Ponniyin Selvan makers announce their arrival

As reported earlier, the Mani Ratnam biggie ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ will be out in two-parts, with the first part releasing on September 30, 2022. Last day, they shared a poster announcing that the ‘Chozhas are coming’. With just over two months left for release, the team is set to begin their extensive promotions soon.

‘Ponniyin Selvan’ is an ambitious project that has some of India’s best technicians and stars in it. Based on the historical Tamil novel of the same name written by Kalki Krishnamurthy, it tells the story of early days of Arulmozhivarman, who later became the great Chola emperor, Raja Raja Chola I. Jayam Ravi plays the titular role. The cast also includes Vikram, Trisha, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram Prabhu, Parthiban, Sobhita Dhulipala, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Prakash Raj, Sarath Kumar, Prabhu, Kishore, Jayaram, Rahman, Lal and Ashwin Kakumanu.

Mani Ratnam has adapted the screenplay along with Jeyamohan and Kumaravel. Music is by AR Rahman and Ravi Varman cranks the camera. The period epic is produced by Mani Ratnam’s own banner Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions.