RajendraCholan is the son of Rajaraja Cholan and his period can be referred as the height of Tamil empire in art, literature and administration. In this novel, Akilan gives insight about the life and achievement of the great Rajendra Chola who was a Vengaiyin Maindhan to the rest of the world. This book was dramatised by Late.Mr.Shivaji Ganesan on stage and was a huge hit. This historical fiction captures the history of Chola dynasty. Vengayin maindan This is one of the famous works of Akilan, read by thousands and thousands of Tamilians all over the globe.Apart from this his works has been translated in other foreign languages such as English, German, Czech, Russian, Polish, Chinese, and Malay. The author has written about 45 titles, most of which have been translated in all Indian state languages. His children's book Kanana kannan won the special prize given by Tamil Nadu educational department. In 1963 his historical novel Vengayin Mainthan was awarded by Sahitya academy of Govt of India.Įnge Pogirome எங்கே போகிறோம் is a unique socio-political novel of his, won the Raja Sir Annamalai award in 1975. This work of his has been translated in all Indian languages. In 1975 the novel Chitra Pavai won the prestigious Jnanpith Award. But his mother Amirthammal was a loving person, and being a creative person herself, she moulded her son into a writer. Unfortunately, the boy lost his loving father at an early age. His father Vaithiya Lingam Pandarathar was an accounts officer and adored his only son Akilan very much. He spent his childhood in a village called Perungalur near Pudukkottai. He was born on 27 June at Perungalur, Pudukkottai District.
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