<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->post 148: Husky, this is very interesting and useful. Is it possible to provide some references (Tamil or other languages, referring to kings as rajaputra or equivalent)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Not from textual sources, but from B&W Tamil movies set in olden days. Period films, in other words.
But the only old film set in a historical Tamil Nadu that I have here, refers consistently to both the king (Arasu - sp?) and prince only in Tamil, I think. Need to check that. It's called Konjum Salangai, in case anyone can recall it off the top of their head. (Tamil dub of Maya Bazaar does not count anyway, since it's about the Mahabharatam.) I'll ask my mum if she can remember the names of the old Tamil period films that my dad hired.
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Had half an hour to spare to forward through Konjum Salangai last night. The graceful Bharatanatyam danseuse referred to the king as Maharaja several times. So he was called King in both Tamil and Samskritam. Could not locate the moments where people referred to the crown prince; from memory this was in Tamil as stated in first paragraph.
Meanwhile, mother can't recall that father hired those black and white films just a few years ago. Sister recalls the ocassion, but like me does not know their titles. Have yet to talk to my father about this.
But the only old film set in a historical Tamil Nadu that I have here, refers consistently to both the king (Arasu - sp?) and prince only in Tamil, I think. Need to check that. It's called Konjum Salangai, in case anyone can recall it off the top of their head. (Tamil dub of Maya Bazaar does not count anyway, since it's about the Mahabharatam.) I'll ask my mum if she can remember the names of the old Tamil period films that my dad hired.
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Had half an hour to spare to forward through Konjum Salangai last night. The graceful Bharatanatyam danseuse referred to the king as Maharaja several times. So he was called King in both Tamil and Samskritam. Could not locate the moments where people referred to the crown prince; from memory this was in Tamil as stated in first paragraph.
Meanwhile, mother can't recall that father hired those black and white films just a few years ago. Sister recalls the ocassion, but like me does not know their titles. Have yet to talk to my father about this.