Leaked! Check Out Aishwarya Rai's First Look Pic From Ponniyin Selvan

In the photo, Aishwarya can be seen standing on a platform in a red silk saree. There are other members of the film crew as well. She is decked up with heavy golden jewellery including necklaces, bangles, earrings, maang tikaa and other ornaments.

Here's what you need to know about the movie

• Aishwarya Rai plays double role in the movie. She plays the character of Nandini and also essays the character of her mother Mandhakini, as per sources.
• The film is helmed by Mani Ratnam.
• The cast of the movie includes Vikram, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Lekshmi among others.
• Ponniyin Selvan revolves around Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan.
• For a lot of people, the book is considered to be one of the greatest novels ever written in Tamil literature. The book was released in five volumes in 1955.
• It has been shot by Cinematographer Ravi Varman.
• Rai, along with her daughter Aaradhya, was in Orchha in Madhya Pradesh for the movie's shoot.
• Composer AR Rahman has given music to the film.