Ponniyin Selvan is a 20th-century Tamil historical novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. Written in five volumes, this narrates the story of Arulmozhivarman (later crowned as Rajaraja Chola I), one of the kings of the Chola Dynasty during the 10th and 11th centuries and introduces Vandiyathevan as an important character in the entire narrative. Kalki weaves a thrilling plot around the incidents connected with the murder of Aditya Karikala and ascension of Uttama Chola to Chola Throne.
