Ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s dream project ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ part one latest poster is here and this one looks damn ferocious. Also referred to as PS-1, the upcoming Tamil film is an epic historical drama based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 eponymous novel.
Written, directed and co-produced by Mani Ratnam, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ is the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman who later became the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I. The latest poster of the film features a shield and a sword with roaring lion engravings on them.
The golden era comes to life! #PonniyinSelvan #PS1 #ManiRatnam @LycaProductions pic.twitter.com/WvS8fe5DXz
— Madras Talkies (@MadrasTalkies_) July 19, 2021
Allirajah Subaskaran via Lyca Productions is producing the magnum opus alongside Madras Talkies. B. Jeyamohan has co-written ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ with Ratnam. The film, which will be the first part of the two part project, is schedule for release in 2022.
Musical maestro A. R. Rahman will compose the music for the film. While Ravi Varman is handling the film’s cinematography, its editing is done by Sreekar Prasad.
‘Ponniyin Selvan’ is a tentpole project that has an ensemble cast of Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Lal, Sarath Kumar, Jayaram, Vikram Prabhu, Prabhu, Ashwin Kakumanu, Kishore and Aishwarya Lekshmi among others.
The film is a massive scale project coming from the south once again. After the success of ‘Baahubali’ and ‘K.G.F’ like ventures from south across the nation, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ looks just as promising and more.
Stay tuned to binged.com for all the latest updates on Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ part one.
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