Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan's
collaboration
with
director
Mani
Ratnam
for
the
ambitious
film
Ponniyin
Selvan
has
been
in
the
news
right
since
its
inception.
Now
much
to
the
happiness
of
the
fans,
Aishwarya
has
finally
shared
the
poster
of
the
same.
The
movie
is
based
on
author
Kalki
Krishnamurthy's
bestselling
historical
novel
of
the
same
name.
Sharing
the
poster
on
her
social
media
handle,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
captioned
the
same
stating,
"The
Golden
Era
comes
to
Life.
Mani
Ratnam's
Ponniyin
Selvan
PS."
Take
a
look
at
the
same.
The
poster
has
a
fiery
emblem
with
a
tiger's
face
in
the
centre
while
a
sword
can
be
seen
kept
across
it.
Emissions
of
fire
can
be
seen
against
the
backdrop
of
the
same.
Fans
showcased
their
excitement
in
the
comment
section
of
the
post.
Take
a
look
at
the
post.
Talking
about
the
film,
it
also
stars
a
stellar
cast
comprising
Vikram,
Karthi,
Prakash
Raj,
Trisha
Krishnan,
Jayaram,
Jayam
Ravi
and
Aishwarya
Lekshmi
in
the
lead
roles.
The
movie
is
bankrolled
by
Lyca
Productions
and
is
touted
to
be
a
magnum
opus.
It
was
earlier
reported
that
Mani
Ratnam
has
kickstarted
the
new
schedule
of
his
dream
project
in
Pondicherry.
As
per
the
news
reports,
Jayam
Ravi,
who
plays
one
of
the
lead
roles
in
the
movie,
will
be
a
part
of
this
schedule.
Vikram
and
Karthi,
the
other
two
leading
men
of
Ponniyin
Selvan,
are
also
expected
to
continue
the
shoot
in
a
few
days.
After
wrapping
up
the
Pondicherry
portions,
the
Ponniyin
Selvan
team
will
be
moving
to
Hyderabad
for
the
month-long
schedule.
Director
Mani
Ratnam
is
reportedly
planning
to
wrap
up
the
filming
of
the
project
by
the
end
of
2021.
If
things
go
as
planned,
the
first
part
of
the
much-awaited
magnum
opus
will
hit
the
theatres
in
Summer
2022.
Talking
about
the
technical
aspects,
the
movie
is
scripted
by
director
Mani
Ratnam
himself,
along
with
Siva
Anand
and
Kumaravel.
Ace
music
director
AR
Rahman
has
composed
the
songs
and
original
score
for
the
movie.
Ravi
Varman
is
the
director
of
photography
for
the
film.
Sreekar
Prasad
has
helmed
the
editing
of
the
movie.
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
has
earlier
collaborated
with
Mani
Ratnam
in
movies
like
Guru
and
Raavan.