A film that continues to generate tremendous excitement among Tamil cinema fans a month since its release, ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam's magnum opus, Ponniyin Selvan: 1 or PS: 1, produced under the Lyca Productions banner and featuring music by Academy Award-winning composer A. R. Rahman, has turned out to be a phenomenal box office and critical success. Based on legendary Tamil writer Kalki Krishnamurthy's acclaimed novel, which has captured the imaginations of readers for more than seven decades, the big-screen adaptation featured some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry and has grossed more than 450 crores at the box office as per the makers' official statement some time back. 

With Ponniyin Selvan: 1 now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, while also still running strong in cinema halls, Lyca Productions' Chairman Subaskaran Allirajah and the film's director Mani Ratnam donated a sum of Rs 1 Crore to the Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Trust. The duo presented a cheque to the trust's Managing Trustee Seetha Ravi in the presence of Kalki's son, Kalki Rajendran, Lyca Productions said in an official statement on Saturday evening, November 5, while also sharing photos from their meeting. This latest noble gesture from the Ponniyin Selvan producer and director has earned them massive respect from fans, who have taken to social media to share their appreciation. Below are a few pictures from their interaction: 

The Ponniyin Selvan team also took part in a celebration success meet in Chennai earlier on Saturday, which saw Mani Ratnam along with the film's lead trio 'Chiyaan' Vikram, Karthi, and Jayam Ravi address press person's queries. Although there wasn't any big statement made about Ponniyin Selvan: 2, slated for a theatrical release sometime next summer, the buzz for the highly-anticipated sequel is huge as fans continue to come up with various theories regarding how the next events from Kalki’s novel will play out on the big screen. Apart from Vikram, Karthi, and Jayam Ravi, Ponniyin Selvan includes Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Trisha Krishnan as the female leads, followed by an ensemble cast featuring the likes of Aishwarya Lekshmi, R. Sarathkumar, Parthiban, Jayaram, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, Vikram Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Rahman, Ashwin Kakumanu, Nizhalgal Ravi, Lal, Vijaykumar, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, Jayachitra, Vidya Subramanian, Nassar, Kishore, Riyaz Khan, Mohan Raman, among others.