Ponniyin Selvan to clash with Mission Impossible globally

 Mani Ratnam Ponniyin Selvam magnum opus has locked September 30th as release date in the latest communication from Madras Talkies. It means that the production house will be pitted against the popular series Mission Impossible which according to production house Paramount Pictures who are distributing it is releasing on the same date.. 

Madras Talkies released a first set of photos that reveal the characters of the main actors who are in the film. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Trisha, Jeyam Ravi and Karthi are the actors whose stills in the costumes of the characters they play has been released. The first part of the classic novel has been readied and Lyca Productions are the Worldwide distributors.

The novel of Kalki is very close to the hearts of Tamil culture and  and has all elements  for a successful film. Right from MGR onwards, many effort were made to recreate the magic onto celluloid . Now with Mani Ratnam who is the icon of Tamil cinema handling the subject, expectations run very high . The large diaspora of India  is awaiting the release.. In India, September 30 is followed by ten day Navaratri festival known in South as pooja holidays.

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Getting theaters globally and within India in large numbers would be a problem. In Bollywood, only film to release is Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha the Tamil film. However on September 9th is Brahmastra with  Ranvir Kapoor - Alia Bhatt and produced by Karan Johar. It is a superhero film about a guy going  3000 years back to learn about the Brahmastra weapon of Lord Shiva.

Madras Talkies commination : 

PS-1 is the first part of a two-part multilingual film based on Kalki’s classic Tamil novel “Ponniyin Selvan" directed by Mani Ratnam and jointly produced by Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies.

The story is set in the 10th century during a tumultuous time in the Chola Empire when the power struggle between different branches of the ruling family caused violent rifts between the potential successors to the reigning emperor. It is adventure story where brave soldiers, cunning spies and evil schemers all try to win the empire for themselves. A civil war becomes imminent until the scores can be settled.

All this political and military turmoil leads to the Cholas becoming the most prosperous and powerful empire in the continent and one of the most successful and long reigning in history. PS-1 marks the beginning of the Golden Era.

PS-1 is set to come on the big screens on September 30th, 2022.

Cast List
 
Vikram
Jayam Ravi
Karthi
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Trisha
Aishwarya Lekshmi
Sobhita Dhulipala
Prabhu
Sarath Kumar
Jayaram
Prakash Raj
Jayachitra
Rahman
Vikram Prabhu
Ashwin Kakumanu
Lal
Parthiban
Riyaz Khan

Crew List

Director - Mani Ratnam
Produced By - Madras Talkies
Produced By - Lyca Productions
Music - AR Rahman
Cinematographer - Ravi Varman
Production Design - Thota Tharrani
Dialogues - Jeyamohan
Executive Producer - Siva Ananth
Choreography - Brinda
Costume - Eka Lakhani
HMU - Vikram Gaikwad
Jewellery - KishanDas Jewellery
VFX - NYVFXWaala
DI - Red Chillies Color
PRO: Johnson
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