Ably translated by Suganthy Krishnamachari, I, Krishnadevaraya is a fascinating look at one of India’s greatest kings. I, Krishnadevaraya takes you into the inner world of the emperor, providing a vivid picture of his thinking, his insecurities and his decision-making. Overcoming all of this, Krishnadevaraya went on to become the greatest emperor of the Vijayanagar empire. Circumstances prevented him from marrying the woman he loved or pursuing literature, his true passion. Ki.’s hero is like any other young man his age-his romantic attachments overshadowing everything else in his life-until his minister and mentor, Appaji, reminds him that his duty ought to take precedence over his love life.Ĭoming to the throne under difficult circumstances, Krishnadevaraya had to wage a relentless battle to preserve the Vijayanagar empire.
decided to present a first-person narrative of the story of Krishnadevaraya, the emperor of Vijayanagar. translate I, Claudius by Robert Graves into Tamil. The Tamil actor Kamal Hassan suggested that Ra. I, Krishnadevaraya is a translation of the famous Tamil novel Naan Krishnadevarayan by Ra.
