I am Raghavi Priya Palanisamy, a former Information Technology professional who quit my job to pursue my passion in storytelling.

I am Raghavi Priya Palanisamy, a former Information Technology professional who quit my job to pursue my passion in storytelling.
I am Raghavi Priya Palanisamy, a former Information Technology professional who quit my job to pursue my passion in storytelling.
I am Raghavi Priya Palanisamy, a former Information Technology professional who quit my job to pursue my passion in storytelling.
I am Raghavi Priya Palanisamy, a former Information Technology professional who quit my job to pursue my passion in storytelling.

I am Raghavi Priya Palanisamy, a former Information Technology professional who quit my job to pursue my passion in storytelling.

K2kadhaikalam( Kadhaikadhayaai Kadhaikalam) is my Tamil Audiobook Podcast channel available in major Podcast platforms like Google Podcast, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Hubhopper and also YouTube.

Want to hear a story about how the journey began?

 I was looking to listen to Ponniyin Selvan (PS), a legendary novel by Amarar Kalki, on an audiobook. Unfortunately for me, I found a void in most of the PS Audiobooks available for free in Podcast channels.

Bridled by passion but trusting my confidence and command over Tamil language, I set up on a quest, a quest for knowledge, fueled by my love for Tamil. I set forth to take on the mammoth task of doing justice to the 2300 pages humongous book by teleporting the core emotion of the novel with fine improvisation.

Now you may ask why did I voluntarily entre this quest, set up by my own doing? Well , the beauty of the Tamil language penned in the immortal words of Amarar Kalki and the pull to ensure that other Tamil “rasikas” don’t suffer time searching like me, were reasons worthy enough to pursue this noble quest!

What's different about K2kadhaikalam's Ponniyin Selvan?

We all have heard, lived and loved stories since we were kids. But if you take a step back and think of stories you remember most, what are the ones that flashes in front of your eyes? – Perhaps spending time with your grandparents, sitting on their laps as they rest on your ease-chair, gawking as they take you on historical, magical adventures, or perhaps, it is lying down, cozily tucked in your bed, having your father help you fight crime and evil in the world?

Well, whatever the imagery may be, who doesn’t like a good story? And the crux of all good stories is enacting the emotions behind the voice – through a combination of voice projection that makes the characters real, modulation that gives the character souls and thus bring them to life in our mind

Story telling at k2kadhaikalam attempts to do just that on a virtual platform.

Once you plug in your headphones, you are transformed magically in to the world carefully weaved by Amarar Kalki. It involves enacting the voice and modulation of each character. The voices of Azhwarkadiyan, Nandhini, Sundara Sozhar are my personal favorites, though if you ask my listeners, be prepared to mediate a debate! 

And am happy to share that all the songs in PS are sung by classically trained musician and a dear-old friend, Lavanya!

So, what keeps us going?

So, let me tell you a secret. Its not always easy! There are days, when I would like nothing but to snuggle under the bed with my 2 year old daughter and play imaginary games with her. But then again, when we think of the love and affection that you all have showered, it forces me to take away my blanket and bring to life Kunthavai and Nandhini and all the others!

We cherish each and every compliment showered from all quarters around the globe, be it a 16 yr old school student who was never introduced to Tamil books and later got hooked to K2kadhaikalam's PS audiobook or a 80 yr old Tamil moothati as she calls herself  from Melbourne, who having read the book multiple times, still feels compelling and refreshing to listen PS Audiobook from k2kadhaikalam as she waits patiently every day for each episode.

K2kadhaikalam is also listed as a top Podcast channel by Chartables a renowned Podcast rank creator. We have been ranked #1 in Srilanka and listed in top 30 ranks in several countries including India, Quwait, Singapore, Malaysia,Qatar, Bahrain.

So what next?

Well you would have to wait for the next chapter to know more.