Ponniyin
Selvan,
the
magnum
opus
of
Mani
Ratnam
has
started
its
journey
and
reportedly,
the
principal
photography
of
the
movie
commenced
in
Thailand
on
December
10,
2019.
While
there
have
been
a
lot
of
rumours
regarding
the
cast
as
well
as
the
technical
crew
of
the
movie,
a
few
reports
have
come
up
regarding
the
actor
who
will
be
seen
playing
the
title
role
in
the
magnum
opus.
If
reports
are
to
be
believed,
Jayam
Ravi
will
appear
in
the
title
role.
Reportedly,
the
actor
will
essay
the
role
of
Arulmozhi
Varman,
who
goes
on
to
become
the
king,
who
is
fondly
addressed
as
Ponniyin
Selvan.
However,
an
official
announcement
regarding
the
actors
and
their
characters
are
being
awaited
to
get
a
clear
picture.
Meanwhile,
latest
reports
also
claim
that
the
team
has
officially
unveiled
the
cast
and
crew.
Reportedly,
Ponniyin
Selvan
has
a
huge
star
cast
-
Vikram,
Jayam
Ravi,
Karthi,
Vikram
Prabhu,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Trisha,
Aishwarya
Lekshmi,
Sarathkumar,
Jayaram,
Prabhu,
Rahman,
Ashwin
Kakkamannu,
Kishore
and
others
will
be
seen
playing
prominent
roles
in
this
much-awaited
movie.
The
screenplay
of
the
movie
has
been
jointly
penned
by
Mani
Ratnam
and
Kumaravelu.
Meanwhile,
Jeyamohan
has
penned
the
dialogues
for
the
film.
AR
Rahman
will
helm
the
music
department.
Ravi
Verman
will
crank
the
camera
for
this
magnum
opus
and
it
will
be
the
second
project
of
the
cinematographer
with
the
master
filmmaker
after
Kaattru
Veliyidai.
Shyam
Kaushal
has
been
roped
in
as
the
stunt
choreographer.
Editing
is
by
Sreekar
Prasad.
Reportedly,
the
epic
movie
will
be
jointly
produced
by
Madras
Talkies
and
Lyca
Productions.
According
to
some
of
the
reports
that
have
come
up,
Vikram
and
Jayam
Ravi
have
joined
the
first
schedule
of
shoot
in
Thailand.
Meanwhile,
the
rest
of
the
actors
are
expected
to
join
the
team
in
the
coming
days.