MUMBAI:  Filmmaker Mani Ratnam has been admitted to a hospital in Chennai. The noted director was rushed to the hospital after he showed Covid-19 symptoms. According to the latest reports, he has been tested positive for Covid-19 .

“He has been hospitalized to isolate himself as he has parents who are aged above 90," the source added. This comes 10 days after Ratnam attended the teaser launch of his highly ambitious film Ponniyin Selvan: Part I.

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Ponniyin Selvan, directed by Ratnam, stars Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Jayaram, Aishwarya Lekshmi, R. Sarathkumar and Sobhita Dhulipala. The film’s teaser and posters have been receiving thunderous responses from the public.

Earlier, Ponniyin Selvan actor Vikram was hospitalized at the Kauvery hospital in Chennai due to a sudden illness. Vikram was scheduled to attend the teaser trailer launch for Ponniyin Selvan. However, Vikram’s son Dhruv Vikram shared on his Instagram story that his father had mild chest discomfort and has been treated for the same.

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Meanwhile, Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: 1 has landed in a legal soup over the character look of Aditya Karikalan, played by Vikram. A lawyer has sued Mani Ratnam, accusing him of distorting the historical facts about the Cholas.

According to reports, in the notice, the lawyer has claimed that the Cholas didn’t have the practice of sporting ’tilak’ on the forehead as seen in the posters of Ponniyin Selvan: 1.

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