The news that Kamal will collaborate with seasoned director Mani Ratnam for the ambitious project came as a pleasant surprise when the announcement was made by the production team last week.
The first part of the film, which was released in theatres on September 30, made a whopping box office collection and recently touched 500 crores worldwide.
The first installment of Ponniyin Selvan, crowned as a maverick film of Kollywood, opened to favorable reviews and raked in more than Rs 500 crore at the box office.
With a budget of 500 crores in making two parts of this epic periodic drama, the second part of 'Ponniyin Selvan' is expected to hit the big screens in the early half of 2023.
The first part of Ponniyin Selvan, the masterwork, the tale of the cholas, and the visionary undertaking of master filmmaker Mani Ratnam, is roaringly setting new records every day.