Ponniyin Selvan (web series)

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{{short description|Upcoming Indian web series}}
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| network = [[MX Player]]
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| image = Ponniyin Selvan web series title card.jpg
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| country = India
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| based_on = {{based on|''[[Ponniyin Selvan]]''|[[Kalki Krishnamurthy]]}}
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| genre = Historical drama
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| company = [[MX Player]]<br>[[Soundarya Rajinikanth|May 6 Entertainment]]
| director = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12214046/?ref_=pro_nm_visitcons Sharath Kumar Jothi]
| producer = [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]]
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'''''Ponniyin Selvan''''' ({{Translation|The son of the [[Kaveri|Ponni]]}}) is an upcoming Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[historical drama]] web series. It is based on the five-part novel titled Ponniyin Selvan penned by [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/tamil-epic-ponniyin-selvan-to-be-adapted-into-a-web-series/articleshow/67833068.cms|title=Tamil epic Ponniyin Selvan to be adapted into a web series|last=|first=|date=|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> It is co-produced by [[MX Player|MX player]] and [[Soundarya Rajinikanth|May 6 Entertainment]] with production by [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mx-player-to-adapt-epic-novel-ponniyin-selvan-as-original-series-soundarya-rajnikanth-to-produce-the-show/articleshow/67759484.cms|title=MX Player to adapt epic novel - Ponniyin Selvan as original series, Soundarya Rajnikanth to produce the show - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/soundarya-rajinikanth-may-6th-entertainment-announcment-superstar-rajinikanth-birthday-thalaivar-168-tamil-news-249375|title=Soundarya Rajinikanth's exciting {{sic|announc|ment|nolink=y}} on Thalaivar birthday eve - Tamil News|date=2019-12-11|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> and direction by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12214046/?ref_=pro_nm_visitcons Sharath Kumar Jothi]. The story revolves around [[Rajaraja I|Arulmozhivarman]], one of the kings of the [[Chola dynasty]], who was later known as [[Rajaraja I|Raja Raja Chola]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-produce-a-web-series-based-on-ponniyin-selvan-watch-video/story-kvVmBOgB4s4lAegeQVup1K.html|title=Soundarya Rajinikanth to produce a web series based on Ponniyin Selvan. Watch video|last=|first=|date=2019-01-31|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/soundarya-rajinikanth-talks-about-adapting-kalki-krishnamurthys-epic-novel-ponniyin-selvan-into-web-series-5996391.html|title=Soundarya Rajinikanth talks about adapting Kalki Krishnamurthy's epic novel Ponniyin Selvan into web series|last=|first=|date=2019-01-31|website=[[Firstpost]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>

== Production ==
In 2019, [[MX Player]] announced the web series adaptation with a title design teaser.<ref>{{Citation|title=Ponniyin Selvan - An MX Original Series {{!}} Announcement {{!}} Soundarya Rajinikanth {{!}} May 6 Entertainment|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbUw4K3c97Y|language=en|access-date=2020-01-04}}</ref> production began in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/soundarya-rajinikanth-starts-work-ponniyin-selvan-web-series-104233|title=Soundarya Rajinikanth starts work on 'Ponniyin Selvan' web series|date=June 25, 2019|website=The News Minute|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref> The original language of the web series will be in Tamil, in which the novel was originally written, but the information about dubbed languages will be updated soon.

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.may6entertainment.com/projects/#images-1 May 6 Entertainment production website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyRknkCy7-oWjnxMtpoZcQ Ponniyin Selvan YouTube]

[[Category:Indian television series]]
[[Category:Tamil-language web series]]
[[Category:Indian web series]]
[[Category:MX Player original programming]]
[[Category:Adaptations of works by Kalki Krishnamurthy]]

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