MUMBAI: Mani Ratnam is one of the most respected directors in the South film industry. The filmmaker had announced his film Ponniyin Selvan. The news update later came in that the film will be released in the two-parts. The film is based on a book of the same title. Now, the latest news reports about Mani Ratnam state that the director is planning a romance drama before he resumes work on the highly anticipated film, Ponniyin Selvan. The production and filming work on all films has come to a complete standstill owing to the Coronavirus lockdown.

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Fans and film audiences are very intrigued to know what this project would be like. The news update about the filmmaker suggest that he is planning to work on a romance saga before he gets back to working on the much-awaited Ponniyin Selvan. The first look of Ponniyin Selvan has generated a lot of intrigue in the minds of the fans and followers of the talented director. The Coronavirus lockdown resulted in all the filmmakers suspending their filming and production work. This has resulted in films getting delayed. Many producers and directors have postponed the releases of their respective flicks. The south filmmakers are hoping to resume the shooting work of their films very soon.

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