It's been a classic and the best-selling book from 1950 ... "So when you read Ponniyin Selvan for the first time and then the many versions later, the abridged versions, the translated versions ...
Antara could not believe it. “What?!” she blurted out. “’It’s for Ponniyin Selvan, a Mani Ratnam film. It’s going to be one of the biggest releases of the year,” the person replied.