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director Maniratnam had last made a stunning comeback with the multistarrer Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and is gearing
up for directing his most ambitious dream project, the magnum opus
ponniyin selvan, the celluloid version of the novel written by
kalki Krishnamurthy.
This
movie starts shooting by next month and is said to feature a huge cast that is said to include actors like
jayam ravi, Chiyaan Vikram,
karthi, Keerthy
suresh,
aishwarya Rai,
prabhu, and now another interesting addition to the cast is Ashwin.
Actor Ashwin who was part of Thala Ajith's Mankatha and
vijay Sethupathi's Idharkuthaane Aasaipattai Balakumara tweeted "Looking forward to enjoying the process & the journey. I was part of background sound fx for the
college students in #Aaythaezhuthu and so it's extra special to play a role in #PonniyinSelvan #longroads". Now, another special actress has been confirmed as a part of the project. Yes,
trisha has been confirmed in the
movie and she will start shooting for the
movie after completing shooting for her new
malayalam movie under
jeethu joseph direction where she pairs with
mohanlal for the first time in her career.