New Delhi, Aug 16: Music maestro AR Rahman bagged the Best Music Director (Background music) award for his work in Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' 1 at the 70th National Film Awards for the year 2022.
Helmed by Mani Ratnam, the film stars south actors Vikram, Trisha Krishnan Karthik Sivakumar, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles.
'Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1' is a cinematic adaptation of author Kalki Krishnamurthy's Tamil novel of the same name which was released in the form of a series during the 1950s. It marks the third collaboration of Aishwarya with south actor Vikram after their critically acclaimed film 'Raavan' in 2010.
In the film, Aishwarya could be seen in dual roles. Queen Nandini, the princess of Pazhuvoor, who is on a mission to seek vengeance, and Mandakini Devi in the historical drama. Pritam received the award for Best Music Director (Songs) for 'Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva'.
