I advised Subaskaran not to make ‘Ponniyin Selvan’: Minister Murugan

Entertainment By Manigandan KR 30/03/2023 Read the article

Tamil Nadu Minister Durai Murugan said he had advised Subaskaran Allirajah, against making Kalki’s “Ponniyin Selvan” into a film.

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“I asked Subaskaran and said that we do not have the actors who can pull it off now,” he disclosed.

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“When I watched the first part, I was awestruck. My heartiest congratulations to Subaskaran who made the film, and my salute to Mani Ratnam.”

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Kamal Haasan launched the trailer in the presence of the film’s director Mani Ratnam and producer Subaskaran and the entire cast and crew of Ponniyin Selvan 2.

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The trailer of the second part shows queen Nandini plotting the death of prince Aditya Karikala Chozhan.

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Attempts are made to break the Chola empire once again even as its heroes rally together to keep it from falling apart.

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The eagerly-awaited second part of the classic is to hit screens all around the world on 28 April.

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Haasan praised Mani Ratnam for doing the impossible and said “I wish PS-2 will exceed the success of PS-1.”

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AR Rahman, who has partnered with Ratnam’s every venture since his debut in Roja (1992), said Mani Ratnam has “taken our cinema to the international stage”.

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