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Ponniyin Selvan is a film directed by M. G. Ramachandran with M. G. Ramachandran

Ponniyin Selvan (1957)

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Ponniyin Selvan (Tamil: பொன்னியின் செல்வன்; English: Son of Ponni) is a shelved 1958 Tamil Historical fiction. The movie was to be produced and directed by actor M. G. Ramachandran. The film had M. G. Ramachandran, Vyjayanthimala and Gemini Ganesan in the lead with Padmini, Savitri, Saroja Devi, M. N. Rajam, Nagesh, T. S. Balaiah, M. N. Nambiar and O. A. K. Devar forms an ensemble cast. This was one of the first film which was an adaptation from the Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan.

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The story revolves around Vandiyathevan, a charming,brave and a brilliant young man who sets out to the Chola land to deliver a message to the King and the Princess from the Crown Prince Aditya Karikalan. The story shuttles between Vandiyathevan's travels in Chola country and the young Prince Arulmozhivarman's travels in Sri Lanka. The narrative deals with attempts by his sister Kundavai to bring back Arulmozhi (as Raja Raja was called before his crowning) to establish political peace in a land seemingly getting besot with unrest and signs of civil war, plotted by vassals and petty chieftains.

Actors

M. G. Ramachandran

(Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan)Vyjayanthimala

(Kundavai)Gemini Ganesan

(Arulmozhi Varman)Padmini Ramachandran

(Vaanathi)Kommareddy Savitri

(Poonguzhali)
And :
B. Saroja Devi
Nagesh
S. Balaiah
M. N. Nambiar
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