Mani Ratnam’s period film is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s historical 1955 novel ‘Ponniyin Selvan’. The film stars Vikram, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Lekshmi among others. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also makes an appearance. The screenplay for ponniyin selvan It was co-written by Ratan along with Alando Kumaravel.
Kali’s book documents the story of Arulmozhivarman in his early days. He was one of the most powerful kings of his time, becoming the historical Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I.
Mani Ratnam is also awaiting the release of his Tamil film Anthology Navarsa, Which will premiere on Netflix on August 6.
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