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Name: Ponniyin Selvan: I
Director: Mani Ratnam
Released: 2023-07-21T22:19:19Z
Duration: 2 h 47 min
Cast: Vikram (actor), Karthi, Ravi Mohan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan

Ponniyin Selvan: I
Ponniyin Selvan: I
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mani Ratnam
Produced by	Mani Ratnam; Subaskaran Allirajah;
Screenplay by	Mani Ratnam; Elango Kumaravel; B. Jeyamohan
Based on	Ponniyin Selvan; by Kalki Krishnamurthy
Starring	Vikram; Karthi; Ravi Mohan; Aishwarya Rai Bachchan; Trisha Krishnan; Aishwarya Lekshmi; Sobhita Dhulipala; Jayaram
Narrated by	Kamal Haasan
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Ravi Varman
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Production; company	Madras Talkies; Lyca Productions;
Distributed by	Red Giant Movies
Release date	30 September 2022;
Running time	167 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	See production
Box office	est. ₹450–488 crore

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Ponniyin Selvan: I (PS-1, transl. The Son of Ponni) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language epic historical fiction action drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, who co-wrote it with Elango Kumaravel and B. Jeyamohan. Produced by Ratnam and Subaskaran Allirajah under Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, it is the first of two cinematic parts loosely based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel, Ponniyin Selvan. The film stars an ensemble cast including Vikram, Karthi, Ravi Mohan (as the title character), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Jayaram, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prakash Raj, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, R. Parthiban, Jayachitra, Rahman, Lal, Vikram Prabhu and others.^[5] The music was composed by A. R. Rahman, with cinematography by Ravi Varman, editing by A. Sreekar Prasad, and production design by Thota Tharani. Ponniyin Selvan: I dramatises the early life of Chola prince Arulmozhi Varman, who would become the renowned emperor Rajaraja I (947–1014).^[6] In the film, Vandiyathevan sets out to cross the Chola land to deliver a message from the crown prince Aditha Karikalan. Meanwhile, Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne.

Ever since its publication, a film adaptation of the novel Ponniyin Selvan had been explored by several Tamil filmmakers, including an attempt by M. G. Ramachandran in the late 1950s; however, it never materialised. Decades later, Ratnam attempted to adapt the novel in the late-1980s and early-2010s but was unsuccessful due to financial constraints. He eventually managed to revive the effort in January 2019, after Lyca agreed to fund the film. Following several changes in cast and crew, production of Ponniyin Selvan began in December 2019 and concluded in September 2021, halting twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was shot in various locations across India, with a few sequences in Thailand. It was originally intended to be a single film but was split into two parts.

Ponniyin Selvan: I was released in theatres worldwide on 30 September 2022 in standard and IMAX formats. Ponniyin Selvan: I met with critical acclaim, with emphasis on the direction, musical score, technical aspects, and the cast's performances. The film grossed ₹450–488 crore worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022, third-highest-grossing Indian film of 2022. The film is currently the fourth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time. The film received six nominations at the 16th Asian Film Awards, including Best Film. It won the Best Tamil film award at the 68th Filmfare Awards South.^[7] The film also won four National Awards, in the 70th National Film Awards, announced on 16 August 2024, including the National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film.^[8] Its sequel was released on 28 April 2023.

Plot[edit | edit source]

In the 10th century, the Chola Empire is ruled by Emperor Sundara Chola, with his sons Aditha Karikalan, the crown prince, commanding the army in Kanchi and Arulmozhi Varman, also known as Ponniyin Selvan, leading a campaign in Lanka. After a victory against the Rashtrakutas, Aditha Karikalan suspects political unrest and sends his trusted friend Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan to investigate and deliver messages to his sister Kundavai and their father.

Vandiyadevan visits the fortress of Kadambur, where he overhears a conspiracy by the finance minister Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar and other nobles to replace the crown prince with Madhuranthakan, the emperor's cousin. He also encounters Azhwarkkadiyan Nambi, a Vaishnavite spy searching for his estranged foster sister Nandini, who is now married to Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar.

