Director Maniratnam has started shooting his magnum opus, the film version of
kalki Krishnamoorthy's epic novel
ponniyin selvan and the shooting is happening in locations of
thailand and this biggie is bankrolled by
lyca productions and
madras Talkies together.
Ponniyin Selvan as everyone knows will feature Chiyaan
vikram as Chozha
prince Aditya Karikalan and this marks the actor's second collaboration with Maniratnam after Ravanan and after the title font release, a photo of the actor from an old ad shoot has surfaced.
Vikram in the early 90s was the model for Chola dust tea and the
poster of the ad campaign for Chola tea featuring
vikram dressed royally as a
king has become viral and fans of the actor are sharing the picture proud of Vikram's elevation to stardom. 'Ponniyin Selvan' is bankrolled by
lyca productions and
madras Talkies together as a joint venture. It has Screenplay by
mani ratnam and Kumaravel duo,
music will be composed by AR Rahman. Editing by Sreekar Prasad, cinematography by
ravi Varman, and Dialogues are penned by Jayamohan