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Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 and its sequel have been stunning successes. The films are based on a beloved Tamil five-volume epic of the same name, written by Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy—better known by.

Sreetama Basu One of the most awaited films this year, Ponniyin Selvan is a two-part Tamil epic period action film directed by Mani Ratnam. Based on the Chola Kingdom, Ponniyin Selvan hit the theatres on September 30. Released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, this is the first ever Tamil movie to release on IMAX.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Nandini / Mandakini Devi (Oomai Rani) Jayam Ravi as Arulmozhi Varman / Ponniyin Selvan; Karthi as Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan; Jayaram as Alwarkkadiyan Nambi; Trisha as Kundavai; R. Sarath Kumar as Periya Pazhuvettarayar; Prabhu as Periya Vellar; Vikram Prabhu as Parthibendran Pallavan; Aishwarya Lekshmi as Poonguzhali.

Meanwhile, Arunmozhi Varman AKA Ponniyin Selvan (Jayam Ravi) and Vallavarayan Vanthiyathevan (Karthi) fall into the ocean. Oomai Rani AKA Mandakini Devi (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) saves Ponniyin Selvan, yet again. By the time he recovers from his ill health, things go haywire in the Chola Kingdom.

Mani Ratnam’s movie Ponniyin Selvan, or PS1, broke box-office records as it takes a glorious chapter in the history of Tamil Nadu to a non-Tamil audience, including the global diaspora. The movie, based on the Ponniyin Selvan novel, revolves around the battle of succession in the great Chola dynasty in the 10th century CE.

Even as a seventy-year wait to see Ponniyin Selvan on screen has come to an end,. There is a woman named Mandakini Devi (also called Oomai Arasi/Oomai Rani because she cannot speak or hear) who.

“Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two” starts by filling in the backstory of how Arunmozhi’s older brother, Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan , fell for Nandini (Aishwariya Rai Bachchan), an orphaned girl.

May 1, 2023 ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’ (2023) Ending, Explained: Did Nandini’s Plan Work In Her Favor? The first part of Ponniyin Selvan was released in October, and it ended on a note that would have audiences eager to come back to theaters and witness the fate of these characters as the story moves forward in the second installment.

This incident gave birth to his legendary nickname as people believed he was saved by the Goddess Kaveri herself. In the film’s climax, Arulmozhi and Chola warrior Vallavaraiyan (Karthi) go down on.

Jayam Ravi will be seen as Arulmozhi Varman, who is fondly known as Ponniyin Selvan. He is the youngest son of Sundara Chozhar. Sarathkumar plays the role of Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar, chancellor and treasurer of the kingdom.

The revelation of Sundara Chola’s short-lived courtship with Mandakini led Princess Kundavai (Trisha Krishnan) to believe the Chola emperor was Nandini's father. However, Pandya leader Ravidas (Kishore Kumar G.) delivered one of the major plot twists regarding Nandini’s past in the climax of PS-II. It eventually turns out that it was Veera.