Famous
Mollywood
actor
Lal
has
been
roped
in
to
play
an
important
role
in
director
Mani
Ratnam's
magnum
opus
'Ponniyin
Selvan'.
The
actor
took
to
Instagram
to
share
his
unbounded
happiness
for
being
included
in
the
multi-star
cast
project.
He
wrote,
"In
my
entire
acting
career,
Maniratnam
sir
is
the
only
person,
to
whom
I
have
asked
for
an
opportunity.
As
I
knew
Suhasini,
I
asked
for
a
chance
to
act
in
Maniratnam
sir's
movie.
It
was
years
ago.
While
Maniratnam
sir
was
shooting
for
'Kadal',
he
called
me
and
offered
me
a
role
in
the
movie.
Unfortunately
due
to
other
prior
committed
projects,
I
couldn't
take
up
the
offer.
And
now
the
dream
is
going
to
come
true.
I
am
essaying
an
old
warrior
in
his
next.
I
will
be
taking
horse
riding
classes
for
the
role.
Once
a
dream,
now
a
reality!
A
Mani
Ratnam
movie.
#tamilcinema
#maniratnam
#ponniyinselvan."
(sic)
Lal
is
well
known
for
his
roles
in
films
like
Sandakozhi,
Deepavali,
Oram
Po,
Chandi
Veeran
and
Seema
Raja.
He
was
recently
added
in
Dhanush's
next
flick
with
Mari
Selvaraj.
The
veteran
actor's
lifetime
dream
is
now
fulfilled
as
he
is
part
of
the
epic
drama
'Ponniyin
Selvan'.
Director
Mani
Ratnam
has
been
seen
location-hunting
in
Thailand
for
several
days
now.
Most
part
of
the
movie
will
be
shot
in
the
forests
of
Thailand.
It
has
been
reported
that
the
director
is
all
set
to
begin
the
shooting
from
the
second
week
of
December.
Based
on
Kalki's
five-part
novel
'Ponniyin
Selvan',
the
film
has
a
stellar
star
cast
of
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Karthi,
Jayam
Ravi,
Vikram,
Trisha,
Keerthy
Suresh,
Aishwarya
Lekshmi,
Jayaram,
Prabhu
and
others.
The
historic
novel
'Ponniyin
Selvan' is
based
on
the
life
of
King
Raja
Raja
Chola.
It
is
believed
that
Jayam
Ravi
will
be
seen
as
the
great
king
Raja
Raja
Chola
while
Aishwarya
Rai
will
be
seen
in
a
negative
shade,
essaying
the
role
of
the
novel's
famous
character
'Nandhini'.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
popular
actresses
Nayanthara,
Anushka
Shetty
and
Amala
Paul,
who
were
said
to
be
roped
in
earlier
in
the
huge
project
are
no
longer
a
part
of
the
movie
now.