Ponniyin Selvan 2 Review: Aishwarya Rai squeals again with the touch of Mani Ratnam

Movie Review

Ponniyin Selvan 2 (PS2)

Artist

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan , Vikram , Karthi , Jayam Ravi , Trisha , Sobhita Dhulipala ,Aishwarya Lakshmi, Sharat Kumar and Prabhu and Prakash Raj

Author

Mani Ratnam, B Jayamohan and E Kumaravel

Director

Mani Ratnam

The creator

Mani Ratnam and Subhash Karan Aliraja

Release

28 April 2023

 South India is rarely brought up when discussing Indian culture and its past in Hindi-speaking regions. Additionally, music begins with Hindustani music and only progresses to Carnatic music, while the subject of stories is even more constrained. In such a climate, it is no less than a struggle to produce a Tamil film dubbed in Hindi along with other important South Indian languages based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's five-part novel "Ponniyin Selvan."The difficulty is exacerbated by the fact that, although being able to speak and comprehend Hindi, the book's authors almost never use it in conversation and instead stick to English and Tamil. You should watch Ponniyin Selvan 1 very carefully before viewing Ponniyin Selvan 2, as without doing this homework, you won't be able to comprehend the second half of Mani Ratnam's film.

The revenge of Nandini is the subject of the movie "Ponniyin Selvan 2."

begins where Nandini's lifelong mission—to bring an end to the Chola Empire—started. In the first movie, the Chola king's princes were urged to put an end to the plot against their father. As a young man, the elder prince fell in love with Nandini. Nandini marries Parvatesvara, the Chola kingdom's treasurer, and concocts a web of plots that forces her to confront the senior prince once more. The actual enjoyment of viewing "Ponniyin Selvan 2" is found in this tension. The two polar opposites in this movie are Vikram and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and when their harshness illuminates the narrative, all the other characters appear to vanish. Here, Aishwarya's second persona emerges in all its glory and attempts to rewrite the narrative.

'PS 2' falls short of being a full-fledged motion picture.

'Ponniyin Selvan 2' is a mixed bag of strengths and flaws. The film's flaw is that the pre-intermission segment drags along at a slow pace. Mani Ratnam, the director, has a distinctive aesthetic. He thinks the story fully germinates and that the weather and atmosphere only begin to harm it once the buds have emerged. However, the nature of cinema as well as the times have changed. Mani Ratnam acknowledges that "Ponniyin Selvan" was released in two parts, hence it is unclear why he initially presented this movie as a sequel. The distressing aspect of this movie is that it ends before getting to the epilogue, a character's tale that the audience invested a lot of time in the previous movie. The mastermind from the last movie, Karti, is still only a gourmet in this one. Continuously delights viewers with its expansive vistas and iridescent setting. However, something feels unfinished when the movie ends.

Aishwarya's Nandini voice in

Only Aishwarya Rai Bachchan can witness both sections of "Ponniyin Selvan," a movie by Mani Ratnam. Aishwarya's flight of acting prowess on the silver screen to date, from her debut film "Iruvar" to "Ponniyin Selvan," includes a whole chapter in Mani Ratnam's name. Aishwarya Rai's debut in "Ponniyin Selvan 2" marks her professional rebirth. Mani Ratnam's return to acting could provide Aishwarya with fresh opportunities for years to come.We can learn from Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's representation of beauty in all its radiance and grace, and who can forget Nandini from the movie "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam"? This portrayal of Aishwarya's transformation from the benevolent Nandini to the cunning Nandini is emerging as a model for Indian cinema.

'Ponniyin Selvan 2' is the name of Vikram.

There aren't many representations of the Hindi-speaking audience in "Ponniyin Selvan 2." Vikram nevertheless succeeds in disguising himself thanks to his raudra, rage, and exhilaration. His acting is dynamic because of his emotion. This time, Jayam Ravi and Karthi have no more room to manoeuvre because the previous act of Mani Ratnam's movie already featured all of their tricks. The absence of as many Trisha scenes this time disappointed the most. His graceful appearance successfully captivated the audience in the opening act of the movie, but this time around his character development is severely constrained in front of Nandini.