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During his youth Aditya Karikalan had fallen in love with ___________ whose beauty is said to have the power to influence any man.

  1. Poonkuzhali

  2. Mandakini

  3. Nandini

  4. Manimekalai
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Explanation

In the novel Ponniyin Selvan by Kalki Krishnamurthy, Aditya Karikalan (the Chola prince) falls in love with Nandini, a woman of mysterious origins whose beauty is legendary. Poonkuzhali is a boatwoman, Mandakini is associated with the Pazhuvoor clan, and Manimekalai is a different character from Tamil literature.

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