New Delhi: AR Rahman, who has composed music for 'Ponniyin Selvan 1' was aboard a flight on Friday evening from Mumbai to Hyderabad.The music maestro shared a selfie featuring Vikram, Aishwarya Rai and Trisha which has taken the internet by a storm. In fact, for the most part, netizens have been posting comments about the 'budget flight' considering the picture suggests the celebs are flying economy.


Sharing the selfie on his official Instagram handle, AR Rahman wrote, "Guess who’s traveling with me… Enroute to Mumbai from Hyderabad… PS 1 promotions!"  In the picture, we see AR Rahman in black, while Vikram who sits besides him also dons a black outfit. On the other side, Aishwarya Rai is seen talking to Trisha. Aishwarya dons a white outfit while Trisha wears a pink ethnic suit.


Soon after AR Rahman shared the picture, fans began posting comments in the thread. A netizen asked, "The more important question, how come this isn't business class or a private jet?” Another commented, “we love a budget (flight emoji).”  A user also wrote, "Aish and Trish becoming good friends. Glad to see it.”


 




In Mani Ratnam's magnum opus about the Chola dynasty 'PS 1', Aishwarya Rai and Trisha play rival queens. While Aishwarya plays the role of the antagonist Princess Nandini, Trisha plays the Chola princess  Kundavai in the film. Earlier, in an interview with NDTV, Trisha had spoken about her off-screen bonding with Aishwarya Rai and said, "The thing is, this was challenging because we are not supposed to like each other too much in this film, but we got along pretty famously on set. There were times when Mani sir would come and say, 'listen, you guys are talking too much, stop talking, I can't have this camaraderie for my scene’.”


Audiences and the film industry itself are awaiting the release of Mani Ratnam's magnum opus 'Ponniyin Selvan 1' which stars a stellar ensemble cast including the likes of Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Rahman and R. Parthiban. 


'Ponniyin Selvan' is adapted from Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel of the same title. The music of the film has been composed by  A. R. Rahman, with cinematography handled by Ravi Varman, editing done by A. Sreekar Prasad and production design by Thota Tharani. 


'Ponniyin Selvan' is all slated to release on September 30, 2022.