Sathyaraj
is
shedding
his
all
inhibitions
for
his
upcoming
Tamil
film
Ponniyin
Selvan.
The
actor
has
started
practising
silambam
(Dravidian
martial
art
or
stick
fighting)
for
Mani
Ratnam
directorial
film.
Sathyaraj
is
said
to
be
playing
the
role
of
Periya
Pazhuvettarayar
in
the
historical
film.
His
role
requires
him
to
showcase
silambam
skills
in
some
scenes
in
the
film.
So,
the
actor,
who
is
proficient
in
silambam
and
fencing,
is
honing
his
skills.
It
may
be
recalled
that
the
actor
had
done
such
role
in
his
earlier
movie
Villadhi
Villain.
The
movie
is
the
screen-adaptation
of
Kalki
Krishnamurthy's
epic
novel
'
Ponniyin
Selvan'.
The
story
of
the
film
revolves
around
the
Chola
Dynasty.
Mani
Ratnam
and
Vasanth
of
Saththam
Podathey
have
taken
responsibility
of
penning
the
script.
The
expected-budget
of
the
movie
is
said
to
be
Rs.
200
crores,
which
is
produced
by
the
Sun
Pictures
.
Meanwhile,
Vijay,
Mahesh
Babu,
Aarya
and
Anushka
Shetty
have
already
been
roped
in
for
the
key
roles
in
the
film.