--- title: 'Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022)' type: 'film' director: 'Mani Ratnam' released: '2022-01-01' runtime_minutes: 167 countries: - 'India' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ponniyin-selvan-i-2022' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10701074/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) 2022 · 167 min · India Original title: பொன்னியின் செல்வன் 1 ## Synopsis Ponniyin Selvan: I is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language epic historical fiction action drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, who co-wrote it with Elango Kumaravel and B. Jeyamohan. Produced by Ratnam and Subaskaran Allirajah under Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, it is the first of two cinematic parts loosely based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel, Ponniyin Selvan. The film stars an ensemble cast including Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Ravi Mohan, Trisha Krishnan, Jayaram, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prakash Raj, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, R. Parthiban, Jayachitra, Rahman, Lal, Vikram Prabhu and others. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman, with cinematography by Ravi Varman, editing by A. Sreekar Prasad, and production design by Thota Tharani. Ponniyin Selvan: I dramatises the early life of Chola prince Arulmozhi Varman, who would become the renowned emperor Rajaraja I (947–1014). In the film, Vandiyathevan sets out to cross the Chola land to deliver a message from the crown prince Aditha Karikalan. Meanwhile, Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne. ## Credits - **Director:** [Mani Ratnam](https://cinepixo.com/people/mani-ratnam) ## Cast - [Aishwarya Rai](https://cinepixo.com/people/aishwarya-rai) as Nandini - [Lal](https://cinepixo.com/people/lal) as Malayaman - [R. Sarathkumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-sarathkumar) as Periya Pazhuvettarayar - [Aishwarya Lekshmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/aishwarya-lekshmi) as Poonguzhali - [Ashwin Kakumanu](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashwin-kakumanu) as Sendhan Amudhan - [Trisha Krishnan](https://cinepixo.com/people/trisha-krishnan) as Kundavai Pirattiyar - [Sobhita Dhulipala](https://cinepixo.com/people/sobhita-dhulipala) as Vanathi - [Prabhu Ganesan](https://cinepixo.com/people/prabhu-ganesan) as Periya Vellar Boothi Vikramakesari - [Vikram Prabhu](https://cinepixo.com/people/vikram-prabhu) as Parthibendran Pallavan - [Jayaram](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayaram) as Alwarkadiyan Nambi - [Nizhalgal Ravi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nizhalgal-ravi) as Sambuvaraiyar - [Ravi Mohan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ravi-mohan) as Rajaraja The Great / Arulmozhi Varman "Ponniyin Selvan" - [Karthik Siva kumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/karthik-siva-kumar) as Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan - [R. Parthiepan](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-parthiepan) as Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar - [Rahman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rahman) as Madhurantakan ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ponniyin-selvan-i-2022 Film facts: Wikidata (Q108940413); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.