Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus ‘Ponniyin Selvan: 1’ hit the screens today and is receiving positive reviews all over.
Meanwhile, an interesting news came out that Thalapathy Vijay and Superstar Mahesh Babu were initially part of the movie, but they backed out due to many reasons.
As part of the promotions, hero Vikram revealed that the first shoot of Ponniyin Selvan: 1 happened with Vijay and Mahesh Babu while the I actor did the same Aditya Karikalan role. However, they later opted out of the movie and Karthi and Jayam Ravi reprised their roles.
Ponniyin Selvan:1 is released in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. The storyline revolves around the historical events during the Chola Dynasty. The movie also stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, among others in key roles.