Why Ponniyin Selvan is no Bahubali - Rajini as human rights activist- Vidya Balan in Mani- Kamal film - ARR on today's listeners

Mani is happy to hear PS is not like Bahubali Mani Ratnam, in a conversation with Cinema Express, stated that he deliberately avoided a treatment similar to that of the movie Bahubali for his movie Ponniyin Selvan. He clarified that he had no intention of making it like Bahubali as it had fictional characters and a lot of imaginary elements, whereas Ponniyin Selvan is based on the book by Kalki and portrays real people. Ratnam wanted to show the characters as realistically as possible. Referring to the war sequence, he mentioned that he did not want it to be like Bahubali, and he wanted to be more involved in the action rather than filming it from afar, which tends to look artificial and digital. Ratnam expressed satisfaction if people said that the war sequences in Ponniyin Selvan were unlike those in Bahubali. Rajinikanth as human rights activist Director Gananvel's upcoming film will feature Rajinikanth as a retired police officer and human rights activist who opposes encounter killings and the system that employs them to conceal the criminal-political nexus. The film draws inspiration from the notes of a renowned police officer on encounter killings. Gananvel's previous work, "Jai Bhim," was based on a book by Justice R Chandru and explored custodial torture and death, as well as caste bias in the criminal justice system that harms innocent people from marginalized communities. Vidya Balan tipped to be in Mani- Kamal film

tt appears that Vidya Balan is now the leading contender for the role as leading lady in the upcoming film directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Kamal Haasan. If she does accept the offer, it would mark her third appearance in Tamil cinema, having previously starred in Mani Ratnam's Guru (2007) and H Vinoth's Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) alongside Ajith. Vidya Balan has openly expressed her admiration for Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan, stating at an awards ceremony that she has idolized him throughout her life. However, there has been no official confirmation from the team regarding this matter.Vidya Balan's debut was meant to be Malayalam film Chakram with Mohanlal and Dileep. Film got shelved. A R Rahamn on free music and judgemental listerners During the 1980s and 1990s, I eagerly awaited the release of a new Michael Jackson album, which only occurred once every five years. I would listen to the album non-stop for days, initially finding faults but eventually humming the tunes. Similarly, when people purchased my music, they went through a similar process of judgment before embracing it. However, with music now being free, people are quick to make comments without giving the music a chance to settle in their hearts. Nowadays, listeners scrutinize every aspect of a song and share specific time codes with each other. Nevertheless, as the music composer for Ponniyin Selvan 2, I find it all worthwhile as the effort put into mixing, arranging, and composing pays off. These are the sentiments shared by A R Rahman in a recent conversation with a media outlet.