the director Mani RatnamMadras Talkies and Lyca Productions have said that they will donate Rs 1 crore Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Trust He made this announcement in Saturday’s success meet ponniyin selvan: I, who was held in Chennai,
Before the event, Mani Ratnam and Lyca CEO Shubhaskaran met Kalki Krishnamurthy’s son Rajendran and presented him a check of Rs 1 crore in the presence of Sita Ravi, the manager of the trust.
our president #subhaskaran & the director #maniratnam Donated an amount of Rs 1 crore to Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Trust.
The check was presented to Sita Ravi, the managing trustee of the trust, in the presence of Kalki’s son Kalki Rajendran.#PS1 #ponniyinselvan1 @MadrasTalkies_ pic.twitter.com/IuyLmMrzEw
— Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) 5 November 2022
Mani Ratnam’s two-part film Amar is based on a series of novels written by Kalki Krishnamurthy between 195o and 1954. The novel is a fictionalized account of three children of Sundar Chola: Aditya Karikalan, Kundhavai, Rajaraja Chola alias Arulmozhi Varman.
At the success meet, Mani Ratnam thanked Lyca Productions and others for trusting him to make the film. Actors Karthi, Jayam Ravi and Parthiban were also present in this meeting.
Ponniyin Selvan: I Has become one of the top grossers in Tamil cinema by earning around Rs 500 crore worldwide. Released in several Indian languages, the film stars Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Aishwarya Rai, Prakash Raj, Jayaram and Sarathkumar. It has music by AR Rahman. The second part of the film is expected to release in the summer of 2023.