A.R. Rahman launches the Ponniyin Selvan Anthem ahead of the sequel's release

    The Ponniyin Selvan Anthem is a celebration of the movie

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    A.R. Rahman launched the highly anticipated Ponniyen Selvan Anthem today. The song is a fusion between Rap and classical music.

    This is the third song from the movie, the first single from the moive is Aga Naga and the second is Veera Raja Veera both songs were met with positive reactions from fans.

    The lyrics for the Tamil version of Aga Nagawere written by Ilango Krishnan and sung by Shakthisree Gopalan. The song is a romantic melody that focuses on the love between Princess Kundavai played by Trisha Krishnan and Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan played by Karthi.

    As for Veera Raja Veera, The song focuses on Prince Arunmozhi Varman (Jayam Ravi) the Tamil version of the song sung by Shankar Mahadevan, KS Chithra, and Harini. The lyrics for the song were written by Ilango Krishnan.

    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 Mani Ratnam 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.

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

    Ponniyin Selvan 2 will hit theaters worldwide on April 28th, 2023.