[23] For the leading female roles, after considering Jyothika,[24][25] the team finalised Anushka Shetty for a role and held discussions with Priyanka Chopra in regard to other characters. The soundtrack consists of six original songs composed by A.R.Rahman, namely, "Ponni Nadhi", "Chola Chola", "Ratchasa Maamaney", "Sol", "Alaikadal" and "Devaralan Aattam". ", "Telangana folk, tribal arts in Mani Ratnam's movie", "Mani's Ponniyin Selvan to release in two parts", "Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' OTT rights and release date details revealed! ", "Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: Rs 125 Cr Pre-release! Rangarajan on the screenplay, but the project was later stalled.[17]. (Source: Nilakanda Sastri K.A.). ", "Vikram finalised for Mani Ratnam's adaptation of Ponniyin Selvan? Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will play the dual roles of Nandini and Mandakini Devi in the much-awaited film. The film's narration was voiced by Kamal Haasan, Anil Kapoor, Rana Daggubati, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Jayanth Kaikini in the Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages respectively. However, their requests were denied with palace officials keen to keep film crews away from the historic locations. The inside conspiracy is being revealed eventually among the patriots. Trisha is playing the role of Kundavai, Princess of the Chola dynasty in Ponniyin Selvan. [92][93], Principal photography began on 11 December 2019 at Krabi, Kanchanaburi and other places in Thailand, where the crew planned its shooting schedule for 40 days. In the Brihadisvara temple's inscription at Thanjavur, Vanthiyathevan is referred to as the husband of Kundavai Nachiyar. The story revolves around Vandiyathevan, a charming, brave and courageous young man who sets out across the Chola land to deliver a message from the Crown Prince, Aditya Karikalan, to the Emperor Sundara Chola and the Princess Kundavai. The second schedule of shooting took place on 3 February 2020 in Puducherry, and completed within six days. Obese people take more time to recover from accidents: Docs, In a 1st in 3 decades, board exams conclude without any malpractice, Pet Golden Retriever dog giving ashirwad to its humans is adorably hilarious. Meanwhile, Kundavai is asked by Sundara Chozhar to bring Aditha Karikalan to Thanjavur, as it would not be appropriate for the crown prince to be far away from the capital. Promotional campaign for the film was supposed to begin in July 2022, with the film's teaser trailer planned to be launched at the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, the city which served as the capital for the Chola dynasty. [31] While Vikram,[32] Vijay Sethupathi and Jayam Ravi decided to play the lead roles, along with Silambarasan in a crucial role,[33] Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan too assigned the project; the former playing the role of Sundara Chola in the film. ", "Amala Paul joins the cast of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan? It received six nominations at the 16th Asian Film Awards, including Best Film. The dubbed Hindi version grossed 22 crore (US$2.8million) at the domestic box office. Oomai Rani aka Mandakini Devi briefly appeared in the first part, and her face was revealed only at the end. Pravin directed the play. Jayam Ravi will essay the main role as Arulmozhivarman, who later becomes known as Raja Raja Cholan. However, we are shown that all is not over, as a mysterious old woman, Mandakini, who had saved Ponniyin Selvans life twice in the past, swims towards him to save him again. Aishwarya Rai, later herself confirmed her inclusion in the project, at the Cannes Film Festival. Yes, Because Kalki thought that readers itself should decide who is the one. [11], In 1958, M. G. Ramachandran announced Ponniyin Selvan, a film adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's historical novel of the same name. The film is a fictionalised account of the early days of Chola emperor Rajaraja I aka Arulmozhi Varman aka Ponniyin Selvan (literally Ponnis beloved). Our protagonist calls her Oomai Rani and reveals that she had saved him once as a kid too, when he fell into the Ponni (Kaveri) river. [20][81] After the project was revived, the roles went to Karthi and Jayam Ravi respectively. She is often in recluse, but very fond of Poonguzhali. Most memorable among the female