Tuesday 19 / November / 2024
Based on: Historical fiction novel 'Ponniyin Selvan' (The Son of Ponni) by Indian author Kalki Krishnamurthy, written in Tamil.
Cast: Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Karthi, Trisha
Language: Hindi
The Director: Mani Ratnam
The Plot: Arulmozhi Varman continues on his journey to become Rajaraja I, the greatest ruler of the historic Chola empire of south India.
In the year 978 AD, Nandini had plotted against the royal princes and Emperor Sundara Chozhar to exact revenge for the slaying of the Pandya King Veerapandian. She had infiltrated the Cholas by marrying the Chola treasurer Periya Pazhuvettarayar and creating a machiavellian scheme. It's now a race against time for the Chola Princes to win the battle against the wrath of the Pandyas, the enraged army of the Rashtrakutas, the powerful Pazhuvettarayar's betrayal, and in the case of Aditha Karikalan, the battle against his heart and the vengeful Nandini.
The first part: Ponniyen Selvan 1 earned a total of Rs. 500 crore at the box office in 2022, becoming the highest-grossing Tamil movie of the year.
