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Silappathikaram Revisited
- Narrated by: Vinitha Vijayakumar
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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Audible presents Silappadhikaram Revisited.
Silappadhikaram, one of the five greatest epics of Tamil literature, is about the story of Kovalan and Kannagi. This piece of literature was originally written by Ilango Adigal sometime between 4th and 6th century CE.
Kovalan and Kannagi grow up in the land of Puhar, a coastal city in the Chola Kingdom of Tamil Nadu. They get married and live a blissful marital life, until Kovalan falls for a danseuse, Madhavi. Leaving behind his home and Kannagi, Kovalan spends his money and time for Madhavi. The day, Kovalan realises that Madhavi is not loyal to him and has other men, he decides to leave her and go back to Kannagi. He realises his mistakes and decides to leave the city and start a new life. Kannagi accompanies him in the difficult journey to Madurai. The wish to begin a new life turns bitter for the couple as many unforeseen incidents take place in Madurai. But what led Kannagi to burn down the city of Madurai? What made her furious like fire? Dive in now and take a trip to the most significant moments in Tamil history.
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- Lavanya
- 05-07-22
Must listen
Wonderful narration that keeps you hooked and a great summary of what Silappathikaram entitles. Enjoyed!
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- Dr Narendra Mohta
- 24-05-22
Story of the strength of a woman!!
Great story from the ancient South India, Narrated very well. Kept me glued with the EarPods!!
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- jawahar
- 06-07-22
Beautiful narration
Non Tamils will easily understand the culture of ours by reading this especially the power of women. Congratulations
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- Aishwarya
- 04-08-22
Good Storytelling but a shameful story?
Great storytelling!
Though some parts did not make sense and I hate how Indian culture's women is expected to be obedient regardless how s*itty the husband is.
It was not at all romantic.
And what happens to Madhavi? No clue for that!
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- Gaurav Gupta
- 09-11-22
What a unique piece of history and story telling
I would never have imagined that I could be hearing a second century Tamil classic literature on audible. Not only is it a fascinating account of also tells a lot about the culture the social fabric and Gender roles off 2000 years fast.
Definitely the most unique thing I've heard, kudos too audible and the producers for creating this audio book.
The narrator can do better in regards to her pronunciation of English words, Doha mastery of the Southern words is impeccable
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- sundararamaprasad subbaraman
- 24-09-23
Timeless Learning !!!
The English commentaries have been written really well to suit novice listeners . A very good coverage of vanji kandaam which is not touched by many public speakers . A coverage in a short and script manner of “manimekalail is a great to the listener and bait to listnen to the next book manimegalai !!!
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- vrinda shetty
- 02-07-22
Silapathikaram revisited
Well narrated storey line . Audible version has qualitative narration.
Story captures all aspects of religion and cultural practices during the era in Tamilnadu.
While story takes us well thru that transition of time and narration of story from micro level incidence to macro scenarios are little abrupt. That could have been smoother.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-07-22
great story
I liked the story. it is riveting and kept me spellbound till the end.
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- Abhishek Bhatt
- 14-09-22
Better narrator could have helped
My only issue with the adaptation was with the narrator’s atrocious pronunciation. Words like: finance, goods, exquisite… and many other were misspoken by her with a terrible accent
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- Harish
- 19-08-22
Tedious and repetitive
An epic in its tamil original, this english translation is of poor quality, colloquial with repetitive adjectives, and doesn't convey the spirit of Silappadikaram. An irritating BGM that's out of sync mars the narration further. Finished it with difficulty.
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