New Delhi: The trailer of 'Ponniyin Selvan 2' is finally out. After teasing fans with new posters, song release and the announcement in general, makers dropped the trailer of Mani Ratnam's magnum opus on Wednesday night. To keep the excitement brimming, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also shared a poster of 'PS-2' with the trailer time announcement. 


'PS-2' trailer is out. And, the moment we have all been waiting for. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who is in double role in the film; confronts Vikram who plays crown prince Aditha Karikalan in the sequel happens in the trailer. Everything hinges on that moment, from the beginning of their love story to it's end. The entire trailer with all the blood, gore and war ends on that opportune moment the audiences have been waiting for. 


'Ponniyin Selvan 2' trailer looks more intense, action-adventure filled than it's prequel. If 'PS-1' was more about establishing, 'PS-2' is all about unravelling. 'PS-2' trailer also confirms that Arun Mozhi or Ponniyin Selvan is alive, thanks to the mute woman saviour ( double role of Aishwarya Rai as Mandakini ).


Take a look.


 



 


The trailer of 'PS-2' was launched at Chennai's Nehru Indoor Stadium. The pivotal cast members including  Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Karthi, Trisha and AR Rahman among others were in attendance. The special guest of the launch is veteran actor Kamal Haasan, who has also collaborated with Mani Ratnam earlier.



Earlier, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had shared the trailer time announcement poster with a caption, "Enter the world of Intrigue and Romance: #PS2 trailer from today! ✨" The poster features the entire star cast of the film with Aishwarya Rai seated in the centre on a throne while a blood-stained sword hangs above the throne with Karthi in the backdrop. The rest of the cast's portraits are shown around the throne.


 






‘Ponniyin Selvan 1 & 2’ are based on the successful book of the same name  by Kalki Krishnamurthy which was published in 1955. There have been many attempts to adapt the novel into celluloid but Mani Ratnam’s has been the most successful and fruitful one.


Most of the ensemble cast including  Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Jayaram, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, among others are likely to return to ‘PS-2’.


Touted to be Mani Ratnam’s dream project, ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’ will be released on April 28, 2023.