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Mani Ratnam Unpacks 'Ponniyin Selvan' at IFFI Masterclass

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Story by Sahasranaman Ramachandran
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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
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  • 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, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Kalki Krishnamurthy, International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Ponniyin Selvan
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