1/10 - South stars who missed being part of Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' due to unavoidable reasons
2/10 - Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan'
Mani Ratnam\'s \'Ponniyin Selvan\' is being made in two parts, and the film took off in style with the teaser launch. But here are the stars who missed being part of the film.
3/10 - Vijay
Vijay was Mani Ratnam\'s initial choice to play Vanthiyadevan character, but the film\'s delay made the actor reject the film.
4/10 - Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu also shot for a look test for one of the major characters in the film, but he also couldn\'t be part of the film due to its postponement.
5/10 - Keerthy Suresh
Keerthy Suresh walked out of \'Ponniyin Selvan\' due to a clash in the shooting dates with Rajinikanth starrer \'Annaatthe\'.
6/10 - Suriya
Mani Ratnam considered \'Aayudh Ezhuthu\' actor Suriya for a lead role, but he could not make it to the final cast
7/10 - Arya
The makers had approached Arya along with Vijay and Mahesh Babu, but the film\'s postponement kept him out from the film.
8/10 - Anushka Shetty
Anushka Shetty was finalized as one of the female leads initially, but the \'Baahubali\' actress opted out due to some reasons.
9/10 - Amala Paul
When the historical drama took off in 2019, Amala Paul was roped in for the film, but she couldn\'t continue due to the film\'s delay.
10/10 - Vijay Sethupathi
The busy South Indian actor Vijay Sethupathi opted out of the project due to a conflict with dates.
