Based on Amarar Kalki’s acclaimed novel ‘Ponniin Selvan’, one of India’s foremost directors Mani Ratnam has directed Ponniin Selvan in two parts.
Its first part “Ponniyin Selvan – 1” was released worldwide last (30.09.2022). Lyca has produced this film in a grand manner.
This film which continues to receive overwhelming response, is also making collections records. Ponni’s Selvan stars Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai, Trisha, Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Aishwarya Lakshmi, Sarathkumar, Parthiban, Prabhu, Vikram Prabhu, Lal, Kishore, Sopita, Raghuman among many stars.
In this case, actor Kamal Haasan watched Ponni’s Selvan with Ponni’s Selvan crew in IMAX 3D format at a famous theater in Chennai. Earlier, it was reported that all the seats were reserved for this.
Subsequently, after the screening of Ponni Selvan, the press conference was attended by actors Kamal Haasan, Vikram, Karthi and others.
Then Kamal shared a lot of interesting things about the experience of Ponni’s Selvan film and about the novel. At that time he was asked a question about Rajaraja Cholan, Kamal’s answer to this is now going viral.
Recently, director Vethimaran attended the 60th birthday celebrations of the Liberation Tigers of India leader T. Thirumavalavan in Chennai. Speaking on this, Vetrimaran said, “If we fail to handle art properly today, we will lose a lot of identities. Signs are constantly being taken from us.
Let him come and give saffron dress to Valluvar. Let Rajaraja Chola be a Hindu king, and this continues. This happens in cinema too. We have to protect these symbols. We have to fight for our freedom. We need to be politically clear. Everyone should work together like this,” he said.
Vetermaran’s comment about the religion of Rajaraja Cholan created a lot of excitement on social media, and many people expressed different opinions.
Also, after watching Ponni’s Selvan, Kamal was also asked about Rajaraja Cholan’s religion during a press conference. In response to this, actor Kamal Haasan said, “The name Hinduism did not exist during Rajaraja Chola’s time. There was Saivism, Vaishnavism and Jainism. It is the name given to us by the British. They did not know what to say,” he said.