With Nandini's help, Vandiyadevan gains access to the palace in Thanjavur and informs Sundara Chola of the plot. He is briefly detained by Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar, Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar's younger brother, but escapes. He meets Kundavai in Pazhayarai—where she lives with Sembiyan Madevi (Madhuranthakan's mother) and Vaanathi (Ponniyin Selvan's prospective wife)—and delivers the message. She instructs him to bring Ponniyin Selvan back from Lanka to counter the threat.

Meanwhile, Aditha Karikalan confides in his friend Parthibendra Pallavan that he had once been in love with Nandini, who was later expelled from the kingdom due to her low status. Years later, he killed her guardian Veerapandiyan, the king of the rival Pandya dynasty, which sparked her vendetta against the Cholas.

In Lanka, Vandiyadevan is assisted by Poonguzhali, a boatwoman who secretly admires Ponniyin Selvan. He delivers Kundavai's message and learns that Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar has manipulated Sundara Chola into sending a convoy to capture Ponniyin Selvan under the guise of returning him to Thanjavur. Ponniyin Selvan chooses to obey his father's summons despite warnings.

The Pandya Aabathudavigal, a secret group of assassins allied with Nandini and seeking vengeance for Veerapandiyan's death, ambushes the prince's group. Mistaking Vandiyadevan for Ponniyin Selvan, they capture him. In an attempt to rescue him, Ponniyin Selvan boards their ship, but it sinks during a storm. Both are presumed dead.

The news of the prince's supposed death shocks the Cholas. Grief-stricken, Aaditha Karikalan sets out for Thanjavur to confront Nandini. Meanwhile, the mysterious Oomai Rani, a lookalike of Nandini who once saved Ponniyin Selvan from drowning as a child, dives into the sea, implying that the prince may still be alive.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Vikram as Adithya Karikalan
- Santhosh as Young Adithya
Karthi as Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan
Ravi Mohan as Rajaraja The Great / Arulmozhi Varman "Ponniyin Selvan"
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in a dual role:
- as Nandini (Voice-over by Deepa Venkat)
  - Sara Arjun as Young Nandini
- as Mandakini Devi ("Oomai Rani")
Trisha Krishnan as Kundavai Pirattiyar (Voice-over by Krithika Nelson)
Aishwarya Lekshmi as Poonguzhali (Voice-over by Ashmini Balakrishnan)
Sobhita Dhulipala as Vanathi (Voice-over by Smruthi K)
Jayaram as Alwarkadiyan Nambi
Prabhu as Periya Vellar Boothi Vikramakesari
R. Sarathkumar as Periya Pazhuvettarayar
Vikram Prabhu as Parthibendran Pallavan
Prakash Raj as Sundara Chozhar
Jayachitra as Sembiyan Mahadevi
Rahman as Madhurantakan (Voice-over by Azhagam Perumal)
Ashwin Kakumanu as Sendhan Amudhan
Lal as Malayaman
Kishore as Ravidasan
Babu Antony as Khottiga Amogavarshan
R. Parthiban as Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar
Nassar as Veera Pandiyan
Nizhalgal Ravi as Sambuvaraiyar
Mohan Raman as Aniruddha Brahmarayar
Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Vasuki
Shyam Fernando as Mahindan
Balaji Sakthivel as Vanangamudiyar
Yog Japee as Karuthiruman
Riyaz Khan as Soman Sambavan
Vidhya Subramanian as Vaanavan Maadevi
Arjun Chidambaram as Varagunan
Nimmy Raphael as Rakkamma
Vinay Kumar Joseph as Devaralan
Harris Moosa as Kalapathi
Gopi Kannadasan as Dambulla Bikshu
Bharat Raj as Karka
A. Seemon as Ugradevan
Suresh Ekambaram as Aadhan Maran
Aswin Rao as Kandhamaran
Anil Kumar as Pasupathi
Shakti Ramani as Kani
Raghav as Amarabujanga Pandiyan
Ramchandran as Rajaaliyar
Jaichandran as Thanthongi Kalingarayar
Amzath Khan as Mazhavarayar
Kannan as Kundrathur Kizhar
Sundaram as Mazhapadi Thennavan
Jaindhan as Mummudi Pallavarayar
Nambi as Muttharayar
Balla Bhoopalan as Idumbankari

The film's narration was voiced by Kamal Haasan (both trailer and film), Anil Kapoor (trailer)/Ajay Devgn (film), Rana Daggubati (trailer)/Chiranjeevi (film), Prithviraj Sukumaran (trailer)/Mammootty (film) and Jayanth Kaikini (trailer)/Upendra (film) in the Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages respectively.^{[citation needed]}

Production[edit | edit source]

Music[edit | edit source]

The film score and soundtrack were composed by Mani Ratnam's regular collaborator A. R. Rahman. The audio rights of the film were purchased by Tips.

