Ponniyin Selvan: I is an upcoming
historical action film directed by Mani Ratnam and written by Elango Kumaravel
and B. Jeyamohan jointly. It is the first of the two cinema adaptations of Kalki
Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan. The music director of the
167-minute film is the Grammy-winning musician A.R. Rahman.

Scheduled to be released on Friday, the
film is produced by Ratnam and Subaskaran Allirajah through Madras Talkies and
Lyca Productions.  

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Cast of the Film

·     Ponniyin Selvan marks the fourth film of Mani Ratnam with
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, after Iruvar, Guru and Raavan. She will be seen
carrying out dual roles of Nanidi, a Pazhuvoor queen, and wife of Periya
Pazhuvettaraiyar and the love interest of Aditha Karikalan. Sara Arjun is cast
as the young Nandini. 

·     The character of Aditha Karikalan is portrayed by Kennedy
John Victor, popularly known as Vikram.

·     The role of Arulmozhi Varman, who is also known as the
titular Ponniyin Selvan, is being played by Jayam Ravi. The character will
later be known as king Raja Raja Cholan. He is the youngest son of Sundara
Chola.

·     Karthi (Karthik Sivakumar) will be seen as Vallavaraiyan
Vanthiyathevan who is the brave and adventurous warrior prince of the Vaanar
Clan. 

·     Trisha Krishnan will be seen as Kundavai, a Chola
princess and daughter of Sundara Chola.

·     Prakash Raj is going to be seen as Sundara Chola, also
known as Parantaka Chola II. The emperor of the Chola empire, he is renowned
for his beauty, thus called Sundara.

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·     Aishwarya Lekshmi is cast as Poonguzhali who is a
boat-woman, residing in a place named Kodikarai. 

Other members of the cast of Ponniyin
Selvan: I include Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu Ganesan, R. Sarathkumar, Rashin Rahman,
R. Parthiban, Ashwin Kakumanu and many others.