Celebrated
Indian
filmmaker
Mani
Ratnam,
who
last
directed
action
thriller
Chekka
Chivantha
Vaanam,
is
currently
busy
with
his
next
project
Ponniyin
Selvan.
The
historical
drama
is
a
two-part
series
and
is
said
to
be
Ratnam's
most
ambitious
project
to
date.
The
movie
is
an
adaptation
of
Kalki
Krishnamurthy's
fictional
novel
of
the
same
name.
Starring
Vikram,
Jayam
Ravi,
Karthi,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Trisha
Krishnan,
Vikram
Prabhu,
Aishwarya
Rajesh,
Aditi
Rao
Hydari
and
few
other
familiar
faces,
the
film
is
being
co-produced
by
Ratnam,
Suhasini
Maniratnam
and
Allirajah
Subaskaran.
Initially,
the
maverick
director
showed
interest
in
the
subject
back
in
1994.
He
even
worked
on
the
first
draft
of
the
film
along
with
actor
Kamal
Haasan.
But
the
duo
canned
the
project
back
then
due
to
financial
viability.
Then
in
2010,
Mani
Ratnam
once
again
started
working
on
the
film
and
even
locked
the
cast
for
the
same.
However,
the
film
got
shelved
again
and
now
Ratnam's
dream
movie
is
finally
in
the
making.
In
fact,
the
makers
have
wrapped
up
the
first
schedule
of
Ponniyin
Selvan
which
went
on
floors
on
December
11,
2019,
in
Thailand.
The
second
schedule
is
expected
to
roll
soon
and
this
time
the
shooting
will
take
place
in
India.
But
apart
from
that,
we
have
got
one
more
update
on
the
highly
anticipated
historical
drama.
Well,
if
music
maestro
AR
Rahman's
latest
tweet
about
the
film
is
true
than
Mani
Ratnam
definitely
has
something
magical
in
store
for
all
of
us.
The
National
Award-winning
composer
took
to
Twitter
late
last
night
and
wrote,
"Last
week
DOP
Ravivarman
shared
some
stills
from
#ManiRatnam's
#PonniyinSelvan
..looks
totally
lit."
Rahman,
who
seems
to
be
highly
impressed
with
Ponniyin
Selvan,
is
also
associated
with
the
film.
Yes,
he
is
composing
the
music
for
Ratnam's
directorial
venture.
The
dialogues
have
been
penned
by
Kumaravel,
B.
Jeyamohan
and
the
talented
filmmaker
himself.
While
there
has
been
no
official
announcement
regarding
the
film's
release,
it
is
being
said
that
the
first
part
may
hit
theatres
at
the
end
of
this
year.