Ponniyin Selvan to come alive on celluloid – Director Mani Ratnam

After making several films with contemporary themes but with elements of history or mythology, director Mani Ratnam is now set to embark on an ambitious venture of converting Kalki’s epic novel ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ into a film.

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