A classic movie on Tamil Nadu's history
Ponniyin Selvan was a novel written by Kalki, a celebrated author in those days. The novel was a super duper hit.Today, directed by Mani Rathnam the movie has been released all over India. The movie is itself based on the novel. There is a part 2 that is due the next year. The novel dated back to the times of the great King Raja Raja Cholan, who ruled from Tanjore, the agricultural belt of Tamil Nadu, where greenery is simply fabulous even today.
The movie has a galaxy of stars and one has to read or at least understand the outline of the novel that had humor and romance also integrated into the historical frames of reference. The movie has been released in Telugu and Tamil as well.