Mani Ratnam's magnum opus, Ponniyin Selvan -I, is gearing up for a theatrical release next week. The movie stars superstars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Jayam Ravi, and Aishwarya Lekshmi. The music has been composed by A.R. Rahman. The Tamil drama is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel and the movie will be made in two parts. It chronicles the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman, who went on to become the Chola emperor, Rajaraja Chola I.
This is the fifth time Aishwarya will be collaborating with the prolific filmmaker. She made her acting debut with the 1997 Tamil film Iruvar, and then went on to star in Ratnam's films like Guru, Raavan, and Raavanan.
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