Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer 'Ponniyin Selvan' to complete the shoot in one go?

Amid ongoing nationwide lockdown, many shoots have come to a halt and it has led to severe losses being incurred by filmmakers. Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan was also one such big budgeted film that has been put on hold. director was erly looking forward to third schedule of film with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Puducherry when lockdown came into force.

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Mani Ratnam to shoot Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Ponniyin Selvan

Ponniyin Selvan would mark reunion of Mani Ratnam with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after Raavan in 2010. director had been erly looking forward to shooting for film when lockdown was imposed in late March. However, if recent reports are to be believed, Mani Ratnam has ordered crew back on sets to finish shooting for Ponniyin Selvan.

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As per reports, Mani Ratnam and his team for Ponniyin Selvan are currently reworking on dates for shooting. director wants to still keep up with 2021 release date. According to recent reports, Mani Ratnam is trying to get bulk dates from cast of Ponniyin Selvan including Vikram and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

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Once things get back to rmal, Mani Ratnam will be kickstarting with Puducherry shoot of Ponniyin Selvan with Vikram and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. However, if Mani Ratnam and his team fail to acquire permission for an outdoor shoot, n y will have options but shift shooting to an indoor location that will preferably be AVM Studios in Chennai.

Ponniyin Selvan is a historical drama film based on life of Chola emperor, Arulmozhi Varman. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be seen in a double role in film. She will be playing both Nandini - wife of Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar, and role of Queen Mandakini Devi.

Shiva Anand, executive producer of Mani Ratnam's production house Madras Talkies, confirmed same in a recent interview. He explained how team of Ponniyin Selvan is waiting for shoot to resume. y will also be talking to actors about  dates for shooting. He also added that although it will be a difficult task, y will try to figure out something. Shiva Anand also confirmed that y will be releasing first part of Ponniyin Selvan next year itself.

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