The teaser of Mani Ratnam’s next film titled Ponniyin Selvan will be out in July 7, while the film will hit the big screen on September 30. The teaser launch ceremony will be held in the Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. The teaser will be released at a grand stadium where the film stars and technical artists will also be present. Apart from them, a few more filmmakers will also be invited.
Most of the film teasers are usually launched in Chennai. Since Ponniyin Selvan is closely related to Tanjore, the film crew has planned to release the teaser of the film there.The official announcement is expected to be made jointly by Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies in the coming days.
Based on Kalki Krishshnamurthy's epic novel of the same name, Jayam Ravi plays the titular role aka Raja Raja Cholan while Karthi plays Vandhiyathevan. Vikram will play the mighty Adithya Karikalan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be seen in dual roles of Nandhini and Mandakini. Trisha Krishnan, who plays Kundhavai has dubbed for her role in the film. AR Rahman has composed the music and the first part will reportedly have six songs in it.
Ravi Varman has operated the camera and Thota Tharani is in charge of the grand sets that were constructed in the Ramoji Rao Film City in Hyderabad early last year. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Prabhu, Parthiban, Jayaram, Lal, Prakash Raj, Mohan Raman, Ashwin Kakkumanu, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobitha Dhulipala and Riyaz Khan among others play pivotal roles in the film.
