Mani
Ratnam,
the
veteran
filmmaker
is
totally
busy
with
the
production
of
his
dream
project
Ponniyin
Selvan.
As
reported
earlier,
the
shooting
of
the
movie
has
been
temporarily
put
on
a
halt
due
to
the
coronavirus
threat
and
lockdown.
However,
the
latest
reports
suggest
that
Mani
Ratnam
is
planning
to
resume
the
shoot
of
Ponniyin
Selvan
soon.
If
the
latest
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
shooting
of
the
magnum
opus
will
be
resumed
in
September
2020.
Even
though
the
next
schedule
of
Ponniyin
Selvan
was
expected
to
go
on
floors
in
Thailand,
the
plans
are
now
cancelled
due
to
the
current
situation.
Instead,
the
Ponniyin
Selvan
team
has
decided
to
shoot
the
movie
inside
India
itself.
If
things
go
as
planned,
the
movie
will
go
on
floors
in
Pune
by
the
first
week
of
September
2020
and
will
be
later
shot
at
the
various
locations
of
Hyderabad.
If
the
team
fails
to
get
permission
from
the
government
for
the
outdoor
shoot,
then
Ponniyin
Selvan
will
be
shot
in
the
AVM
Studios
in
Vadapalani,
Chennai.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
Mani
Ratnam
is
keen
to
resume
the
shooting
of
Ponniyin
Selvan,
due
to
two
reasons.
Firstly,
the
filmmaker
doesn't
want
to
waste
the
dates
of
the
star
cast,
since
it
is
a
multi-starrer
film.
And
secondly,
Mani
Ratnam
wants
to
release
the
movie
in
2021
as
planned
earlier,
as
the
project
started
rolling
after
a
long
delay
and
he
doesn't
want
to
face
the
same
situation
again.
Ponniyin
Selvan,
which
is
jointly
produced
by
Mani
Ratnam's
Madras
Talkies
and
Lyca
Productions,
features
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Vikram,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Jayam
Ravi,
Karthi,
Trisha
Krishnan,
Vikram
Prabhu,
Shobita
Dhulipala,
Aishwarya
Lekshmi,
and
so
on.
AR
Rahman
composes
the
songs
and
background
score
for
the
movie.