characters is Nandhini, whose beauty is said to have the power to influence any man. ", "Lal to play a warrior in Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan, "Malayalam actor Lal joins Ponniyin Selvan: I play an aged warrior in Mani Ratnam's film", "Mani Ratnam to begin shooting Ponniyin Selvan in Thailand next month", "Mani Ratnam on location recce for 'Ponniyin Selvan, "Keerthy Suresh walked out of Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' for Rajinikanth's film", "Trisha is the latest addition in Mani's Ponniyin Selvan", "Mani Ratnam 's Ponniyin Selvan (In Pics): 15 principal characters, 15 adept actors Who's playing who in the epic adaptation? Many consider Ponniyin Selvan to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first serialized in the weekly editions of Kalki, a Tamil magazine, from 29 October 1950 to 16 May 1954 and later integrated into five volumes in 1955. [97][98] Then the team moved to Hyderabad for the next schedule, on 10 February,[99] where the entire team planned to shoot at Ramoji Film City. The conspiracy is broken due to a lack of motivation and the head of the conspiracy comes to senses. movie theatre 'will not cave' amid threats over new Tamil-language film, "Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: 1 still playing in Toronto due to high demand-Entertainment News, Firstpost", "Ponniyin Selvan release date to be announced soon", "Dil Raju to present Mani Ratnam's most-awaited multi-starrer project Ponniyin Selvan in Telugu", "Ponniyin Selvan: Sree Gokulam Movies Acquires Distribution Rights In Kerala", "Ponniyin Selvan overseas release rights bagged by tentkotta", "Pen to distribute PS-I Hindi in Northern territories", "Amazon Prime Video Bags OTT Rights For Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 1", "Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Part 1, 2 sold for Rs 125 crore to Amazon Prime Video: Reports", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 OTT release: When and where to watch Mani Ratnam's historical drama starring Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan", "Ponniyin Selvan OTT release: All you need to know", "Hindi version of Ponniyin Selvan 1 to premiere on OTT on November 26", "Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 - Official Hindi Trailer", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 Box Office Collection Day 2: PS1 Enters Rs 150 Cr Club In Just 2 Days, Rules In US", "Ponniyin Selvan box office collection Day 3: Mani Ratnam's film crosses Rs 230 crore globally", "Ponniyin Selvan I box office day 3 collection: Vikram-starrer crosses 230 crore worldwide on opening weekend", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 Box Office Collection Day 3: PS1 Earns Rs 230 Crore In First Weekend", "Ponniyin Selvan beats Rajinikanth's 2.0 to become highest grossing Tamil film in the US", "Ponniyin Selvan I box office day 1 collection: Mani Ratnam film earns 40 cr, becomes best opening Tamil movie of 2022", "Ponniyin Selvan I box office collection Day 1: Mani Ratnam's film delivers third-best opening in Tamil Nadu; outperforms RRR and Vikram, breaks records overseas", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 review: Mani Ratnam's largely faithful and brilliant adaptation has no dull moments", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: Mani Ratnam Finally Brings His Dream Alive with a Spectacular Adaptation", "Ponniyin Selvan review: Mani Ratnam's epic is true to the spirit of Kalki's novel", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Literary classic gets a grand second life", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 Movie Review: Tasteful writing and top performances make this a likeable adaptation", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: Exhilarating And Enriching, With Impressive Performances By Vikram And Cast", "Ponniyin Selvan-1 Review: Mani Ratnam's magnum opus brings Kalki's novel to life", "Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 Movie Review: Mani Ratnam's adaptation of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan is spectacular", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Mani Ratnam's film, starring Aishwarya, Vikram, creates intrigue but leaves much to be desired", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Mani Ratnam film is a visual spectacle that is a little less magical than the book", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review