Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’, with music by AR Rahman, boasts of a stellar starcast including the likes of Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi and Trisha.
Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’, with music by AR Rahman, boasts of a stellar starcast including the likes of Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi and Trisha.
Mani Ratnam ponniyin selvanbased on tamil author Historical novel by Kalki KrishnamurthyOne of the biggest Indian films of the year. In line with a project of such scale and grandeur, the film’s trailer and audio launch ceremony held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday evening, featuring music by AR Rahman, was rich in production value and graced by the people of Tinseltown .
Filled with great musical performances and speeches, this launch could be one of the best film events organized in recent times. Apart from the starcast, which includes Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Trisha, two ruling icons of Tamil cinema – Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan – also came to the fore. Here are some highlights from the event:
Ponniyin Selvan Audio Launch | photo credit: special arrangement
Dear Rajinikanth-Lotus friendship
‘Do you want to go down and sit, Kamal?’
‘No, I will stand here and listen to you, Rajni.’
The friendship and bonding between the two superstars of Tamil cinema was well on display at the launch. While the two actors do not star in Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus, they still have a connection with the director, such as the one starred in his classic outing Nayakan (1987) and overcast (1991). Kamal Haasan said, ponniyin selvan It has been a dream film for a long time. Wanted to do MGR. When I requested him to authorize me, he did so, but asked me to do it quickly. Then I didn’t understand why he said that. However, I always knew one thing: if anyone is trying to make it as a film, it will be me or Mani Ratnam. I am glad that he fulfilled this dream. It will be an important victory for them.”
Rajinikanth enthralls the audience after funny anecdotes from the shooting of Mani Ratnam overcast In Mysore, it revealed why no one attempted to make a cinematic representation of Kalki’s classic Tamil novel on the big screen. “This is probably because in the past there was no concept of part one, part two. Otherwise, film stalwarts in the past would not have let go of the subject,” he said, “though I am an avid reader , i didn’t read ponniyin selvan Initially because it was a long read. When I received a comment from Jayalalithaa madam that I would be fit to be cast in the cinematic version of the book, I was curious, and immediately started reading it. The story and writing of this book is amazing.”
Jayam Ravi, Vikram and Karthi at the launch. photo credit: special arrangement
music and dance
ponniyin selvan mark of thirty years Mani Ratnam-AR Rahman Combinationwho has produced memorable albums since Roza (1992). Celebrating this collaboration were singers Satyaprakash, Rakshita and a team of enthusiastic singers who took the audience on a musical journey of the nineties and 2000s, performing numbers from hits like Bombay, alapayuthe And Teacher, Some performances even put celebrities on their feet among the audience; Sidharth and Trisha, the real stars of Tej ‘Yakai Thiri’ number ( ayutha ezuthu) was seen singing and dancing during its performance. Musicians Yuvan Shankar Raja and Santosh Narayanan were trying their hand at playing some drums with Sivamani.
Apart from performing on the number ‘Ponni Nadhi’, AR Rahman talks at length about the research that went into finding the soundscape suited to that project, with lyrics by Elango Krishnan, Kaabilan, Shiva Ananth and Krutika Nelson. The opening part of ‘Ponni Nadi’ in the film album was sung by singer Bamba Bakya, who passed away recently. “I did an entire album with him, which had ten songs. Unfortunately we can’t finish it now,” Rahman said.
dream come true
If the mimicry of what would happen on the sets of Mani Ratnam would have shattered Jayaram’s crowd, Karthi, Vikram and Jayam Ravi explained why it was necessary to show this historical novel on screen. “There are a lot of novels in Tamil but this one is special,” Karthi said.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ | photo credit: special arrangement
For Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who spoke in Tamil on stage, it was an opportunity to get back to his roots as an actor. “I started my training as an actor in Mani Ratnam’s film eruvaro, ponniyin selvan Priceless in my journey as an actor.”
It is also precious to actor Nasir, who previously starred in a play based on the same novel. “Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan were also present on that occasion,” the actor revealed, “At that time, I played the role of Aditya Karikalan, whom Vikram is now starring in the film. Just rehearsing for that play is known in the past. As it was. Whenever I go abroad, I am always asked about ponniyin selvan, Like all of you, I am eagerly waiting for this.”
Produced by Subhaskaran of Lyca Productions, the film will hit the screens on September 30. Mani Ratnam said, “After I completed my previous project Chekka Chivanta VanamI met him (Subhaskaran) who asked me what I wanted to do next. i said i want to raise ponniyin selvan, It took him only two minutes to say yes to make a 70-year-old dream come true for the Tamil film fraternity. will it happen bahubali, He asked. I said no. will it happen Padmavati, He asked. I said no again. ponniyin selvan It will happen as Kalki wrote.”