'' ( ta, மன்னன் மகள், {{transl, ta, ISO, maṉṉaṉ makaḷ, lit. King's Daughter) is a

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Pud ...

historical novel Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other t ...

written by

Sandilyan Bhashyam Iyengar (6 November 1910 - 11 September 1987), better known by the pen name of Sandilyan, was an Indian writer known for his historical fiction novels in Tamil. He is known for his historical romance and adventure novels, often set in ...

. The story is based on ancient Tamil poetry. It is a love story set around 1019 CE, focusing on the Rajendra Chola I#Expedition to the Ganges and politics in the Vengi Kingdom.

Plot summary

The plot is about Karikalan who sets his journey to find his birth identity who doen't know about anything about his parents. He goes to vengi kingdom & meets Niranchana devi accidentally where he learns about the horrifying political clutches around her & her first younger brother

Rajaraja Narendra Rajaraja Narendra () was the Eastern Chalukya king of the Vengi kingdom in South India. Rajaraja Narendra established the city Rajahmahendravaram. His period was famous for Social and Cultural heritage. During the time of Rajaraja Chola I, Ra ...

. Vengi King Vimaladithyan has 3 children from his three wives, eldest daughter Niranchana of, first son

of Kundavai - sister of Chola Emperor Rajendra Cholan I, second son Vishnuvarshan of - sister of Jayasimha II . Vengi is under undeclared war between Niranchana who want to strengthen throne for

against Jayasimha II who want to swipe elder & have a strong hold at Vengi with his nephew Vishnuvarshan, so as to stop & oppose chola invasion & dominance. Karikalan decides to dedicate for Niranchana and her mission. On his journey to save Niranchana Devi & to get his own identity he was put into positions to manage & tackle by-the-times most dangerous & intelligent men like Brammaraayar, Jayasimha II, Araiyan Rajarajan. On course of time, they eventually fall for one another Story wide spreads from Vengi and take him to his guardian father figure - Araiyan Rajarajan, who & some other key members who are bounded by an oath not to reveal Karikalan's identity under any circumstances. Even though Karikalan was not able to learn about his identity, he was treated as a great warrior and due to his wit & intelligence quickly gets a position in War Council which is headed by

Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan was a commander of the Chola Army. He was one among the famous chieftains of the Chola emperors Rajaraja I and Rajendra I and chief of the Samanthas of North Arcot and also the husband of Rajaraja's elder sister Kunth ...

for Ganges Expedition of Cholas. Karikalan's analytical & logical skills, wit & tricky plays, out smartness help Araiyan Rajarajan's war stargerties Cholas to win/cross kingdoms which are on the way of their expedition with less/minimum effort & loss, which includes taking

from throne of Vengi. This brings hatredness of Niranchana towards Karikalan. Six Kingdoms which Chola conquered: At end of Ottara war, its king Prathapaduran - one of the oath keeper broke it to Karikalan ..to be continued

Characters

* Karikalan (fictional) * Niranchana Devi (fictional) * Sengamala Selvi (fictional) *

Rajendra Chola Rajendra Chola I (; Middle Tamil: Rājēntira Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Rājēndradēva Cōla; Old Malay: ''Raja Suran''; c. 971 CE – 1044 CE), often referred to as Rajendra the Great, and also known as Gangaikonda Chola (Middle Tam ...

* * Araiyan Rajarajan * Brammaraayar * Thuravi alias Jeyavarman (fictional) * Jayasimha II Tamil-language literature Novels set in the Chola Empire Indian historical novels Tamil novels Novels by Sandilyan Indian historical novels in Tamil Novels set in Tamil Nadu