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Mani Ratnam Unpacks 'Ponniyin Selvan' at IFFI Masterclass
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scrn loglineVeteran Indian director Mani Ratnam spills the tea on adapting a beloved Tamil epic into a sweeping two-part historical film at IFFI's Masterclassbeat sheet- Ratnam reveals he spent over a decade perfecting the adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1950s novel 'Ponniyin Selvan' to ensure he did justice to the beloved source material
- Ratnam and actor-director Gautham Vasudev Menon dive deep into Ratnam's meticulous approach to period filmmaking, from meticulously recreating 11th century Chola dynasty sets to weaving in subtle political allegories
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Mani Ratnam Unpacks 'Ponniyin Selvan' at IFFI Masterclass
VarietyStory by Sahasranaman Ramachandran
scrn logline
Veteran Indian director Mani Ratnam spills the tea on adapting a beloved Tamil epic into a sweeping two-part historical film at IFFI's Masterclass
beat sheet
- Ratnam reveals he spent over a decade perfecting the adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1950s novel 'Ponniyin Selvan' to ensure he did justice to the beloved source material
- Ratnam and actor-director Gautham Vasudev Menon dive deep into Ratnam's meticulous approach to period filmmaking, from meticulously recreating 11th century Chola dynasty sets to weaving in subtle political allegories
call sheet
Mani Ratnam, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Kalki Krishnamurthy, International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Ponniyin Selvan