Ponniyin Selvan, since its announcement made a huge buzz across the Indian film industry for the right reasons. This epic film is mounted on a lavish scale like never seen before and is touted to be made on a whopping budget of 500 crores. This epic historical is being directed and co-produced by Mani Ratnam who has given multiple classics like Guru, Yuva, Bombay, Nayakan, etc.
This Magnum Opus mega-budget is produced by Lyca Productions. it is based on the novel which is a historical fiction written in Tamil by renowned author Kalki Krishnamurthy titled Ponniyin Selvan. The story revolves around the era of the 8th and 9th centuries in the life of the Chola emperor Rajaraja who came to be known as Ponni later on. Aditya Karikalan, the eldest son of the king Sundara Chola, learns of the forthcoming danger to the Chola state and sends a message to his friend Vandiyadevan.
Vandiyadhevan goes to Sri Lanka and passes on the message to Arulmozhi, the youngest son of Sundara Chola. somehow Aditya Karikalan is mysteriously killed in a riot in Chola country. The blame falls on Vandiyadevan who gets captured for this sin. it would be interesting to see how the various actors cast in the movie fare in their particular characters. it has the promising cast of Chiyaan Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Jayaram, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vikram Prabhu, and Ashwin Kakumanu while R. Sarathkumar, R. Parthiban, Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Rahman, and others appear in supporting roles. This epic will be made in two parts just like Bahubali. Music is given by music maestro Ar Rahman.
Ponniyin Selvan part 1 is slated to release on 30th September 2022.
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