Diva Aishwarya Rai is back to the shootings after nearly three years. She is playing a prominent role in the film Ponniyan Selvan which is being directed by Mani Ratnam. The actress has flown to Hyderabad where the shooting will take place. Aishwarya Rai along with her husband Abhishek and daughter Aaradhya will be staying in Hyderabad. The shooting will happen in Ramoji film city. Aishwarya will be staying in Hyderabad for around a month and will leave once her portion is wrapped up.
Ponniyan Selvan is the dream project of Mani Ratnam and it has been in the pre-production stages for a couple of years already. Vikram, Karthi, Trisha, Amitabh Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, and Sobhita Dhulipala are playing the other lead roles in the movie and it will be released in Telugu, Hindi along with the Tamil versions.