IN THIS HISTORICAL FICTION PARTHIBAN KANAVU , KALKI KRISHNAMURTHY TAKES HIS AUDIENCE TO THE GOLDEN PERIOD OF NARASIMA VARMA PALLAVAR; HE IS ONE OF THE BEST KINGS WHO RULED THONDAI NAADU. THE KINGS OF PALLAVA DYNASTY HAD A ENORMOUS THIRST FOR ARTS AND ESPECIALLY FOR SCULPTING. THE PLOT OF THIS NOVEL GRADUALLY GESTURES TOWARDS THE DREAMS OF PARTHIBA MAHARAJA, BESIDES REVOLVES AROUND THE TWO CENTRAL CHARACTERS: NARASIMHA VARMA PALLAVAR AND VIKRAMA CHOZHAN.