Chiyaan Vikram's old tea ad surfaces
Director Maniratnam has started shooting his magnum opus, the film version of kalki Krishnamoorthy's epic novel ponniyin selvan and the shooting is happening in locations of thailand and this biggie is bankrolled by lyca productions and madras Talkies together.
Ponniyin Selvan as everyone knows will feature Chiyaan vikram as Chozha prince Aditya Karikalan and this marks the actor's second collaboration with Maniratnam after Ravanan and after the title font release, a photo of the actor from an old ad shoot has surdata-faced.
Vikram in the early 90s was the model for Chola dust tea and the poster of the ad campaign for Chola tea featuring vikram dressed royally as a king has become viral and fans of the actor are sharing the picture proud of Vikram's elevation to stardom. 'Ponniyin Selvan' is bankrolled by lyca productions and madras Talkies together as a joint venture. It has Screenplay by mani ratnam and Kumaravel duo, music will be composed by AR Rahman. Editing by Sreekar Prasad, cinematography by ravi Varman, and Dialogues are penned by Jayamohan