Popcorn Culture - Review: Ponniyin Selvan: I
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English - October 18, 2022 11:30 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Based on the epic Tamil novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy, Ponniyin Selvan: I is the first of two films directed by Mani Ratnam. This long-awaited adaptation has taken a circuitous road to the big screen - in this review, we talk about the experience of watching this film, and whether it manages to capture the complexities of its origin story.