The most awaited “Ponniyin Selvan” teaser released in the evening of Friday with much expectations from fans and followers of Tamil cinema. The one minute twenty seconds long teaser of the magnum opus showed Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Vikram, Sarath kumar, Parthiban, Jayaram, Trisha, Aishwarya Rai and others in action. With A.R Rahman’s musical, Mani Ratnam seemingly pulled off a film that could make the entire Indian film industry to turn at Kollywood. In the meantime, a tweet uploaded by Rajamouli 10 plus years ago about “Ponniyin Selvan” novel is trending in the micro blogging social media site.

The teaser of the historical drama was launched at a grand event in Chennai today along with the star cast and the team. The teaser was unveiled digitally by legendary actors superstar Amitabh Bhachchan, Mahesh babu, Suriya, Mohan lal and Rakshith Shetty in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada respectively.

The teaser video revolves around the power struggle of the Chola empire during the 10th century and will hit the screens in two installments. Helmed by Mani Ratnam, is going to have Aishwarya Rai as Nandhini, Vikram as Adithya Karikalan, Karthi as Vandhiyathevan, Trisha as Kudhavai and Jayamravi as Arulmozhi Varman.

Watch the teaser below :

In the meantime, a tweet uploaded by ace filmmaker Rajamouli in the year 2011 is trending in the micro blogging social media site. In the tweet which as uploaded before the making of “Bahubali”, Rajamouli said that he read the novel of Ponniyin Selvan and lauded the characters of it.

“Read ponniyin selvan. Amazing novel drama and characters” Rajamouli posted on 30th of June, 2011.

@vijay_poo Read ponniyin selvan. Amazing novel drama and characters.

— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) June 30, 2011

Quoting this tweet, fans of Tamil cinema has been mentioning how Rajamouli got inspired from the novel and made a scene in Bahubali, one of India’s biggest hits. The scene where a child is being saved from a river was highly inspired from “Ponniyin Selvan” claimed a number of fans.

Check out some of the replies that surfaced for the 10 plus year old tweet now :

பாகுபலில ரம்யாகிருஷ்ணன் குழந்தையை தண்ணீர்ல தூக்கி புடிக்கிற காட்சியை ராஜமவுலி பொன்னியின் செல்வன்ல இருந்து தான் எடுத்திருக்கார். பொன்னியின் செல்வன் நாவல்ல முக்கியமான பகுதி அது. கதையோட பெயருக்கே அந்த காட்சி தான் காரணம். https://t.co/3z9irBnMPT pic.twitter.com/yhaedU0QIO

— 𝙺𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚗 𝚆𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗 (@Winizto) July 8, 2022

Few years later. https://t.co/YmK6M0bLO4 pic.twitter.com/rmtPsno2Bo

— அமரன் (@ProEelam) July 8, 2022

It’s one of the great novels ever written and For Tamil people it’s like forever in their hearts.
Also some of BB-2 scenes are inspired from this novel.https://t.co/hk7kyWp7cw

— Filmistan (@MannBalwaan) July 8, 2022

PS a Degrade Pannitu

Bahubali Ku Kambu Suthuravanga Parkum Varai

Share Seiyavum 🙏🏻 https://t.co/t37dH6EDwL

— ᥬ🙂 ᭄Rojjj🥀 (@ItzWildRoja) July 8, 2022

To bahubali paathu copy daww gang.

Padichu thirundhungada maanangetta moodhevigala.

*PS is based on a true story* https://t.co/8PnwbmZuqy

— Manjukesh (@ManjukeshBeLike) July 8, 2022