Director Mani Ratnam is right now busy with the pre-production works of his next film, Ponniyin Selvan. This historical epic is based out of the novel with the same name, written by Kalki Krishnamoorthy. This film is expected to be made on a mammoth budget under the production of Lyca. The film's screenplay is penned by Mani Ratnam, Siva Ananth, and popular actor Elango Kumaravel, who is known for his roles in films like Abhiyum Naanum, Kaatrin Mozhi, and Kurangu Bommai.

We got in touch with the talented writer turned actor to know about the progress of this magnum opus. He said, "We are in the final stages of the screenplay and will hopefully finish within the next few days. I am not sure about the shooting plans, but the writing portion should get over in a few days of time." Well, that is indeed an exciting thing to know about.

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With the screenplay of Ponniyin Selvan in the final stages, we can expect the film to go on floors by the end of this year. The film boasts of some stellar names in the star cast that includes Chiyaan Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Keerthy Suresh, and many others.

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Lots of other names like Atharvaa, Amala Paul, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sathyaraj are also being speculated. This historical epic will have music by A.R.Rahman and said to have cinematography by Ravi Varman.