Mani
Ratnam's
magnum
opus
Ponniyin
Selvan
has
yet
again
made
headlines,
this
time
for
a
massive
reason.
Apparently,
actor
Rahman
on
Sunday
(August
15)
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
share
a
big
update
about
the
film's
shooting.
Sharing
a
lovely
picture
of
himself
from
Hyderabad's
Ramoji
Film
City,
the
star
revealed
that
75
percent
of
the
film's
shooting
has
been
completed
so
far.
He
tweeted,
"Shoot
in
progress.
@ponniyinn_selvan,
it's
magnanimous!
75%
completed.
Looking
forward
to
watch
in
theatres
only."
Rahman's
latest
tweet
has
surely
left
fans
amazed,
who
are
now
eagerly
waiting
for
an
official
update
from
the
makers
of
Ponniyin
Selvan.
Earlier,
the
film's
complete
cast
and
character
details
had
leaked
online.
The
list
consisted
names
of
as
many
as
21
actors
including
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Vikram,
Jayam
Ravi,
Trisha,
Karthi,
Aishwarya
Lekshmi,
Prakash
Raj,
Jayaram
and
many
others.
Remarks
including
replacements
and
antagonists
were
also
mentioned
in
the
list.
It
also
claimed
that
Aishwarya
Rai
is
playing
the
lead
antagonist
in
the
period
drama,
which
had
surprised
and
even
excited
many.
The
actress
will
be
playing
the
role
of
Nandini
in
Ponniyin
Selvan.
Interestingly,
Rahman
will
be
seen
as
Parthibendra
Pallavar
in
the
period
drama.
The
film
is
based
on
Kalki
Krishnamurthy's
Tamil
literary
novel
Ponniyin
Selvan.
The
Mani
Ratnam
directorial
is
backed
by
Madras
Talkies
and
Lyca
Productions.
Jointly
written
by
Ratnam,
Elango
Kumaravel
and
B
Jeyamohan,
the
film
also
features
Sarath
Kumar,
Sobhita,
Riyaz
Khan,
Kishore,
Ashwin,
Mohanram,
Rahman,
Vikram
Prabhu
and
Lal.
Ponniyin
Selvan
has
music
composed
by
AR
Rahman.
Talking
about
actor
Rahman's
project,
he
will
next
be
seen
in
Tamil
films
including
Operation
Arapaima,
Sarvadhikari,
Jana
Gana
Mana,
Naadaga
Medai
and
Thuparivaalan
2.
His
other
language
films
are
Ente
Sathyanweshana
Pareekshakal,
Blue
and
Seetimaarr.