Mani Ratnam shares how he fell in love with Ponniyin Selvan on this new BTS video

“Here in Lloyds Road, there is this Eshwari Lending Library. That’s where I picked up Ponniyin Selvan‘s all five parts with the illustrations of Maniam. I read it all in one stretch. I was reading all through it with a smile. Those landscapes… horses… characters… Pazhuvettaraya with two mustaches. Those images never left my mind,” says Mani Ratnam with an infectious smile within the new behind-the-scenes video of Ponniyin Selvan 1.

Unveiled by Madras Talkies, the transient clip has the filmmaker speaking in regards to the challenges of turning such a prolonged novel right into a two-part movie. He says, “This story was written in five parts… to make it in two films, we had to make some sacrifices. But things that were taken out shouldn’t be noticeable and the flow should be organic and so we had to build some bridges at a few places.”

Ponniyin Selvan 1 has already earned greater than Rs 420 crore on the field workplace, and commerce analysts are predicting that the movie will quickly contact the Rs 450 crore mark on the field workplace. It has turn out to be the largest field workplace grosser in Tamil now. The movie has additionally satiated the critics as many of the evaluations have been in favour of the movie.

Starring Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai, and Trisha in lead roles, the movie tells the fictional story of the Chola kingdom and the way Arulmozhi Varman aka Raja Raja Cholan grew to become the king of one of many biggest empires in India. AR Rahman composed the music for the movie, whereas Sreekar Prasad has taken care of the cuts.

The second a part of the movie is anticipated to be launched in seven months in 2023.