Versatile actor Vikram was last seen in 'Kadaram Kondan' by Rajesh M. Selva and he is currently busy with a number of projects including his 58th film Cobra by Ajay Gnanamuthu and Ponniyin Selvan.
Ponniyin Selvan is helmed by the ace director Mani Ratnam and also bankrolled by his production house Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions. This upcoming project is the movie adaptation of the five-part Tamil Novella by Kalki.
The epic film boasts a stellar ensemble of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Sarathkumar, Ashwin Kakumanu, Lal, Riyaz Khan, Arjun Chidambaram, and Mohan Raman amongst others in prominent roles. The first schedule shoot of the film started on December 12th in Bangkok, Thailand.
While the shooting is on-going, actor Vikram's vintage ad picture for the brand 'Chola Tea' is going viral on the internet. Co-incidentally, Chiyaan has played as the Chola king for the ad and now, he is involved in the celebrated director's epic which is based on the Chola king. We know what they say about hard-work, don't we?