<p>Team India Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, who is a big fan of eminent writer Kalki's literary classic 'Ponniyin Selvan', has described director Mani Ratnam's film, 'Ponniyin Selvan 1' as a "compelling watch"</p>

<p>Mani Ratnam, the maestro who is bringing his epic film 'Ponniyin Selvan: I' to the theatres this week, had earlier attempted to adapt Kalki Krishnamurthy's eponymous novel into a film not once, but twice.</p>

<p>Mani Ratnam’s upcoming film Ponniyin Selvan that features Aishwarya Rai, Vikram, Sobhita Dhulipala, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Sarath Kumar, and Aishwarya Lekshmi1 have been reportedly sold to Amazon Prime Video at a whopping amount od Rs 125 crore</p>

<p>Noted singer from Tamil film industry Bamba Bakya who sang for Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan died at 49 suffering from heart attack</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Chiyaan Vikram is waiting for his big release Cobra and has Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan: I in the pipeline</p>

<p>Chiyaan Vikram is gearing up for his upcoming big release Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan co-starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and many others in the stellar cast</p>

<p>Showering praises on actor Jayaram, with whom he worked on director Mani Ratnam's eagerly awaited magnum opus, 'Ponniyin Selvan', actor Karthi said that only Jayaram could be called an actor while Jayam Ravi and he were only at the 'a' of acting.</p>

<p>"Ponni Nadhi", the foot-tapping first single from the maestro Mani Ratnam's much-awaited magnum opus "Ponniyin Selvan", was launched amid much fanfare here on Sunday evening.</p>

<p>Tamil actor Karthi, who plays the pivotal character of Vanthiya Devan in Mani Ratnam's much-awaited magnum opus, 'Ponniyin Selvan', says that the ace director has completed shooting both parts of the film in a matter of just 120 days.</p>

<p>Ponniyin Selvan: Part I director Mani Ratnam admitted to a hospital after being suspected with Covid symptoms just after the launch of the film’s teaser</p>