Ponnar Shankar (2011)

Name: Ponnar Shankar
Director: Thyagarajan
Genre: History, Action, Drama
Released: 2011-04-09
Duration: 2 h 40 min
Cast: Prashanth, Pooja Chopra, Divya Parameshwaran, Sneha

History Action Drama

Director: Thyagarajan

Cast: Prashanth, Pooja Chopra, Divya Parameshwaran, Sneha

Runtime160 min

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Ponnar Shankar is based on historical novel written by Kalangir M. Karunanidhi. Story is about the two warriors, both are brothers named Ponner and Sankar living in Kongu Nadu (present day Coimbatore, Erode etc..). This is a historical movie and these two warriors are even worshipped today at most of the above mentioned part of Tamil Nadu.

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Ponnar Shankar, also known as Kalaignarin Ponnar-Shankar, is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language period action drama film produced and directed by Thiagarajan. It is a fictionalised account of the Ponnar Shankar epic, adapted from M. Karunanidhi's novel of the same name. It stars Thiagarajan's son Prashanth in lead dual roles as the titular warrior princes, with Jayaram featuring in an important role alongside debutantes Pooja Chopra and Divya Parameshwaran, and Prakash Raj as the main antagonist. The film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with Prabhu, Khushbu Sundar, Sneha, Vijayakumar, Nassar, Rajkiran, Napoleon, and Ponvannan, amongst others.