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Ponniyin Selvan (பொன்னியின் செல்வன்) is an upcoming Tamil historical film, directed by filmmaker Mani Ratnam and produced by Sun Pictures. The film is a screen adaption of the popular Tamil historical novel Ponniyin Selvan by Kalki Krishnamurthy. Ponniyin Selvan deals with the fortunes of the Chola Empire during the 10th century. The shooting is expected to begin in October 2011. Ponniyin Selvan is set to become a high profile multi-starrer with Joseph Vijay, Mahesh Babu, Vikram and Arya among others, playing lead characters. This marks Mahesh Babu's first Tamil feature film. Oscar winner A. R. Rahman has been roped in for the musical direction of the film. Santhosh Sivan, Sabu Cyril, Sreekar Prasad, Vasanth were reported to be part of this production. Most of the film is expected to be shot in Mysore, Karnataka.

Cast

 * Joseph Vijay as Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan
 * Mahesh Babu as Aditya Karikalan
 * Vikram
 * Arya
 * Satyaraj as Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar
 * Anushka Shetty
 * Nassar