Lesser-Known Facts! Before Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Mani Ratnam wanted to cast THIS popular actress for the role of Nandini in Ponniyin Selvan 1

<p>Ahead of the release of Ponniyin Selvan 1, filmmaker Mani Ratnam made an interesting revelation about the casting of the film and said that before Aishwarya Rai Bachchan he wanted to cast veteran actress Rekha for the role of Nandini</p>

MUMBAI : Mani Ratnam's much-awaited film, Ponniyin Selvan, is going to hit the theatres on September 30. During the trailer launch of the film, the veteran filmmaker revealed that he initially wanted to cast Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, and veteran actress Rekha. He wanted Rekha for the character of Nandini, which is being played by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Ponniyin Selvan I.

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The filmmaker said, “Before Aishwarya, I wanted to work with Rekha for the same character. Didn’t have any other actors in mind for this role.”

Earlier in July, the first look poster of Aishwarya’s character Nandini was unveiled and she was introduced as the queen of Pazhuvoor, who is on a mission of vengeance.

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Ponniyin Selvan will see Vikram as Aditya Karikalan, Trisha as Kundavai, and Jayam Ravi as Arunmozhi Varman. Apart from these, Sarathkumar, Prabhu, Lal, Kishore, Ashwin Kakumanu, and Aishwarya Lekshmi will also play other supporting roles in this period's action drama. 

The storyline of Ponniyin Selvan has been adapted from Kalki Krishnamurthy's novel of the same name. It narrates the tale of Rajaraja Chola I from the Chola dynasty.

Credit: Pinkvilla

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