Key Points
Budget is often cited as the reason for Tamil cinema taking decades to adapt the masterpiece, Ponniyin Selvan..
It took time before the Tamil cinema produced someone like Mani Ratnam, who has a sensibility for both mediums and could bridge the gap..
After watching Ponniyin Selvan 2, one can say that the first part was Manis way of introducing and establishing the epic, where he didnt shy away from using screen time for lavish song sequences..
It might be strange that both Ponniyin Selvan books and films spend more time on this love affair than the titular character..
It will take another minute for someone to arise from Tamil cinema to make perhaps a series that would do more justice to the sprawling novel, but till then we have Mani Ratnams Ponniyin Selvan..
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