Megastar Chiranjeevi Joins Mani Ratnam’s Next?

Ponniyin
Selvan,
the
historical
drama
which
is
helmed
by
veteran
filmmaker
Mani
Ratnam,
is
all
set
for
a
grand
release.
Recently,
the

Ponniyin
Selvan
team
launched
‘Chola
Chola’ at
a
grand
event
held
in
Hyderabad.
While
addressing
the
audience
at
the
event,
director
Mani
Ratnam
revealed
that
Megastar
Chiranjeevi
is
a
part
of
his
dream
project.

The
master
craftsman
thanked
Chiranjeevi
for
graciously
accepting
their
request
to
be
a
part
of

Ponniyin
Selvan.
Even
though
Mani
Ratnam
refrained
from
revealing
more
details
regarding
the
megastar’s
role
in
the
film,
the
rumourmills
suggest
that
he
is
the
narrator
of

Ponniyin
Selvan
Telugu
version.

Even
though
there
is
no
official
confirmation
on
the
same,
the
sources
close
to
Mani
Ratnam’s
magnum
opus
suggest
that
the
makers
will
soon
announce
the
collaboration
officially.
To
the
unversed,
Kamal
Haasan
is
narrating
the
Tamil
version
of

Ponniyin
Selvan
and
has
already
finished
dubbing
for
his
portions.
Similarly,
the
Malayalam,
Kannada,
and
Hindi
versions
of
the
film
will
also
have
the
narrations
of
the
biggest
stars
from
respective
industries.

In
his
speech
during
the
‘Chola
Chola’
song
event,
Mani
Ratnam
also
thanked
producer
Dil
Raju
and
actor
Tanikella
Bharani
for
joining
the

Ponniyin
Selvan
team.
To
the
unversed,
Dil
Raju
has
bagged
the
distribution
rights
of
the
film’s
Telugu
version.
Tanikella
Bharani,
on
the
other
hand,
is
part
of
the
creative
team.
Mani
Ratnam
also
went
on
to
thank
SS
Rajamouli
at
the
event,
for
inspiring
team

Ponniyin
Selvan
to
dream
bigger.

Ponniyin
Selvan,
which
is
based
on
Kalki
Krishnamurthy’s
epic
novel
of
the
same
name,
features
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Chiyaan
Vikram,
Jayam
Ravi,
Karthi,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Trisha
Krishnan,
and
others.
AR
Rahman
is
composing
the
songs
and
original
score
for
the
Mani
Ratnam
project.
Ravi
Varman
is
the
DOP.
The
historical
drama
is
bankrolled
by
Mani
Ratnam’s
home
banner
Madras
Talkies,
along
with
Lyca
Productions.