Kovalan
Kovalan | |
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Silapadhigaaram | |
Created by | Ilango Adigal |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Merchant |
Spouses | Kannagi Madhavi (extra-marital) |
Children | Manimekalai (through Madhavi) |
Home | Kaveri Poompattinam, Early Chola Kingdom (present-day Puhar, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India) |
Nationality | Tamil |
Kovalan (
.Family
Father : Machattuvan
Wife :
Lover : Madhavi
Daughter : Manimekalai (Mother: Madhavi)
Narrative
Puharkkandam
Kovalan, the son of a wealthy merchant, Machattuvan, married
During the annual festival in the honour of
Maduraikkandam
After many days, they reached the city of Madurai. In the middle of the journey, Kovalan sent word to his parents about his intentions of starting a new life in a new city. Upon arrival, impressed by the grandeur of Madurai city, Kovalan set out to sell one of Kannagi's anklets (Tamil: Silambu), the only left-over asset they owned, with which he intended to start a business. Kovalan entrusted the anklet to be sold to the palace's chief jeweller, who promises to fetch him good money from King Nedunjeliyan I. The king, who is tricked by the chief Jeweller, ordered to behead Kovalan without a trial, on account of stealing the Queen's anklet. Thereby, Kovalan dies in the city of Madurai.[1]
In films
Year | Title | Language | Actor |
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1964 | Poompuhar | Tamil | S. S. Rajendran[2] |
1968 | Kodungallooramma | Malayalam | Prem Nazir[3] |
2016 | Paththini | Sinhala
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Uddika Premarathna[4] |
References
- ISBN 0-333-93076-2.
- ^ "Poompuhar". The Indian Express. 26 September 1964. p. 3.
- ^ "Kodungallooramma". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Pathini Sinhala Film by Sunil Ariyaratne". Sandeshaya. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
Further reading
- The Silappatikaram of Ilanko Atigal: An Epic of South India (Translations from the Asian Classics) by R. Parthasarathy (1992)
- An Introduction to Cilappathikaram
- Cilapathikaram in Tamil Unicode - pukaark kaaNtam, maturaik kANTam, vanjcik kANTam