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Jayam Ravi rubbishes claims of removing STR from Ponniyin Selvan's cast. Image courtesy: Madras Talkies
Ponniyin Selvan was a imagination task for everyone involved. From manager Mani Ratnam and composer AR Rahman to the star-studded formed of the duology, which is based connected the cult caller by Kalki Krishnamurti, Ponniyin Selvan was a landmark movie successful the careers of all. Both films created past astatine the container office, won captious acclaim, and took location apical prizes successful astir each class successful the awards circuit. However, determination is 1 rumour that often resurfaces during conversations regarding the 2 films.
Right from the clip of the announcement of the project, immoderate of the casting choices were nether a batch of scrutiny. Prominent among these speculations were the ones surrounding Silambarasan TR’s (STR) purported beingness successful the movie arsenic Vandhiyathevan. It was said past that immoderate members of the cast, peculiarly Jayam Ravi, refused to enactment successful the movie if STR was portion of the cast. In fact, this was 1 of the blistery topics during the promotional tours for some the films, and many, including Ravi rubbished these claims.
In a property enactment backmost then, Ravi had said, “Do you deliberation Mani sir would adjacent perceive to me? In fact, aft this quality broke out, Simbu himself reached retired to maine and said ‘Machi, I cognize you would beryllium blessed if I was portion of Ponniyin Selvan. So don’t instrumentality these things to heart. Forget it.”
In fact, STR was the peculiar impermanent for 1 of the promotional events of the 2nd portion of the Ponniyin Selvan franchise. However, these claims garbage to dice down, and Ravi, successful a caller enactment with Hindustan Times, erstwhile again reiterated that specified a happening ne'er happened.
A record photograph of Jayam Ravi and Silambarasan TR | Image courtesy: Jayam Ravi/ X profile
“For 21 years, I person had the imagination of moving with Mani Ratnam sir. Do you deliberation erstwhile I yet got the accidental to enactment with him, I would marque specified demands? Secondly, bash you deliberation that specified a large manager volition really perceive to me? Simbu and I are bully friends. There is nary contented betwixt america and I don’t cognize however this full rumour started,” said Ravi.
Meanwhile, Silambarasan TR, who antecedently worked with Mani Ratnam successful Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, is erstwhile again teaming up with the ace filmmaker starring successful a pivotal relation successful his Thug Life, headlined by Kamal Haasan. On the different hand, Ravi is awaiting the merchandise of M Rajesh’s Brother, and has Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi’s Kadhalikka Neramillai nether production.
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