Mani Ratnam's period drama Ponniyin Selvan's trailer launched

The much-awaited trailer of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvanis out.

[{"selector":"#anim-01806672-6373-4303-8a66-53a6b7161c74","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The makers of the film unveiled its trailer in a grand audio launch event in Chennai on Tuesday.

[{"selector":"#anim-8e4fb9fe-677c-4a2e-b38b-699521a06b96","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The over three-minute long video is comprised of many larger-than-life frames.

[{"selector":"#anim-e77be310-5ebb-4e98-9e55-42ab9bddee91","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The trailer, which is voiced by Kamal Haasan, tells the story of the Chola dynasty and introduces its viewers to the many characters of the film.

[{"selector":"#anim-2e17c988-432b-4086-9748-9fb50211649c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Ponniyin Selvan was originally intended to be a stand-alone film, which was later split into two parts.

[{"selector":"#anim-9e3ff479-0603-4b27-9318-26343bb6ba5d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The video that starts with a long shot of a massive kingdom, features Vikram, Karthi, Trisha, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, among others.

[{"selector":"#anim-9a15dfb7-fccd-40d5-be49-f4f644b5f838","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Source: NDTV