Ponniyin
Selvan,
the
Mani
Ratnam
directorial
is
one
of
the
most-awaited
upcoming
projects
of
the
Tamil
film
industry.
The
shooting
of
the
magnum
opus
is
currently
put
on
hold
due
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
Recently,
the
sources
close
to
Ponniyin
Selvan
revealed
an
exciting
update
regarding
the
star
cast
of
the
project.
As
reported
earlier,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
the
popular
actress
is
playing
the
role
of
Nandini,
a
prominent
character
in
the
Mani
Ratnam
directorial.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
true,
the
former
Miss
World
is
playing
the
character
Nandini.
Now,
the
latest
updates
suggest
that
Sara
Arjun,
the
popular
child
actor
who
rose
to
fame
with
the
Vikram
starrer
Deiva
Thirumagal,
will
play
the
younger
version
of
Nandini
in
the
movie.
The
shooting
of
Ponniyin
Selvan
is
expected
to
be
resumed
in
September
2020.
The
next
schedule
was
originally
supposed
to
be
shot
in
Thailand,
but
the
plans
are
now
canceled
due
to
the
coronavirus
threat.
Instead,
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
authorities
did
not
permit
for
the
outdoor
shoot,
the
rest
of
the
portions
will
be
shot
in
the
AVM
Studios,
Chennai.
Ponniyin
Selvan
will
feature
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Vikram,
Jayam
Ravi,
Karthi,
Trisha
Krishnan,
Vikram
Prabhu,
Shobita
Dhulipala,
Jayaram,
Prabhu
Ganesan,
Lal,
Aishwarya
Lekshmi,
Rahman,
Ashwin
Kakumanu,
and
so
on
in
the
other
pivotal
roles.
Mani
Ratnam,
the
director
himself
has
penned
the
adapted
screenplay
of
the
project,
along
with
Siva
Anand
and
Kumaravel.
AR
Rahman,
the
academy
award-winner
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
bankrolled
by
Mani
Ratnam's
Madras
Talkies
and
Lyca
Productions.