Chiyaan Vikram was in awe of his co-star in Ponniyin Selvan 1, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. "There have been many beauty queens but I must say Aish has something that has stolen everyone's heart,” he said. “She is picture perfect and I have seen her films, so it is not just about beauty but everything. She is always under a microscope and constantly being watched. So, she needs to be perfect all the time and I have seen how she does it in her own style." Vikram further added, “She dances so beautifully that during a shot, I just forgot myself and was lost watching her dance moves. It is music in motion. She is just perfect.”
Mani Ratnam's directorial Ponniyin Selvan 1, also stars Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Rahman and R. Parthiban. Ponniyin Selvan 1 is set to release on September 30.