Even as a seventy-year wait to see Ponniyin Selvan on screen has come to an end,. There is a woman named Mandakini Devi (also called Oomai Arasi/Oomai Rani because she cannot speak or hear) who.

The Oomai Rani, however, is actually Mandakini Devi. The deaf-mute queen and Nandini’s mother, as those who have read the books are aware. Aishwarya Rai plays Mandakini Devi in the Mani Ratnam movie. Which is based on a sketch Maniam created for the serialisation of Kalki’s book.