The long-awaited first trailer for the director Mani RatnamX Ponniyin Selvan: II was unveiled at a grand star-studded event in Chennai, India on Wednesday. PS:II is a continuation of the blockbuster Ratnam. Ponniyin Selvan: I, which received positive reviews in September. At that time, Ratnam promised that the second part, filmed in parallel with the first, would appear within nine months.

The huge three-and-a-half-minute trailer doubles down on the palace intrigue and sword-and-sandal combat that fans of the first film loved so much. Ponniyin Selvan the films are based on the writer’s epic historical novels Kalki, which in turn were inspired by stories about the Chola kingdom in India in the 10th century. The trailer opens with the final scene of the first film, in which the protagonist Ponniyin Selvan (Jayam Ravi) was presumed dead after a shipwreck, but was rescued by a mysterious woman (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan probably the most recognizable cast to Western audiences).

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His grieving brother Adita Karikalan (Vikram) decides to avenge his death and sets in motion a plan to conquer rival lands with the help of his fellow warrior. Wallavarayan (Karti), which provided comic relief in the first film. We also meet Adita’s sister, the princess. kundavai, who remains suspicious of Adita Nandini’s despised love interest (a villainous character also played by Rai Bachchan). The trailer ends with a rather epic shot of Ponniyin Selvan and Vallavarayan teaming up, followed by a tense standoff between ex-lovers Nandini and Adita. Their doomed love story formed the emotional core of the first film, and it seems that PS:II provide them with some long-awaited closure.

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The tone this time is more serious than in the first film. For example, we don’t really see song-and-dance numbers, and there’s almost no room for frivolity as each plot takes a serious turn. In addition to the elaborate hoax, we also get glimpses of many of the battles that Ratnam filmed in his unconventional style. Usually known for his human dramas, Ponniyin Selvan films are a kind of creative path for the renowned director, who is often regarded as one of India’s top auteurs. Ratnam has worked in various industries in India but is primarily known for his work in Tamil. He has the ability to bring the best talent into his films, and Ponniyin Selvan has been his passion project for decades.

It is important to know that there are several thriving film industries in India that operate independently of each other. The popular Hindi film industry, for example, should not be confused with the Telugu industry, which produced last year’s hit. RRR. And they should not be confused with the Tamil industry, which employs some of the country’s biggest stars. Some of them are included in Ponniyin Selvan movies.

Viewers who liked RRR might want to check Ponniyin Selvan movies; the first one wasn’t that cool RRR director SS Rajamoulitwo-part Baahubali series, but it was a typical maximalist South Indian cinema experience. Local audiences were certainly thrilled, and with the record-high interest in Part 2, this looks like one of the surest bets of the year. PS:II also stars Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, prabhu, Sarat Kumar, Jayaram, Prakash RajAnd Rahman. The film will be released in theaters on April 28. You can watch the trailer here and follow the news on Collider.