Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan
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Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan was a general 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 Chittoor and also the husband of Rajaraja's elder sister Kunthavai Pirattiyar.[1] He was also the chieftain of the Sri Lanka Front Army of Rajaraja l and Rajendra I. Territory under his authority was known as Vallavaraiyanadu. He ruled Brahmadesam.[2] Vandiyathevan is idealized in Kalki Krishnamurthy's (Kalki) famous novel Ponniyin Selvan and also in many other novels like Vandiyadevan Vaal, Vandiyadevan Senai Thalaivan.
Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan | |
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Chola Chieftain of the Samanthas | |
Emperor | Rajaraja I Rajendra I |
Chola Chieftain of Brahmadesam | |
Emperor | Rajaraja I Rajendra I |
Born | Thiruvallam / Vallam, Chola Empire (modern day Thiruvalam, Tamil Nadu, India) |
Died | Thanjavur, Chola Empire (modern day Tamil Nadu, India) |
Spouse | Kundavai Pirāttiyār |
Dynasty | Vana Kingdom |
Military career | |
Service | Chola Army |
Rank | Senathipathi |
Commands held |
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Religion | Hinduism |
Actor Karthi portrays Vandiyathevan in the 2022 Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan I and subsequent sequel Ponniyin Selvan II , an adaptation of Kalki's novel of the same name.