Ponniyin
Selvan,
the
magnum
opus
directed
by
the
veteran
filmmaker
Mani
Ratnam
is
nearing
the
final
stage
of
its
shooting.
As
per
the
latest
updates,
Vikram,
the
National
award-winning
actor
has
finally
wrapped
up
his
portions
for
both
parts
of
the
project.
Reportedly,
Vikram
wrapped
up
his
portions
with
the
Madhya
Pradesh
schedule
of
Ponniyin
Selvan.
As
per
the
reports,
Vikram
is
playing
the
role
of
Adithya
Karikalan,
the
elder
brother
of
Arulmozhi
Varman
aka
Ponniyin
Selvan,
the
titular
character
played
by
Jayam
Ravi.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
Mani
Ratnam
directorial,
the
National
award-winner
will
feature
in
a
unique
avatar
in
the
movie,
which
marks
his
second
collaboration
with
the
veteran
filmmaker
after
Raavanan.
Jayam
Ravi,
who
plays
Arulmozhi
Varman,
has
also
wrapped
up
his
portions
for
both
parts
of
Ponniyin
Selvan,
recently.
Among
the
three
male
leads
of
the
movie,
Karthi,
who
plays
the
role
of
Vandiyathevan,
is
yet
to
finish
the
shooting
of
his
portions
in
the
project.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
North
Indian
schedule
of
Ponniyin
Selvan
will
be
wrapped
up
with
the
Madhya
Pradesh
schedule.
Director
Mani
Ratnam
and
his
team
are
expected
to
wrap
up
the
ambitious
project
by
the
end
of
2021.
The
rest
of
the
portions
of
the
magnum
opus
will
be
shot
at
the
various
studios
in
South
India.
Ponniyin
Selvan,
which
is
based
on
Kalki
Krishnamoorthy's
renowned
novel
of
the
same
name,
is
scripted
by
director
Mani
Ratnam
himself,
along
with
B
Jeyamohan,
Siva
Anand,
and
Elango
Kumaravel.
The
project
features
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Vikram,
Jayam
Ravi,
Karthi,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Trisha
Krishnan,
and
others.
AR
Rahman
has
composed
the
songs
and
original
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.
The
first
part
of
the
project
is
expected
to
hit
the
theatres
in
2022.