Ponniyin Selvan is an upcoming historic film directed by ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam. The makers are busy with the pre-production process of the film. The film is going to be a silver screen adaptation of the five-part Tamil novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.
Produced by leading production company Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies, the film features a bunch of stars that includes Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Amitabh Bachchan, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Nayanthara, Keerthy Suresh, Amala Paul, Aishwarya Lekshmi, R.Parthiepan and Mohan Babu. Ponniyin Selvan characters will be updated soon.
The cinematography of the film will be cranked by Ravi Varman. However, official confirmation for the same is awaited. Oscar hero AR Rahman is likely to compose background and songs for this epic film and the rest of the crew members are yet to be finalised.
Director Maniratnam starts the first schedule of the epic periodic film in Thailand on 12 December 2019. According to sources, actor Karthi and Jayam Ravi are part of the 1st schedule. Seems Chiyaan Vikram will join the team after completing Chiyaan 58 directed by Ajay Gnanamuthu.
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| Director | Mani Ratnam |
| Producer | Subaskaran and Mani Ratnam |
| Screenplay | Mani Ratnam |
| Genre | Historic Film |
| Story | Kalki Krishnamurthy |
| Starring | Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Amitabh, Karthi, Aishwarya, Nayanthara, Keerthy |
| Music | AR Rahman |
| Cinematographer | Ravi Varman |
| Editor | Sreekar Prasad |
| Production Company | Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies |
| Release date | 2019 |
| Language | Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada |
Ponniyin Selvan Movie Cast
- Vikram as Aditha Karikalan
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in a dual role as:
- Nandini, a Pazhuvoor queen, Veerapandiyan and Mandakini’s biological daughter, Madhuranthakan’s twin sister, Azhwarkkadiyan Nambi’s foster sister, Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar’s wife and Aditha Karikalan’s love interest.
- Mandakini Devi, also known as Singala Naachiyaar or Oomai Rani
- Jayam Ravi as Arulmozhi Varman
- Karthi as Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan
- Trisha as Kundavai Devi
- Jayaram as Azhwarkkadiyan Nambi
- Aishwarya Lekshmi as Poonguzhali
- Sobhita Dhulipala as Vaanathi
- Prabhu as Periya Vellar Boothi Vikramakesari
- R. Sarathkumar as Periya Pazhuvettarayar
- Vikram Prabhu as Parthibendran Pallavan
- Prakash Raj as Sundara Chola
- Rahman as Madhurantakan
- R. Parthiban as Chinna Pazhuvettarayar
- Lal as Thirukovalur Malaiyaman,
- Jayachitra as Sembiyan Mahadevi
- Ashwin Kakumanu as Sendhan Amudhan alias Uttama Chola
- Kishore as Ravidasan
- Babu Antony as Khottiga
- Nassar as Veerapandiyan
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Sambuvarayar
- Mohan Raman as Aniruddha Brahmarayar
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Vasuki, Nandini’s Maid
- Shyam Fernando as Mahindan
- Balaji Sakthivel as Vanangamudiyar
- Yog Japee as Karuthiruman
- Vidhya Subramanian as Vaanavan Mahadevi,
- Arjun Chidambaram as Varagunan
- Nimmy Raphael as Rakkamma, one of the members of Pandya Aabathudavigal.
- Vinay Kumar Joseph as Devaralan
- Harris Moosa as Kalapathi
- Gopi Kannadasan as Dambulla Bikshu
- Bharat Raj as Karka
- A. Seemon as Ugradevan
- Suresh Ekambaram as Aadhan Maran
- Aswin Rao as Kandhamaran
- Anil Kumar as Pasupathi
- Shakti Ramani as Kani
- Raaghavan as Amarabujanga Pandiyan
- Ramchandran as Rajaaliyar
- Jaichandran as Thanthongi Kalingarayar
- Amzath Khan as Mazhavarayar
- Kannan as Kundrathur Kizhar
- Sundaram as Mazhapadi Thennavan
- Jaindhan as Mummudi Pallavarayar
- Nambi as Muttharayar
- Santhosh as Young Aditha Karikalan
- Sara Arjun as Young Nandini
- Bharathiraja Sakthivel as PS Commander
- Heavens Raja as Saivite
- Balla Bhoopalan as Idumbankari
- Manojkumar K as CP Guard 1
- Aadesh Bala as CP Guard 2
- Prabhu Mani as CP Guard 3
- Vikram as CP Guard 4