MANI RATNAM FANS ALERT - PONNIYIN SELVAN MEMBER ANSWERS THE MOST-CHALLENGING QUESTION!
Home > Tamil Movies > Tamil Cinema NewsBefore the Coronavirus Lockdown, ace director Mani Ratnam was busy with the production process of 'Ponniyin Selvan', the silver screen adaptation of the five-part Tamil novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.
Produced by Madras Talkies, in association with Lyca Productions, the film has a star cast that includes Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Chiyaan Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Sarathkumar, Ashwin Kakumanu, Lal, Riyaz Khan, Arjun Chidambaram, Mohan Raman amongst others in prominent roles.
Jointly scripted by Mani Ratnam and 'Kaatrin Mozhi', 'Kurangu Bommai' fame actor Kumaravel, the first schedule of the upcoming epic drama had kickstarted on December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Before the lockdown, the shoot was happening at brisk pace and the fans were now and then treated with the behind-the-scene pictures from the shooting spot. Now, the costume designer, Eka Lakhani, in her recent live chat session on Instagram, answered to a fan’s question - “How challenging is Ponniyin Selvan? Do you think you can do justice to millions of people’s imagination?”. To which she replied, “I better! Have no option! Petrified and excited at the same time! It’s a dream come true for any costume designer to get to work on this film. I promise I’ll give it my best and hope to not disappoint!”