Ace director Mani Ratnam is currently busy with the pre-production process of 'Ponniyin Selvan', the silver screen adaptation of the five-part Tamil novella written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The director's last-helmed film, the ensemble gangster epic Chekka Chivandha Vaanam, went on to be a critical and commercial success.
The pre-production work of the upcoming epic movie is at full swing. Produced by Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies, the film has a star cast that includes Aishwarya Rai playing one of the leads. The other actors who are a part of the film, are yet to be known officially.
Meanwhile, a popular actor took to his social media and has confirmed himself being a part of this biggie. Yes, an elated actor and director, R Parthiepan has announced it and has also added that there will be a lot of learning during the process.
படத்தைப் பார்த்தாலே பொருள் விளங்கும்,
திரு மணிரத்னம் படைப்பில்-என் பங்களிப்பில்-பெருங்களிப்பில்
'பொன்னியின் செல்வன்'.
அப்படத்திற்காக Spelling மட்டுமே கற்றிருந்த நான் Swimming கற்கிறேன்! pic.twitter.com/Dnva7CzStg
— R.Parthiban (@rparthiepan) July 28, 2019
Other members of the star-cast include Lady Nayanthara and 'Chiyaan' Vikram apart from Aishwarya. The film is jointly scripted by Mani Ratnam and 'Kaatrin Mozhi', 'Kurangu Bommai' fame actor Kumaravel.