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Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Is Not Getting A Budget Cut, Confirms Sources!
Ponniyin Selvan, the upcoming Mani Ratnam directorial is one of the most-awaited upcoming projects of the Tamil film industry. The historical drama has been making headlines from the past few days due to the speculations regarding the budget cut. It was reported that Lyca Productions, the banner which co-produces Ponniyin Selvan has asked Mani Ratnam to cut down the budget.
However, the recent report published by popular daily India Today suggests that the multi-starrer is not getting a budget cut, and the speculations are totally baseless. 'Ponniyin Selvan is produced on a first-copy basis by Mani Ratnam. Hence, the news about the budget cut is completely false', said a source close to the magnum opus in a recent interview given to India Today.
The reports have come out as a great relief for the cine-goers, who have been highly anxious about the future of Ponniyin Selvan. The historical drama, which is the dream project of Mani Ratnam, was announced multiple times with different star casts. The project finally materialised and started rolling in 2019, after a long delay.
The
multi-starrer
is
based
on
the
renowned
Tamil
novel
Ponniyin
Selvan,
penned
by
Kalki
Krishnamurthy.
The
story
revolves
around
the
central
character
Arulmozhi
Varman
who
later
emerged
as
the
Raja
Raja
Chola
I,
the
emperor
of
the
Chola
dynasty.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
National
award-winning
actor
Vikram
is
appearing
in
the
role
of
Arulmozhi
Varman
in
the
movie.
Ponniyin Selvan features an extensive star cast including Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Vikram Prabhu, Shobita Dhulipala, Jayaram, Prabhu Ganesan, Lal, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Rahman, Ashwin Kakumanu, and so on in the other pivotal roles.
The movie is scripted by director Mani Ratnam himself, along with Siva Anand and Kumaravel. AR Rahman composes the songs and background score for the movie. Ravi Varman is the director of photography. Sreekar Prasad handles the editing. Ponniyin Selvan is jointly produced by Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions.
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