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[lotusyiyen]

[teaah-art]

Some Ponniyin Selvan themed tarot card designs! In no particular order. And there will be more!

Some design notes under cut

The Fool : Chose Vandiyadevan for this one. The Fool Card I referenced had a dog in it and I chose to replace that with Semba. Instead of a traveller's bindle, Vandiyadevan here is holden a sheathed sword, symbolic of Aditha Karikalan's sword he received in the beginning of the story. Instead of snowy mountains, around him are green Nilgiri Hills and black basalt rocks, typical for the Deccan plateau.

The Magician: Chose Ravidasan for this. My train of thought was essentially = Sorcerer? Magician? Kinda?. Kept the left hand pose same as the original card but replaced the white wand with the fire in hand which is how the PS movies portrayed Ravidasan praying to Kottravai (I haven't read the books). Chose not to draw anything else from the original card, since it didn't fit Ravidasan's aesthetic and I also kinda liked the look of the card without anything 🤷‍♀️

The Hierophant: This one's Madhurantakan. It just fits him so well! My intention with this was to draw him sitting on a throne in a Chola style Shiva temple, but I found it more appealing to have a blurry/dark background with the lighting on Madhurantakan himself, which ended up making the background details kinda pointless. The two people kneeling are supposed to be Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar and his brother, though honestly, interpret it how you will. Original card ref.

The Hermit : Chose Alwarkadiyan Nambi for this. Replaced the lamp from the original card with one of those deepams that have a deity at the center and are throne shaped. The one my mom owns/ the ref I had in mind has Vishnu at the center so it sorta felt fitting, at least on a personal note. He's supposed to be standing on a beach but unsure if that's coming across (I'm not that great with backgrounds....)

[ex0greyfox]

happy silent hill day 🖤#SilentHill2 #pyramidhead

[thecrazyinktrovert]

"She probably doesn't like me that way" Also her, admiring him:

[zeherili-ankhein]

I recently started reading Ponniyin Selvan and am only through book 1 till now. But my question is why didn't the movie Madhurantakan looked like the babygirl he is in the books?? 😭

[meinsamayhoon]

Found this on Pinterest and my first thought was nandini x Aditya Karikal

[ramayantika]

Pazhuvoor ilaya rani Nandini II Ponniyin Selvan (2022)

I hear this palace has all the world's beauty within it's walls.

You're right. Beauty is indeed captive here.

[thirst4light]

The Laws of Attraction: A sensual guide by Jayam Ravi

*It’s all in the eyes, ladies!*

To those who have discovered Jayam Ravi recently through Ponniyin Selvan movies and going gaga over his looks to Sobhita during the full video song of Veera Raja Veera, let me tell you something.

He mastered the art of seduction with his eyes LONG ago with the song Kannala Kannala from Thani Oruvan. 

Y’all need to appreciate the past first before loving the present 😍

BTW, both songs are my absolute favs! ❤️

The Past:

The Present:

GIF courtesy: Youtube