Mani Ratnam‘s Tamil-language epic “Ponniyin Selvan: 1″ has scored a worldwide opening ... successors to the reigning emperor and a civil war became imminent. Ratnam and his writers condensed ...

Rai Bachchan previously had lead roles in Ratnam’s “Iruvar” and “Guru.” “Ponniyin Selvan: 1” is produced by Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions with Siva Ananth serving as executive ...

Spoilers for Ponniyin Selvan I ahead: An explainer into how the post-film scene of the Mani Ratnam movie ... have more twists and turns than part 1 has managed so far, apart from the ones listed ...

Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s arguably cult novel by the same name, Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 is about the Chola Dynasty ... and multiple houses that are at war and spread in different parts ...

M ani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 won in four categories at the 70th National Film Awards. It won Best Feature Film in Tamil. Besides, AR Rahman won Best Music Direction for Background Scores ...

Ponniyin Selvan 1 stars Aishwarya Rai ... Her influence extends from the bed chambers to the court to the battlefield. In a scene when everyone expects her to be sitting in the palanquin ...