Ponniyin Selvan is one of the most famous novels in Tamil literature and the fictional story is getting its first silver screen adaptation via director Mani Ratnam. PS1, first of the filmmaker's two-part movie is all set to hit theater screens on September 30, 2022. Recently the film had a grand audio launch event which was attended by the who's who of the Tamil film industry. Star actor Rajinikanth was among the guests and he made an interesting revelation during his speech. 

One of Rajini's biggest hits in 1999 was the KS Ravikumar directed Padayappa, in which actress Ramya Krishnan (Baahubali, Liger) played an iconic character named Neelambari. Rajinikanth confirmed that this head-strong, vengeance-filled character was inspired from Ponniyin Selvan's fictional character Nandini, who is also full of wrath and schemes in Kalki Krishnamurthy's story. 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays Nandini in PS1 and its sequel, and Rajini's revelation has left fans with the parallel-realization between both characters. [Know more about Nandini and Ponniyin Selvan story here]