The April 28 release of the director Mani Ratnam’s movie Ponniyin Selvan 2 is now being prepared for. He spoke in a panel discussion on April 19 about the fundamental impact of South Indian cinema on global cinema. The discussion panel took place during the CII Dakshin Media and Entertainment Summit in Chennai. Mani Ratnam stated during the conversation that if the Hindi film business can stop referring to itself as Bollywood, then people will cease associating Bollywood with Indian cinema.
A brief about “Hindi cinema should stop calling themselves Bollywood,” says Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam stated, “If Hindi cinema can stop calling themselves Bollywood, then people will stop identifying Indian cinema as Bollywood,” in reference to the fact that Indian cinema is frequently referred to as Bollywood in the west. The ‘woods’ are not my favourite. Kollywood, like Bollywood. We must consider it to be Indian film as a whole.
Filmmakers Vetrimaaran and Basil Joseph as well as actor-director Rishab Shetty were also on the panel.
After their critically praised 2010 film Raavan, Aishwarya and Vikram have worked together twice, most recently on Ponniyin Selvan. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Chiyaan Vikram, Trisha, and Jayam Ravi all play leading parts in the movie. The supporting cast includes Prakash Raj, Prabhu, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Jayaram, Ashwin Kakumanu, Mohan Raman, Sarathkumar, and Parthiban. The technical team includes the director of photography Ravi Varman, editor Sreekar Prasad, and composer AR Rahman.
Based on the same-named 1955 novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, Ponniyin Selvan’s second volume. It will pick off where the original film left off, with spectators witnessing Ponniyin Selvan staring death in the face as Aishwarya Rai’s Oomai Rani dove into the water to save him. Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies are the movie’s financiers.
