‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ first look: Aishwarya Rai looks regal in Mani Ratnam’s next

Ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam has finally unveiled the first look posters of his long-awaited epic film Ponniyin Selvan: I, along with the release date.

On Wednesday, the Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions shared several first look posters for the leading cast including, superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Vikram.

The Devdas actress also took to her Instagram handle and shared a poster from the film, in which she can be seen flaunting regal vibes.

In the picture, the Jodha Akbar actress was dressed in a red and gold saree and kept her hair tied in a side bun. She captioned the post as, ''The Golden Era comes to the big screens on Sept 30th!.''

As per reports, the Ae Dil Hai Mushkil diva will be playing dual roles in the upcoming historical drama. She will be portraying the role of Nandini as well as Mandakini Devi in the Mani Ratnam directorial.

Ponniyin Selvan will release in two parts, the first part will hit the cinemas on September 30 this year.

Besides Aishwarya and Vikram, the film also stars, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Lekshmi among others. The period drama is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's popular historical novel Ponniyin Selvan (The Son Of Ponni).