The soundtrack consists of six original songs composed by A.R.Rahman, namely, "Ponni Nadhi", "Chola Chola", "Ratchasa Maamaney", "Sol", "Alaikadal" and "Devaralan Aattam". Lyrics were written by Ilango Krishnan, Kabilan, Krithika Nelson and Siva Ananth in the Tamil version and Mehboob Kotwal, Anantha Sriram, Rafeeq Ahamed and Jayanth Kaikini wrote the song lyrics in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada respectively.

Marketing[edit | edit source]

Promotional campaign for the film was supposed to begin in July 2022, with the film's teaser trailer planned to be launched at the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, the city which served as the capital for the Chola Empire.^[9] Following the launch event, the team also planned a promotional tour for the film.^[9] The movie team later on decided to have a grand teaser trailer launch event in Chennai as per their previous schedule on 8 July 2022.^[10] The film's teaser trailer was released on 8 July 2022 in Tamil and dubbed versions of Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.^[11]

The film's trailer and songs were released by the special guests Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan on 6 September 2022 at the Nehru indoor stadium in Tamil and dubbed versions of Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.^[12] The trailer featured Kamal Haasan voice-over in the Tamil version and Anil Kapoor, Rana Daggubati, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Jayanth Kaikini voice-overs in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada version of the trailer respectively.^[12] Posters featuring Sarathkumar, Parthiban, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prakash Raj, Jayachithra, Rahman, Vikram Prabhu, Prabhu, Lal and Jayaram were released before the trailer launch event.^{[citation needed]}

Release[edit | edit source]

Theatrical[edit | edit source]

Ponniyin Selvan: I released on 30 September 2022 worldwide. It was released in Tamil along with the dubbed versions of Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam languages.^[13] It was previously scheduled to release on summer (May–July) 2022, but was postponed due to production works.^[14] It became the first Tamil film to release in IMAX format.^[15]

The film's release across Canada was disrupted after major theatre chains Cineplex and Landmark Cinemas refused to exhibit the film due to ongoing anonymous threats of vandalism if Tamil films were released in their locations. The attacks, which have happened during screenings of Theri (2016) and Kurup (2021), are alleged to have been conducted by owners of Woodside Cinemas and York Cinemas, a local theatre chain in Toronto attempting to hold monopoly of screening Tamil films.^[16]^[17] Ponniyin Selvan: I had a limited Canadian release in select private theatres amidst protection from law enforcement. It was also released in TIFF Bell Lightbox, home of the Toronto International Film Festival, a first for a Tamil film premiere.^[18]^[19]

Distribution[edit | edit source]

The distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu were acquired by Red Giant Movies. The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana distribution rights were bagged by Sri Venkateswara Creations and Dil Raju.^[20]^[21] The Kerala distribution rights of the film was bagged by Gokulam Gopalan's Sree Gokulam Movies.^[22] The overseas theatrical rights of the film were acquired by TentKotta.^{[citation needed]} The North India distribution rights were acquired by Pen India Limited.^[23]

Home media[edit | edit source]

The digital streaming rights for the film were purchased by Amazon Prime Video for ₹125 crore (US$18 million).^[24]^[25] The film was digitally premiered on Amazon Prime Video from 4 November 2022 in Tamil and dubbed versions of Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.^[26]^[27] The Hindi dubbed version was released on 26 November 2022 on the platform.^[28]^[29]

Reception[edit | edit source]

Critical response[edit | edit source]

Template:Rotten Tomatoes prose Ponniyin Selvan: I met with critical acclaim, with emphasis on the direction, musical score, technical aspects, and the cast's performances.^[30]^[31]^[32]

Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam understands Kalki's novel is a mainstream page-turner, so he retains its flavour and neither intellectualises it nor dumbs it down".^[33] Sonil Dedhia of News 18 rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ponniyan Selvan 1 is an engaging, involving movie-going experience, and proves once again why Mani Ratnam is one of India's finest filmmakers".^[34] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film does not try to amplify any aspect of the novel unnecessarily to fit a narrative that might be the flavour of the season. In fact, it downplays the praise that Kalki lavished on the Chola Empire".^[35] Stutee Ghosh of The Quint rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ponniyin Selvan 1 is grand and royal but unlike the bombastic, hyper-masculine world we are used to seeing these days with overwhelming VFX and CGI, here Mani Ratnam's hold on the narrative never slips".^[36] Sukanya Verma of Rediff rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam's eye for intimacy, enigma, humour and menace bring out the glory of its source and all the imagination in store. One seldom thinks of Mani Ratnam's excellence in terms of VFX but Ponniyin Selvan: 1 goes full steam".^[37]

Krishna Selvaseelan of Tamil Guardian rated the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, writing, "The visuals are stunning. Ravi Varman captures the world of 10th century Thamizhakam (and its subcontinent) expertly, bringing life to the world."^[38] Ritika Handoo of Zee News rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The beauty of Part one of the two-part film lies in the fact that Mani Ratnam has not only made the story concise but has managed to do so carefully, taking adequate care not to dilute the essence of the novel or its charm".^[39] Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Perhaps the foremost pleasure of a Mani Ratnam film is in experiencing his wizardry over the medium. We see plenty of evidence of this in Ponniyin Selvan 1".^[40] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The sprawling, spectacularly mounted film is an ambitious, near-flawless adaptation of a much-loved literary work".^[41] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Watch the film for its visual grandeur, epic action sequences and some sublime acting by the entire cast".^[42] Sanjana Deshpande of The Free Press Journal rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "the cherry on top of the cake was the cinematography by Ravi Varman. He catches the attention of the audience and never lets it go. Each shot is carefully placed and executed. There's so much nuance in the film that is hard to put down in words, it is best experienced!".^[43] IANS rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan – Part I' is a masterpiece that deserves all your adulation and love".^[44]

M. Suganth of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam's adaptation of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan is spectacular", adding "Mani Ratnam finally brings the dream alive with this spectacular adaptation that superbly captures the intrigue, thrills and page-turning quality of the books."^[45] Soumyabrata Gupta of Zoom rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Perhaps not a film for the masses, Ponniyin Selvan 1 will ultimately be a cult classic, in time".^[46] Vivek M V of Deccan Herald rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ponniyin Selvan is a winner because Ratnam shows a new way to make epic films".^[47] Priyanka Sundar of Firstpost rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and termed it as a "brilliant experience" which doesn't chase the same high as other recent commercial films did. The spectacle lies in the setting and the story of the film that unravels beautifully.^[48] Bharathi Pradhan of Lehren rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film as "Royal and Spectacular".^[49] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ponniyin Selvan is a bit like Game of Thrones without as much grisly violence. The polished cast and crew will keep you engaged".^[50] Movie Herald's Felix said 'Glorious attempt which was effective but too delicate'^[51]

Janani K of India Today rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Technically, Ponniyin Selvan is top-notch. Be it Ravi Varman's brilliant cinematography or AR Rahman's excellent score, the film sucks us into the world that Mani Ratnam has created with so much detailing."^[52] The Hans India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "PS 1 is a fascinating drama narrating an epic historical story. Mani Ratnam brought the best of everything on screen for his dream project. The casting and AR Rahman's background score stand as the main highlights of the film. PS 1 is more about drama and less about action"^[53] Lakshmi Subramanian of The Week rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kalki's book gets Mani Ratnam's royal cinematic touch but lacks powerful storytelling".^[54] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times stated "Mani Ratnam has managed the unthinkable—adapt the literary classic with finesse and impact. All actors do their parts well but Aishwarya Rai is a revelation".^[55] Likewise, Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu gave the film a positive review, noting that an "epic story gets Mani Ratnam's royal treatment", while adding "Kalki's source material of PS:1 is rich with myriad characters, and Mani Ratnam gleefully picks them all up to give it a cinematic touch, thanks to some powerhouse performances from his all-star cast".^[56]

