Vikram Vedha director Pushkar on conflict with Ponniyin Selvan 1: ‘You can’t beat that…’

September 30 will see the conflict between two movies on the field workplace, Gayatri-Pushkar’s Vikram Vedha and Mani Ratnam’s interval drama Ponniyin Selvan 1. While the funds, scale and audience of the 2 movies differ, there’s a lot dialogue in regards to the upcoming battle on the field workplace.

Vikram Vedha, a criminal offense thriller, stars Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan, whereas Ponniyin Selvan has a star-studded solid that features Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Vikram, Karthi, Jayaram Ravi and others. Based on Kalki’s novel, PS1 is a fictionalised account of the turbulent days within the Chola Empire throughout Rajaraja I’s reign.

Pushkar and Gayatri, administrators of Vikram Vedha, are usually not trying on the conflict as a box-office battle. At a press convention, Pushkar mentioned, “Ponniyin Selvan is a classic text, a tale of intrigue set during the Chola Empire. You can’t beat that. It’s a six-volume book that I read back in the day. That text has been an inspiration for every writer coming out of Chennai. We do our part and they have done theirs. Let’s hope people go and watch both the movies. I think Friday-Saturday or Sdaturday-Sunday. I’ll be going and watching that movie for sure.” Hrithik added that he would simply be being attentive to his movie, whereas Saif requested the viewers to observe each the flicks.

Vikram Vedha sees Hrithik Roshan because the dreaded gangster Vedha, whereas Saif Ali Khan performs the function of the policeman, Vikram, who has to trace Vedha down. The movie, a remake of the Tamil hit of the identical title, additionally stars Radhika Apte and Rohit Saraf.