Ponniyin Selvan trailer is rich in drama and grandeur

As reported earlier Kalki Krishnamurthy’s historical Tamil novel ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ is being made as a film with a huge cast and crew involved. It has been adapted as two parts by director Mani Ratnam along with scenarist Jeyamohan. While the first part is set to hit screens on September 30, the second part has been scheduled for release next year. The makers had recently released its trailer, which is high on grandeur, action and some riveting drama.

‘Ponniyin Selvan’ tells the story of early days of Arulmozhi Varman, who later became the Chola emperor, Raja Raja Chola I. Jayam Ravi plays that role. Others in the cast include Vikram, Trisha, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai, Parthiban, Sobhita Dhulipala, Jayaram, Aishwarya Lekshmi, The makers of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ introduce new characters by releasing posters regularly. Recently, posters featuring Prakash Raj, Jayachitra, Rahman, Vikram Prabhu, Lal, Sarath Kumar, Babu Antony, Jayachitra, Riyaz Khan, and Ashwin Kakumanu.

Planned as a pan-Indian project, ‘PS 1’ will be releasing in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.