Aishwariya Rai has reportedly resumed the shoot of Manu Ratnam’s upcoming magnum opus, Ponniyin Selvan. This will be the actor’s first release since 2018’s Fanney Khan.
The latest buzz is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has joined the sets of director Mani Ratnam’s upcoming magnum opus, Ponniyin Selvan. Last week, the production of the period fantasy drama began after the Tamil Nadu government relaxed the lockdown restrictions, paving the way for the resumption of the film shootings.
Ponniyin Selvan filming is going on at a brisk pace at a set in Pondicherry. Before the second wave of the coronavirus interrupted the production, the filmmakers had shot about 75 per cent of the film. The rest of the shoot will be completed in about 50 days. It is said Mani Ratnam has planned to wrap up the shoot by the end of August.
Ponniyin Selvan marks Aishwarya’s fourth collaboration with Mani Ratnam. The actor-director duo has worked in Iruvar, Guru, and Raavanan in the past. All of their previous films have been milestones in cinema history.
Aishwarya had earlier shared a new title, a poster of Ponniyin Selvan. “The Golden Era comes to Life Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan PS1 (sic),” she wrote on her Instagram page, revealing that the costume drama will be released in two parts.
The first film of the series will open in cinemas next year.
Ponniyin Selvan is director Mani Ratnam‘s most ambitious movie yet. The film is based on iconic writer Kalki Krishnamurthy’s historical fiction novel of the same name. Set in the backdrop of the Chola Dynasty, the epic novel has been adapted for the big screen by Ratnam along with writer B. Jeyamohan, who has penned dialogues for the movie.
Ratnam has put together an all-star cast to match the size, scale, and scope that the novel represents. Besides Aishwarya Rai, the film also boasts of Vikram, Trisha, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Lal, Sarath Kumar, Jayaram, Vikram Prabhu, Prabhu, Ashwin Kakumanu, Kishore, and Aishwarya Lekshmi among others.
Aishwariya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress and the winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant.
Mainly known for her work in Hindi films, she has established herself as one of the most popular and influential celebrities in India through her successful acting career. Rai has received numerous accolades, including two Filmfare Awards, and was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2012. She has often been cited in the media as “the most beautiful woman in the world”.
