Mani Ratnam's dream project 'Ponniyin Selvan' (Tamil version's title) started rolling in Thailand most recently. Karthi, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Lekshmi are participating currently, while the other star cast members will join in one by one.

The mega multi-star cast of the film includes Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Prabhu, Rahman, Sarathkumar, Kishore, Ashwin Kakkamanu, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi and more to join in the coming months.

Screenplay is by Mani Ratnam and Kumaravel, music is by A.R. Rahman, cinematography is by Ravi Varman, Art Direction is by Thotta Tharani and Wasim Khan, editing is by A. Sreekhar Prasad, Stunt Choreography is by Shyam Kaushal, Costume Design is by Ekha Lakhani. The mega budgeted epic is jointly produced by Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies and Subashkaran's Lyca Productions.