Kalki's epic five-book series novel - Ponniyin Selvan has been the dream project of many filmmakers over the years. Now, Mani Ratnam is all set in completing this daunting task, as he has already started shooting for this movie long back. This period drama is to have an enthralling cast ensemble.
Talented artists Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Lal, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Riyaz Khan are amongst the many well-known artists who are part of the crew.
Ponniyin Selvan is shot by Ravi Varman while AR Rahman handles the music department. With Sreekar Prasad handling the cuts, Sham Kaushal takes care of the film's action choreography.
It was recently reported that the film’s shoot which was put to halt earlier due to the Coronavirus outbreak had resumed its shoot from Jan 6th. Karthi and Jayam Ravi joined the sets. Now, Taking to his social media, Prakash Raj tweeted, “On the sets of #Maniratnam s #PonniyinSelvan .. a journey with the master ..which started 25 years back from #iruvar continues... the joy of unlearning... finding new horizons... bliss n blessed!”