Tamil language Novel Writer, Journalist, Poet & Critic late Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy also known as ‘Kalki’. He derived his pen name from the suffixes of his wife name Kalyani and his name Krishnamurthy in Tamil form கல்யாணி and கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி as Kalki (கல்கி). His name also represents “Kalki avatar”, the tenth and last avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu. His writings includes over 120 short stories, 10 novelettes, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews. Krishnamurthy’s witty, incisive comments on politics, literature, music and other forms of art were looked forward to with unceasing interest by readers. He wrote under the pen names of ‘Kalki’, ‘Ra. Ki’, ‘Tamil Theni’, ‘Karnatakam’ and so on. The success that Krishnamurthy attained in the realm of historical fiction is phenomenal. Sixty years ago, at a time when the literacy level was low and when the English-educated Tamils looked down on writings in Tamil, Kalki’s circulation touched 71,000 copies – the largest for any weekly in the county then – when it serialised his historical novels. Kalki had also the genius to classify the historical and non-historical events, historical and non-historical characters and how much the novel owes to history.
Series
Books
Devakiyin Kanavan
2016
Ponniyin Selvan - The Pinnacle of Sacrifice, Vol. 2
1954
The Tiger King
2023
Sivakami's Vow
Shattered Dream
1944
Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics- Book 1 (in TAMIL) Aadi Thirunaal & Vinnagara Kovil
Pudhu Vellam
2017
Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics - Book 07 Kudanthai Jothidar Vanathi Jalam Arulmozhivarman
Pudhu Vellam
2018
Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics - Book 09 (in Tamil) Thirai Chalachalathathu Velakkara Padai Amuthanin
Pudhu Vellam
2018
Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics - Book 4 (in TAMIL) Nadunisi Kootam Sirippum Kothippum
Pudhu Vellam
2018
Ponniyin Selvan, Part 2
1954
Thyaga Bhoomi
By Kalki R Krishnamurthy
1939
The Princess of Solaimalai
2015
Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics - Book 2 (in TAMIL) Vinnagara Kovil & Kadamboor Maligai
2017
Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics - Book 3 (in TAMIL) Kadambur Maligai & kuravai koothu
Pudhu Vellam
2018
KALKI'S PONNIYIN SELVAN
VOLUME 2
2022
![பொய்மான் கரடு [Poimaan Karadu] book cover](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1336629420i/13641727.jpg)
பொய்மான் கரடு [Poimaan Karadu]
1991
Ponniyin Selvan, Part 3
1950
Ponniyin Selvan Book 1
First Flood
2023
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அலை ஓசை [Alai osai]
1948
Ponniyin Selvan, Part 1
1954
பொன்னியின் செல்வன்
பாகம் 4 Ponniyin Selvan : Part 4: மணிமகுடம்
2020
Ponniyin Selvan - The Pinnacle of Sacrifice, Vol. 1
1954
ஜமீன்தார் மகன்
2017
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மகுடபதி [Magudapathy]
2016
The Book of Indian Kings (Aleph Olio)
Stories and Essays
2019
Sivagamiyin Sapatham, Part 3
1944
பொன்னியின் செல்வன் - ஐந்து பாகங்கள்
1954
Ponniyin Selvan - The Crown
1954
Sivakamiyin Sabadham, Volume 2
1944
Mohenjo-daro Island
2013
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ஒற்றை ரோஜா [Otrai Roja]
2007
பார்த்திபன் கனவு - பாகம் 1
2017
Ponniyin Selvan, Part 5
1954
Sivakamiyin Sabadham, Volume 1
1944
Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics - Book 5 (in TAMIL) Pallakkil Yaar? Vazhinadai Pechu
2018
The Thief's Lover
1937
Parthiban Kanavu- Dream of Parthiban
1941
Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics - Book 11 Kottaikulle, Abayam Abayam
Pudhu Vellam
2018
Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics - Book 10 Ranagala Aranyam, Muthar Bagaivan, Kakkaiyum Kuyilum
Pudhu Vellam
2018
Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds- Part 2
2019
Kalki
Selected Stories
1999
Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan Comics - Book 6 Nandhini Idumbankari
Pudhu Vellam
2018
