The new poster of the biggest budgeted Indian movie, Ponniyin Selvan, has been released. The newly released poster features Vikram as Aditya Karikalan, who is in a majestic costume with long hair, sitting on a horse. Sharing the first-look poster, the makers of Ponniyin Selvan, Lyca Production, wrote, "Welcome the Chola Crown Prince! The Fierce Warrior. The Wild Tiger. Aditya Karikalan! Directed by Mani Ratnam, the first part of Ponniyin Selvan will hit the theatres on September 30.
Ponniyin Selvan is an ambitious project by Mani Ratnam. The movie is based on an epic novel of the same name by the famous writer Kalki Krishnamurthy. Ponniyin Selvan is being made in two parts. It is also Mani Ratnam's film, which is going to be released 4 years after the release of 'Chekka Chivantha Vanam'.
Ponniyin Selvan is also the biggest budget film in India with a total budget of 500 crores. The screenplay was written by Mani Ratnam and B. Jayamohan. The film Ponniyin Selvan will feature a star cast including Aishwarya Rai, Karthi, Thrisha, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Lekshmi, and Ashwin Kakumanu, apart from Vikram. Mani Ratnam’s Madras Talkies, along with Subashkaran under the banner of Lyca Productions, produce the film. A. R Rahman composes Ponniyin Selvan’s score and soundtrack. The cinematography of the film is done by Ravi Varman and the cuts are by Sreekar Prasad. The film will be released worldwide in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
