The Runtime Of Mani Ratnam’s Magnum Opus Is Revealed!

Ponniyin
Selvan,
the
most-awaited
historical
drama
which
is
helmed
by
veteran
filmmaker
Mani
Ratnam,
is
gearing
up
for
its
massive
release.
The
movie,
which
is
based
on
Kalki
Krishnamurthy’s
novel
of
the
same
name,
is
getting
released
in
five
Indian
languages.
Interestingly,
the
sources
close
to

Ponniyin
Selvan
have
now
revealed
a
major
update
on
its
runtime.

According
to
the
latest
updates,
the
first
part
of
Mani
Ratnam’s
dream
project
has
a
runtime
of
2
hours
and
50
minutes.
Considering
the
massive
content
of
the
film,
this
long
runtime
of

Ponniyin
Selvan
part
1
is
totally
justified.
The
magnum
opus
is
all
set
to
emerge
as
the
first-ever
Tamil
film
to
release
in
IMAX
format.

The
official
teaser
and
first
two
songs
of
Mani
Ratnam’s
dream
project
had
taken
social
media
by
storm
and
raised
expectations
over
the
film.
Recently,
music
composer
AR
Rahman
confirmed
that
the
third
single
of

Ponniyin
Selvan,
which
is
apparently
sung
by
Shreya
Ghoshal,
will
be
out
by
the
first
week
of
September.
The
musician
dropped
this
major
hint
during
an
interaction
with
his
fans
on
Twitter.

As
reported
earlier,
the
highly
anticipated

Ponniyin
Selvan
trailer
and
audio
launch
event
will
be
held
on
September
6,
Tuesday
at
Nehru
Indoor
Stadium,
in
Chennai.
The
event
is
expected
to
be
attended
by
several
famous
personalities
including
Tamil
Nadu
Chief
Minister
MK
Stalin,
Rajinikanth,
Kamal
Haasan,
and
others.
The
makers
of

Ponniyin
Selvan
are
expected
to
announce
the
same
with
a
special
update,
very
soon.

To
the
unversed,
the
Mani
Ratnam
directorial
features
a
stellar
star
cast
including
Chiyaan
Vikram,
Jayam
Ravi,
Karthi,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Trisha
Krishnan,
and
others.
Ravi
Varman
is
the
DOP.
Thotta
Tharan
has
handled
the
production
design
of
this
historical
drama.

Ponniyin
Selvan
is
bankrolled
by
Mani
Ratnam’s
home
banner
Madras
Talkies,
in
association
with
Lyca
Productions.