Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 1 has now become the first ever Tamil film to gross over ₹200 crore in Tamil Nadu. Last Wednesday, PS 1 surpassed Vikram in Tamil Nadu to become the highest grossing Tamil film in the state. According to trade reports, it has crossed over ₹460 crore gross worldwide. PS 1 tells the story of the early life of Arulmozhivarman (Ponniyin Selvan), who became the Chola emperor Rajaraja I (947–1014). The film stars Jayam Ravi in the role of Arulmozhivarman, while Vikram, Karthi, Trisha and Aishwarya Rai are in other key roles.
Industry tracker Ramesh Bala revealed on Twitter on Monday that PS 1 has breached the ₹200 crore club in Tamil Nadu. “PS1 joins the exclusive club with 200 crs gross in TN. First film to do this (sic),” Ramesh tweeted. According to a Deadline report, the film has collected over ₹460 crore worldwide. The report added that the film has earned US$56 million [₹461 cr] at the global box office by its 3rd weekend. PS 1 is now the second highest grossing Tamil film of all time worldwide after Rajinikanth’s 2.0.
The film marked Aishwarya Rai’s return to Tamil cinema after a decade. Aishwarya is in a double role with Queen Nandini who is prominent. The second installment will have more of her other character, Nandini’s mute mother Mandakini Devi. Big budget movie released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. In an interaction recently, Mani Ratnam said that the second installment of the franchise will hit the theaters in the next six to nine months and the team is currently busy with post-production work. The film should be released in the summer of 2023. The final release date of the film is still awaited.
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