The eagerly awaited film Ponniyin Selvan 1, which released worldwide today, has been gaining favourable reviews. In an exclusive interview with News18, director Mani Ratnam said, “It all started when I bought ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ book at a library in Lloyds Road in Chennai. Ponniyin Selvan’s story is still relevant Based on the events that took place a thousand years ago, …
Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan, based on Tamil writer Kalki Krishnamurthy's historical fiction, is among the biggest Indian films of the year. Apart from the starcast, which includes Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Trisha among others, the two ruling icons of Tamil cinema — Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan — held forth as well. Kamal Haasan said, "Ponniyin Selvan …