Royal & Spectacular", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: A grand spectacle that sets the tone", "Review: Ponniyin Selvan (Part 1) Glorious attempt which was effective but too delicate", "onniyin Selvan Part 1 Movie Review: Mani Ratnam's epic adaptation is family friendly GOT", "Ponniyin Selvan 1 Movie Review: Mani Ratnam's Dream Project Comes True", "Ponniyin Selvan review: Palace intrigue and the power struggle", "Ponniyin Selvan I movie review: Aishwarya Rai is a revelation in Mani Ratnam's masterful adaptation of classic", "14th Norway Tamil Film Festival Tamilar awards - winners list", "Ponniyin Selvan Part 2 will release 6 to 9 months after part 1's release, says Mani Ratnam", "Ponniyin Selvan 2: Vikram And Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Film Gets A Release Date", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ponniyin_Selvan:_I&oldid=1142643190, Adaptations of works by Kalki Krishnamurthy, Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Nimmy Raphael as Rakkamma, Pandya Conspirator, Vinay Kumar Joseph as Devaralan, Pandya Conspirator, Harris Moosa as Kalapathi, Pandya Conspirator, A. Seemon as Ugradevan, Pandya Conspirator, Suresh Ekambaram as Aadhan Maran, Pandya Conspirator, Anil Kumar as Pasupathi, Pandya Conspirator, This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 15:54. Rahman-composed "Chola Chola" track from Mani Ratnam's upcoming epic period action film "Ponniyin Selvan: I . [176] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film does not try to amplify any aspect of the novel unnecessarily to fit a narrative that might be the flavour of the season. The emperors courtiers, led by Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar (Parvateshwar in the Hindi version) and his scheming wife Nandini (Aishwarya Rai) are planning a coup. [26] The script's length was originally over nine hours long, but was shortened into a performance time of four hours and 20 minutes and featured 72 actors on a multi-level setting. Sensing something is afoot, Aditha sends Vanthiyathevan, played by Karthi, from the Vanar clan, to Tanjore to investigate. [134] However, in March 2022 Jayam Ravi, Karthi and Aishwarya Rai Bacchhan wrapped up a small patchwork left which was fully completed in 7 days. The conspirators meanwhile choose a day in which both the emperor and both of his sons will be assassinated. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. [28], The Tiger Throne by Preetha Rajah Kannan is a retelling of this novel. So, the cliffhanger was not about whether or not Raja Raja Chola made it out alive, it was about the person who jumps into the sea to rescue him. [123] According to the executive producer Siva Ananth, the lead cast members began shooting for the portions in Hyderabad, excluding Vikram, who earlier shot for the portions in January, and was reported to join the sets in between a brief break during the schedule. Ponniyin Selvan: I (transl. Kalki visited Sri Lanka three times to gather information and for inspiration. After years, Aditha Karikalan met Nandini tending to his enemy Veerapandiyan, who was the king of Pandya dynasty with whom she fell in love after being banished. [49][50][51] Rajinikanth wanted to portray Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar, but Ratnam refused since it would upset the actor's fans; the role went to Sarathkumar. ", "Films Announced But Never Started: Ponniyin Selvan", "Age hardly withers charm of Ponniyin Selvan", "Mani Ratnam first discussed 'Ponniyin Selvan' with Kamal Haasan in 1989. Arunmozhi Varman aka Ponniyin Selvan is the youngest son of King Sundara Chola. [1] The fan-following for the series, which was published weekly in Kalki, was such that it elevated the magazine circulation to reach a figure of 71,366 copiesa vast readership in a newly independent India. Hint: she has a connection to the emperor. The film opens to Sundara Chola, his father in ill-health, as his two sons Arulmozhi (Jayam Ravi) and Aditya Karikalan (Vikram) are away. Ponniyin Selvan has garnered critical acclaim for its tightly woven plot, vivid narration, wit of the dialogue, and portrayal of the intrigues and power struggle of the Chola empire in the 10th-century. TV Shows. Poonguzhali, realizing that the convoy is sent to apprehend Ponniyin Selvan for political reasons reveals about it to Ponniyin Selvan, Vandiyadevan, Nambi, and others.