Ponniyin Selvan (web series)
Ponniyin Selvan (transl. The son of the Ponni) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language historical drama web series. It is based on the five-part novel titled Ponniyin Selvan penned by Kalki Krishnamurthy.[1] It is co-produced by MX player and May 6 Entertainment with production by Soundarya Rajinikanth[2][3] and direction by Sharath Kumar Jothi. The story revolves around Arulmozhivarman, one of the kings of the Chola dynasty, who was later known as Raja Raja Chola.[4][5]
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Genre | Historical drama |
Based on | Ponniyin Selvan by Kalki Krishnamurthy |
Directed by | Sharath Kumar Jothi |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
Production | |
Producer | Soundarya Rajinikanth |
Production companies | MX Player May 6 Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | MX Player |
ProductionEdit
In 2019, MX Player announced the web series adaptation with a title design teaser.[6] production began in June 2019.[7] 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. Later on 10th september 2021 producer Soundarya Rajinikanth announced the season 1 of the drama series 'Puthu Vellam' on her official instagram page.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Tamil epic Ponniyin Selvan to be adapted into a web series". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "MX Player to adapt epic novel - Ponniyin Selvan as original series, Soundarya Rajnikanth to produce the show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ↑ "Soundarya Rajinikanth's exciting announcment [sic] on Thalaivar birthday eve - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "Soundarya Rajinikanth to produce a web series based on Ponniyin Selvan. Watch video". Hindustan Times. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Soundarya Rajinikanth talks about adapting Kalki Krishnamurthy's epic novel Ponniyin Selvan into web series". Firstpost. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Ponniyin Selvan - An MX Original Series | Announcement | Soundarya Rajinikanth | May 6 Entertainment, retrieved 2020-01-04
- ↑ "Soundarya Rajinikanth starts work on 'Ponniyin Selvan' web series". The News Minute. June 25, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-26.