Ponniyin Selvan: Author Nandini Krishnan on translating Kalki’s epic, and Mani Ratnam’s two-part film

Ponniyin Selvan: Author Nandini Krishnan on translating Kalki’s epic, and Mani Ratnam’s two-part film

Author Nandini Krishnan’s tryst with the Ponniyin Selvan (PS) series began at birth. “I was named after Nandini from the books, you know,” she remarks. With the first of her 10-part translation of author Kalki’s serialised magnum opus — First Flood (Eka by Westland)— making its way into bookstores across India, Nandini says that she […]

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Actor Vikram on ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’ and Mani Ratnam’s 100-film promise

Actor Vikram on ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’ and Mani Ratnam’s 100-film promise

Vikram in a still from ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. With a constant smile, Vikram spoke about his respect for Mani Ratnam like a student would do for his favourite teacher. “Among all the directors I have worked with, I have had the best understanding with him. Sometimes, there are characteristics inside […]

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On the ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ trail: Travellers explore Tamil Nadu in newer ways

On the ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ trail: Travellers explore Tamil Nadu in newer ways

Cycling Yogis members during a trip to Kumbakonam | Photo Credit: Madhan Sundar Ponniyin Selvan has raked in ₹500+ crores at the box office. It has also changed the lives of Jack, Ammu, Kalyani, Kannan, Chinna Rani and Periya Rani. They aren’t actors or part of the starcast. They are horses belonging to Mohan Naatamai, who […]

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Dressing up the characters of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’: How Eka Lakhani and Pratiksha Prashant cracked it, using ruby-encrusted gold jewellery to handwoven cottons and silks

Dressing up the characters of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’: How Eka Lakhani and Pratiksha Prashant cracked it, using ruby-encrusted gold jewellery to handwoven cottons and silks

Ruby-encrusted gold jewellery to handwoven cotton and silks, armours to tiger motifs, costume designer Eka Lakhani and jewellery designer Pratiksha Prashant disclose what it took to dress up the characters of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ Ruby-encrusted gold jewellery to handwoven cotton and silks, armours to tiger motifs, costume designer Eka Lakhani and jewellery designer Pratiksha Prashant disclose […]

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Kalki’s epic lends prominence to this location

Kalki’s epic lends prominence to this location

Bordered by thick forests and the sprawling sea, Kodiyakkarai or Point Calimere still captures the imagination of the fans of Ponniyin Selvan Bordered by thick forests and the sprawling sea, Kodiyakkarai or Point Calimere still captures the imagination of the fans of Ponniyin Selvan When Sundarar, the 8th Century devotional poet and one of the […]

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