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Ponniyin Selvan I: Netizens in awe of Mani Ratnam’s grandeur while debate on Chola’s religious identity sparks

The film is based on the novel by Kalki Krishnamoorthy and stars Vikram, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Trisha Krishnan, Sobhita Dhulipala Aishwarya Lekshmi, Prakash Raj and others.
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New Delhi: Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ is getting a positive response from the audience and a mixed response from the critics. The film is appreciated for the grandeur it offers while the story and the narrative structure are slipping at some points. The film follows Vandiyathevan who sets out to cross the Chola land to deliver a message from crown prince Aditha Karikalan. Meanwhile, Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne. In between all the unrest, it is the story of the famous Chola empire.

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The film is based on the novel by Kalki Krishnamoorthy and stars Vikram, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Trisha Krishnan, Sobhita Dhulipala Aishwarya Lekshmi, Prakash Raj and others. With a star-studded cast, Mani Ratnam has served as a visual treat to the audience.

The netizens are in awe of Mani Ratnam’s cinema and the beauty created on screen.

Cinematographer Ravi Varman gets his due appreciation.

There is also an ongoing debate about Raja Raja Chola being identified as a Hindu king or a Tamil king. People from the film industry and netizens participated in this debate and presented different views.

Director Vetrimaaran, who has been vocal about caste oppression in his films, said at an event that Raja Raja Chola was not a Hindu king and their symbols are constantly being snatched from them. “Cinema is for the common man, so it is important to understand the politics behind it,” he added. BJP leader H Raja took a jibe at the director and said, “I am not as well aware of history as Vetrimaaran, but can he name the two churches and mosques built by Rajaraja Chola? The king called himself Sivapada Sekaran. Wasn’t he a Hindu then?”

The debate was taken forward by Kamal Hassan who defended Vetrimaaran and said, “There was no name called ‘Hindu religion’ during Raja Raja Cholan’s period. At that time there were Vaishnavas and Shaivites. It was the British who coined the term ‘Hindu’ because they did not know how to express it collectively.”

The statement sparked a row on the internet.

The film was released on September 30 and has crossed the Rs 300 crore mark in the worldwide box office collection.

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