Finally, the shooting of National Award-winning filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s much-awaited multi-starrer Ponniyin Selvan will resume from mid-November, as per reports. 

The magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan is based on the epic novel of the same name by Kalki Krishnamurthy and chronicles the rise of the Chola rulers. 

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The other stellar cast of the film includes a galaxy of South Indian stars such as Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Vikram Prabhu, Mohan Babu. The movie will also star Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan among others. 

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The title poster of the film was released earlier this year in January. AR Rahman will compose the music and Ravi Varman has been roped in for cinematography. 

While Sreekar Prasad will handle editing, Thota Tharani will take care of production design and writer Jeyamohan will pen the dialogues. 

With such a talented crew behind the production, the movie is expected to be nothing less than a classic. 

Sharing credits for the screenplay along with Mani Ratnam is actor Kumaravel. 

Eka Lakhani will take care of costumes while Vikram Gaikwad is in charge of the makeup. Brinda has been roped in for choreography while Sham Kaushal will take care of action direction. 

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