Mani Ratnam to resume shoot for Ponniyin Selvan in Pondicherry

After taking a brief break owing to the increase in COVID-19 cases and subsequent restrictions imposed by the government, Mani Ratnam has resumed the shoot of his dream project, Ponniyin Selvan, in Pondicherry. After a short schedule lasting almost 13-15 days there, the team will head to Hyderabad.
A source says, “Most of the cast, including Karthi and Rahman, will be part of the Pondicherry schedule. Vikram and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are expected to join the team in Hyderabad, where a huge period set has been erected inside a studio. The film is 70 percent complete, and the idea is to wrap up the shoot with this schedule in Hyderabad.”
Meanwhile, there were speculations that the film would be made as a series, and now, the makers have confirmed the same by releasing a poster last evening. “While the first poster said that the film was titled Ponniyin Selvan, the new one refers to the film as PS — I (Ponniyin Selvan Part: One). Kalki’s original work was published as a five-part novel and Mani Ratnam wants to do full justice to it,” the source says.
The film also stars Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, Sarath Kumar, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Parthiban, Jayachithra, Vikram Prabhu, Ashwin Kakamanu, Vijay Yesudas, Lal, Nasser, Kishore, Nizhalgal Ravi, Riyaz Khan, Mohan Ram, Arjun Chidambaram, Vinodhini and Balaji Sakthivel among others, and has music by AR Rahman.