Aishwarya Rai joins Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan shooting

The shooting of acclaimed director Mani Ratnam's dream project '

Ponniyin Selvan

' has resumed in Pondicherry recently. While we has earlier reported that actor Karthi will join the team, actress Aishwarya Rai has joined the sets and resumed shooting for the much awaited magnum opus. Aishwarya Lekshmi has also joined the team in Pondicherry.

While the makers had recently released a new poster of the film, director Mani Ratnam had revealed that 75 percent of shooting has been completed and also that the film will first be released only in theaters. While Aishwarya Rai plays a dual role, Nandhini, and Mandakini Devi in the film, Aishwarya Lekshmi plays Poonguzhali, a bold woman in the film.

The historical drama which had a huge star cast is based on the novel written by Kalki Krishnamoorthy. The film features a talented star cast which includes Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Karthi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Prabhu, Ashwin Kakumama and several others.

Produced by

Madras Talkies

in association with

Lyca Productions

, 'Ponniyin Selvan' music is composed by AR Rahman, while the cinematography is handled by Ravivarman. The dialogues are written by Jayamohan, with

Thotta Tharani

and Wasiq Khan as the production designers. Brinda is the choreographer.

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