Lyca productions announces the release date for Mani Ratnam's magnum opus Ponniyen Selvan 2

Lyca Productions just revealed via Twitter when the world will get to see the epic conclusion to visionary director Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan.

The announcement came with a short promo video that featured Karthi who plays Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 's Nandini.

Let’s get those swords in the air as we await the 28th of April 2023!#CholasAreBack #PS1 #PS2 #PonniyinSelvan #ManiRatnam @arrahman @madrastalkies_ @LycaProductions @Tipsofficial @tipsmusicsouth @IMAX @primevideoIN pic.twitter.com/gqit85Oi4j

— Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) December 28, 2022

So fans can watch the conclusion in theaters worldwide on April 28th, 2023, and find out how the Chola's defeat their enemies.

Ponniyen Selvan was a huge critical and commercial success becoming the highest-grossing Tamil movie of 2022 and the fifth highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time with a total box office collection of 500 crores.

The movies are based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel, Ponniyin Selvan, Which focuses on the Chola dynasty specifically Rajaraja Chola and his rise to power.

The franchise was long thought to be unadaptable for the big screen with countless stars and producers trying and failing over the years including MGR and Kamal Hassan.

Veteran director ManiRatnam has been trying for years to get the movie made and finally got the project in motion in 2019.

Official production for the movie started on December 11, 2019, in Thailand with a budget of 500 crores, and both part 1 and part 2 were shot back to back. Production wrapped on March 2022.

Ponniyin Selven boasts of an ensemble main cast that includes Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha , Jayaram, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Prabhu.

The supporting cast includes R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Rahman, R. Parthiban, Babu Anthony, Lal, Riyaz Khan, and Nassar.

The movie's narration was done by Kamal Haasan In Tamil, Anil Kapoor in Hindi, Rana DaggubatiIn Telugu, Prithviraj Sukumaran in Malayalam, and Jayanth Kaikini in Kannada.

Pooniyen Selvan: 1 ended its 50-day theatrical run on November 18th, The movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.