Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 2 team drops a surprise for Karthi and Vanthiyathevan fans

Also Read: Ponniyin Selvan 2: AR Rahman's album from Mani Ratnam's magnum opus to be out on THIS date The makers of Mani Ratnam's magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan dropped a surprise for the fans of the Commander of the Chola Army Vallavarayan Vanthiyathevan, played by Karthi. They dropped a glimpse of Vanthithayan from the second instalment of the upcoming magnum opus and captioned it, "The charismatic #Vanthiyathevan is marching towards his battle for justice and love! #PS2Trailer from 29th March! Just 3 days to go! #CholasAreBack #PS2 #PonniyinSelvan2 #ManiRatnam @arrahman @madrastalkies_ @LycaProductions @Tipsofficial @IMAX @primevideoIN @Karthi_Offl (sic)."

The audio launch of the film is all set to happen on March 29 in Chennai. The film's music composer AR Rahman had recently shared a BTS video of the recording of the album and revealed that the second instalment will have seven songs in it. The first single from the film, Aga Naga, is a romantic track between Ilaiya Piratti Kundavai (Trisha) and Vanthiyathevan (Karthi). The actors have requested fans to come up with their own covers of the melodious number. Karthi had asked men to send their covers as well and had announced a surprise for the winners.

Also Read: Ponniyin Selvan 2 composer AR Rahman drops making video of the album; meanwhile Karthi has a special request to fans The film, which is an adaptation of Kalki's novel of the same name, is gearing up to hit screens on April 28. The second instalment will have Chiyaan Vikram reprising his character as the Chola Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan, Trisha as Ilaiya Piratti Kundavai, Jayam Ravi as Arunmozhi Varman, Karthi as Vallavarayan Vanthiyathevan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Nandini Devi, the queen of Pazhuvoor. The plot revolves around the battle for the Chola crown even as a massive threat looms over the kingdom.

The cinematography for Ponniyin Selvan 2 is by Ravi Varman, editing by Sreekar Prasad and art direction by Thota Tharani. Ponniyin Selvan is jointly bankrolled by Madras Talkies and Lyca productions. With just a month to go for the film's release, the team has begun the promotions in full swing.