Episode 1977
Ponniyin Selvan: I
Sat, 2022-Oct-01 01:55 UTC
Length - 3:20
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Ponniyin Selvan: I (transl. Son of Ponni) is an 2022 Indian Tamil-language epic period action drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, who co-wrote it with Elango Kumaravel and B. Jeyamohan. Produced by Ratnam and Subaskaran Allirajah under Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, it is the first of two cinematic parts based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan. The film stars an ensemble cast of Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Rahman and R. Parthiban. The music is composed by A. R. Rahman, with cinematography handled by Ravi Varman, editing done by A. Sreekar Prasad and production design by Thota Tharani. Ponniyin Selvan: I tells the story of the early life of Arulmozhivarman, who would become the Chola emperor Rajaraja I (947–1014).
Ever since its publication, the adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's novel had been explored by several Tamil filmmakers, including an attempt by M. G. Ramachandran in the late 1950s. However nothing materialised mainly due to financial constraints. Decades later Mani Ratnam tried to adapt Ponniyin Selvan in the mid-1990s and early-2010s; these efforts were also unsuccessful. Stating it as his "dream project", Ratnam revived the adaptation in January 2019, with Lyca Productions on board to fund the project. After several changes in the cast and crew, production began in December 2019 and was ended in September 2021, having been halted twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was shot in various places across India, with a few sequences being filmed in Thailand. Ponniyin Selvan was originally intended to be a single film but it was split into two parts.
The film was released in theatres worldwide on 30 September 2022 in standard and IMAX formats. It received positive reviews from film critics, journalists and audiences.
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