Ponniyin
Selvan,
the
upcoming
Tamil
historical
drama
is
the
dream
project
of
the
veteran
filmmaker
Mani
Ratnam.
The
making
of
the
magnum
opus
began
in
2019
after
multiple
delays,
to
the
much-excitement
of
the
Tamil
cinema
audiences.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
Ponniyin
Selvan
is
now
in
trouble
again
due
to
the
budget
issues
and
lockdown.
If
the
latest
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
Mani
Ratnam
directorial
is
in
trouble
due
to
the
date
clashes
of
the
actors
and
budget
issues.
Reportedly,
the
dates
allotted
by
the
actors
for
the
project
will
end
very
soon,
and
it
cannot
be
utilized
currently
due
to
the
all
India
lockdown.
Even
when
things
come
back
to
normal
eventually,
the
project
will
surely
have
to
be
delayed
a
bit
more
due
to
the
unavailability
of
the
lead
actors'
date.
Recently,
it
was
also
reported
that
the
Lyca
Productions,
the
banner
that
bankrolls
Ponniyin
Selvan
has
asked
director
Mani
Ratnam
to
cut
down
the
budget
of
the
project
due
to
financial
crisis.
However,
the
cine-goers
are
confident
that
the
veteran
director
will
handle
all
these
hurdles
gracefully
and
complete
the
project
very
soon.
In
a
recent
live
interaction
with
the
admires
through
his
wife
Suhasini's
official
Instagram
page,
Mani
Ratnam
had
revealed
that
Ponniyin
Selvan
is
being
made
two
parts.
The
first
schedule
of
the
project,
which
is
based
on
Kalki
Krishnamoorthy's
popular
novel
of
the
same
name,
was
completed
in
Thailand
in
January
2020.
The
next
schedule
is
expected
to
begin
once
the
all
India
lockdown
comes
to
an
end.
Ponniyin
Selvan
features
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Vikram,
Jayam
Ravi,
Karthi,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Trisha
Krishnan,
Vikram
Prabhu,
and
so
on
in
the
lead
roles.
AR
Rahman
has
composed
the
songs
and
background
score
for
the
project.
Ravi
Varman
is
the
director
of
photography.
Sreekar
Prasad
handles
the
editing.