Ace director Mani Ratnam is busy with the pre-production works of his next project, which is touted to be a biggie based out of the historical epic novel, Ponniyin Selvan, written by Kalki. The film needs extensive preparatory work as the scale of the project demands it. This film will be bankrolled by Lyca Productions and is said to have an exciting star cast.

Chiyaan Vikram, Jayam Ravi, and Karthi are said to play the three male leads, however, few other big names might also join or replace the existing names. Since the project is in the very nascent stages, we will have to wait for some more time to know the finalized list of actors. Keeping this aside, we have got some interesting details on the addition of one more actor in this star-studded film.

Yes, we are informed by our close sources that Keerthy Suresh will play one of the leads in this historical film. When we checked with the sources close to the Sarkar actress' camp, they also confirmed it to be true. The makers are said to be in final rounds of talks with the heroine and things might be finalized very soon. We had seen the acting prowess of Keerthy Suresh through Mahanati, the biopic of actress Savithri.

Now, with a veteran director like Mani Ratnam at the helm, who is known for extracting best performances from his actors, we can expect Ponniyin Selvan to be high on star cast and performances. As always, A.R.Rahman will be composing the tunes and if things go as per plan, this film might take off by the end of this year or early 2020.