Are you a huge fan of the cinema franchise Ponniyin Selvan? With the recently released Part II, this might also be a good time to flip through the pages before diving into a PS 1 & 2 binge watch movie ...

I think perhaps gratitude to Mani Ratnam. I had started translating it years before the offer came. It is thanks to the films that nationwide interest in the story has been generated, and that is why ...

Author Nandini Krishnan’s tryst with the Ponniyin Selvan (PS) series began at birth. “I was named after Nandini from the books, you know,” she remarks. With the first of her 10-part translation of ...

In the flood of time with no beginning and no end, in the flow of a tale with no rest and no restraint, we ask that our readers embark on the boat of our imagination and journey with us for a little ...

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan 1 has revived an interest in the 1950s Tamil classic that will now be accessible to non-Tamil audiences through an English audio book A moment from ...

That’s when you realise and recognise the spirit with a certain vitality that powers through the entire film, linking its two halves, something impossible to perceive unless you watch the two parts ...

Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 is an Indian historical action drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It is the first of two cinematic parts based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel of the same name. The film ...

Mani Ratnam wraps up Indian literary classic with action-packed sequel that includes lots of battles but feels rushed, even at 164 minutes. “Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two” starts by filling in the ...