Communication & Media Production

R.Vishal (Game Art & Design)

 Communication and Media Production
For my CMP module I was given a brief which stated that i had to select a
Regional language and select a few quotes which i personally like. And from
those few quotes we would be made to select one and make a digital game that
expresses or symbolizes the quote and communicates with my target audience.

I chose the regional language TAMIL which is also my mother tongue and
selected a few quotes so as to research on it and to understand the complete
meaning of the quote and to look up on the content involved in it so I could
express my ideas and thought processes in them.
 TAMIL
Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a dravidian language spoken predominantly by people from the
Indian state of Tamil Nadu,other parts of India and most parts of
Singapore,Mauritius and Malaysia. It is also regarded as the oldest language in
the world by many historians. Tamil has a very old heritage and is very much
known for its grammar and literature. The two earliest manuscripts from India were
recorded to be written in Tamil. Tamil has had many sensational quotes and here
we are going to see 5 quotes that have inspired me.
 TAMIL AROUND THE WORLD
The language of Tamil is spread all
around the world . Tamil is an
official language in the countries of
Mauritius,Singapore,Malaysia,India
and Sri Lanka. Tamil is a dependant
entity in the Indian state of Tamil
Nadu and the Union territories of
Puducherry and Andaman and Mostly Spoken
Nicobar Islands. Tamil speakers Scarcely Spoken
make approximately 1.6 % of the
Not Much Spoken
world’s population.
THE TAMIL SCRIPT
The Tamil script has 12 vowels , 18 consonants and
one special character ,the “akku” . “Akku” is
classified in Tamil grammar as being neither a
consonant nor a vowel.

The script is syllabic ,not alphabetic.

The complete script ,therefore ,consists of 31 letters

in their independent form and an additional 216
combination letters - a total of 247 combinations (
uyirmeyye uttu)

The Tamil script is written from left to right.

 TAMIL GRAMMAR
Tamil grammar can be divided into 5 parts :

Eduthu (letter)

Sol ( word)

Porul ( meaning)

Yappu (poetic structure)

Ani (Poetic decoration)

The first book on Tamil grammar was Agathiyam but the scripts of Agathiyam was
never available.
TAMIL GRAMMAR CONTUINED…….
Today Tholkaappiyam is accepted as the first
book on Tamil grammar . Tholkaappiyam is
classified into 3 adhigaarams and each
adhigaaram has 9 chapters allocated to it.

1. Ezuthadhigaaram - the introduction &

categorisation of Tamil characters and the
maathraas of Tamil.

2. Solladhigaaram- Single letter words,multi

letter words,sandhi words and classification
of words according to origin .

3. Poruladhigaaram - classification of nouns

based on human and non human aspects.
TAMIL LITERATURE
Sangam ,Medieval &
Modern
SANGAM LITERATURE
SANGAM literature normally written in the form of poetry can be
classified into 2 categories - they are Melkanakku Noolkal &
Keezhkanakku Noolkal.

Melkanakku Nookal consists of of 8 books of small verses

(Ettuththogai) and 10 books of long verses (Paththuppaattu).

Ettuththogai books : n’atrinai, kurunthokai ,

pathitruppaththu,paripaadal,aingurunooru,kalithogai,aganaanooru,p
uranaanooru.

Keezhkanakku Nookal : this comprises of 18 books on human

morals.
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MEDIEVAL LITERATURE - Kaappiyam ( With his Apprentice )

This was said to have

been found on the
Kaappiyam describes the story of a incomparable hero
walls of
and also consists of many sub stories .
Brihadeeswarar
temple(Tanjore)
Kaappiyam usually embodies the good qualities that a
man should have ,the n necessary do’s & do not of
the citizen of a country , love and about the means
to obtain salvation .

Tamil Kaappiyam can be divided into aimperum

Kaappiyam (big) and ainchiru Kaappiyam (small)

Aimperum Kaappiyams : Silappathigaaram,manimegalai,

nakuthanaar etc.

Ainchiru Kaappiyams: thoolamozhithevar,neelakesi,

yasodara kaaviyam.
MODERN LITERATURE
All literatures written after the 19th century from the period of Mahaakavi
Bhaarathi are known as modern literatures .Some examples are :

1. Bhaarathiyaar kavidhaigal - Bhaarathiyaar left an indelible mark as

the poet of Tamil nationalism and Indian freedom . His moving
tribute to his mother tongue is a reflection of the hold that those
words continue to have on Tamil minds and hearts .

2. Kalki’s Novels - is the author of 35 volumes of short stories , novels

,essays ,travelogues . He is recognised and appreciated more as a
writer of social& historical events.
 2. Otrai Roja :
This story is about 2 strangers -
a young man and a young
woman - who meet on a train
FAMOUS TAMIL NOVELS IN MODERN ERA from Tirunelveli to Chennai .They
have failed in their respective
exams and plan to end their life .
Modern era consists mostly of short Things take a different turn from
&long stories .Therefore ,the top 2 here and their problems slowly
short stories by Kalki is discussed dissolves at the end .
below :

1. Tiger king : The story revolves around a king

whose death at the hands of a Tiger had
been foretold by astrologers when he was
born. He tries to reverse the fate spelled out
for him and the author uses thinly-veiled
satire to walk the reader through the king’s
attempts which later prove futile ,in a manner
that makes them laugh
Well-Known Tamil Poets
SUBRAMANIYA BHARATHI

Subramaniya Bharathi was a great tamil

poet born in Ettayapuram in the tamil district
of Thoothukudi.He was a very famous Poet
and Freedom fighter from Tamil Nadu. He was
also famously known as Subbaiya, Sakthi
Dasan, Mahakavi and Mundaasu Kavignar.
He has done many literary works. The most
important of them are Panjali Sabatham,
Kannan Paatu, Kuyil Paatu and Dhesiya
Geethangal. He died at the age of 38 by the
accidental stomp of a temple Elephant in
Madras. (Signature of
Thiruvalluvar
Thiruvalluvar is a famous tamil poet who was very
much known for his work of Thirukural which is very
much based on improving ethics of the society
suitable for all ages. His original name is although not
known.
TAMIL QUOTES
TAMIL QUOTES
Points Obtained About Tamil Quotes
From my tamil teachers…..

# They are more morality based.

There have been many tamil quotes that have # They vary from time to time although the
Script Remains the same
been existing ever since the language took the # Never Stress or emphasize on a particular
community
change from scriptual bases. I had asked many
# Explain the quote with comparison to the given
people of how the quotes vary from subject to Point and Situation
# Based on Real Life Scenarios.
subject to many a well known language teachers
of mine and the answer they told me was that
Tamil Quotes were a bit concentrated on
developing the morals and ethics of the soceity
rather than just being precise and decision based.
FAMOUS QUOTES IN TAMIL LITERATURE - POST SANGAM

Quote analysis & meaning:

● Meaning : “The mark of wisdom is to discern
the truth from whatever source it is heard ”.
Analysis:
● This is a quote from an ethics book known
as Thirukural by Thiruvalluvar. As seen in
the quote above , the book is a
comprehensive manual of ethics , polity and
love, containing 1,330 kural divided into
chapters of 10 .