Ponniyin Selvan (web series)

Ponniyin Selvan (transl. The son of the Ponni) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language historical drama web series. It is based on the five-part novel titled Ponniyin Selvan penned by Kalki Krishnamurthy.[1] It is co-produced by MX player and May 6 Entertainment with creative direction by Soundarya Rajinikanth[2][3] and direction by Sharath Kumar Jothi. The story revolves around Arulmozhivarman, one of the kings of the Chola dynasty, who was later known as Raja Raja Chola.[4][5]

This article is about upcoming web series. For the novel of the same title, see Ponniyin Selvan. For upcoming film adaptation of the same title, see Ponniyin Selvan (upcoming film).
Ponniyin Selvan
GenreHistorical drama
Based onPonniyin Selvan
by Kalki Krishnamurthy
Directed bySharath Kumar Jothi
Creative directorSoundarya Rajinikanth
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
Production
Production companiesMX Player
May 6 Entertainment
Release
Original networkMX Player

Production

In 2019, MX Player announced the web series adaptation with a title design teaser.[6] production began in June 2019.[7] The original language of the web series will be in Tamil, in which the novel was originally written, but the information about dubbed languages will be updated soon.

References
  1. "Tamil epic Ponniyin Selvan to be adapted into a web series". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. "MX Player to adapt epic novel - Ponniyin Selvan as original series, Soundarya Rajnikanth to produce the show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  3. "Soundarya Rajinikanth's exciting announcment [sic] on Thalaivar birthday eve - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  4. "Soundarya Rajinikanth to produce a web series based on Ponniyin Selvan. Watch video". Hindustan Times. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. "Soundarya Rajinikanth talks about adapting Kalki Krishnamurthy's epic novel Ponniyin Selvan into web series". Firstpost. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. Ponniyin Selvan - An MX Original Series | Announcement | Soundarya Rajinikanth | May 6 Entertainment, retrieved 2020-01-04
  7. "Soundarya Rajinikanth starts work on 'Ponniyin Selvan' web series". The News Minute. June 25, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
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