The Hindi teaser of filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus “Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1” (PS1) will be released digitally by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. He plans to launch it on Friday at 6 p.m. The first instalment of the film will be released on September 30 this year in five languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.
The film is based on eminent writer Kalki’s classic Tamil novel “Ponniyin Selvan.” “Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1” has the best in the business in charge of each department. The music for this epic historical drama is composed by A.R. Rahman, and the cinematography is by Ravi Varman.
Thotta Tharani, a National Award-winning art director, is in charge of production design, while Mani Ratnam’s trusted editor Sreekar Prasad is in charge of editing. PS-1 is presented by Lyca Productions. Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions co-produced the film, which was directed by Mani Ratnam and featured music by AR Rahman.