Box office[edit | edit source]

The film earned around ₹80 crore (US$11 million) on its opening day worldwide and debuted at the top of box offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Australia, while it reached the top 3 in the United States.^[57] By its third day, the film earned around ₹80 crore (US$11 million) taking its first weekend worldwide collection to ₹230 crore (US$32 million).^[58]^[59]^[60] The film performed exceptionally well in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and overseas market, but performed average in Karnataka, the Telugu states, and the Hindi belt. The dubbed Hindi version grossed ₹22 crore (US$3.1 million) at the domestic box office.^[61] Nonetheless, the film emerged as the highest grossing Tamil movie in Malaysia, Singapore, United States, Australia and the 5th highest grossing Indian movie in the US at that time.^[62]

Controversies[edit | edit source]

Ponniyin Selvan was initially involved in a controversy about ignoring the Shaivite nature of the Cholas and using the Sricharanam instead of Tripundra on the forehead.^[63]^[64] Ahead of its release, this was corrected with visual effects and almost all Chola characters appear with a VFX Pattai in the released film series. Also, the assassins behind Aditha Karikalan were not shown to be all as Brahmins as in history whose names were mentioned in Udayarkudi inscriptions.^[65]

Accolades[edit | edit source]

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards	2023	Best Film	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Nominated	^[66] ^[67]
		Best Director	Mani Ratnam	Nominated
		Best Actor	Karthi^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Nominated
		Best Actor	Vikram^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Nominated
		Best Actress	Trisha	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Negative Role	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	Won
		Best Music Director	A. R. Rahman^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Won
		Best Lyricist	Ilango Krishnan for "Ponni Nadhi" and "Chola Chola"	Nominated
		Best Lyricist	Kapilan for "Ratchasa Maamaney"	Nominated
		Best Playback Singer – Female	Shreya Ghosal for "Ratchasa Maamaney"^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Nominated
		Best Choreographer	Brinda for "Devaralan Attam"	Nominated
		Best Cinematographer	Ravi Varman	Won
		Best Editor	Sreekar Prasad	Nominated
		Best Art Director	Thota Tharani	Won
		Best Dialogue Writer	B. Jeyamohan	Nominated
		Best Makeup	Vikram Gaikwad	Won
		Best Costume Designer	Eka Lakhani	Won
		Best Visual Effects	NY VFXWaala	Won
		Best Production	Lyca Productions, Madras Talkies	Won
		Best Cast and Crew	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Nominated
Asian Film Awards	2023	Best Film	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Nominated	^[68]
		Best Editing	A. Sreekar Prasad	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Ravi Varman	Nominated
		Best Music	A. R. Rahman	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Eka Lakhani	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Thota Tharani	Nominated
Critics' Choice Film Awards	2023	Best Actor	Karthi	Nominated	^[69]
Critics' Choice Film Awards	2023	Best Cinematographer	Ravi Varman	Nominated	^[69]
Kerala Film Critics Awards	2023	Best Non-Malayalam Movie	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Won	^[70]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India	2023	Favourite Song (South)	"Ponni Nadhi"	Nominated	^[71]
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards	2023	Best Film	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Won	^[72]
		Best Director	Mani Ratnam	Won
		Best Male Actor	Karthi	Won
		Best Music Director	A. R. Rahman	Won
		Best Lyricist	Ilango Krishnan for "Ponni Nadhi"	Won
		K.S.Balachandran Award	Jayaram	Won
SIIMA Awards	2023	Best Film	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Won	^[73]
		Best Director	Mani Ratnam	Nominated
		Best Actor	Vikram^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Nominated
		Best Actress	Trisha	Won
		Best Music Director	A. R. Rahman	Nominated
		Best Lyricist	Ilango Krishnan for "Ponni Nadhi"	Won
		Best Playback Singer – Female	Antara Nandy for "Alaikadal"	Nominated
		Best Playback Singer – Female	Rakshita Suresh for "Sol"	Nominated
		Best Cinematographer	Ravi Varman	Won
		Best Art Director	Thota Tharani	Won
Filmfare Awards South	2024	Best Film	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Won	^[74]
		Best Director	Mani Ratnam	Won
		Best Actor	Karthi	Nominated
		Best Actor	Vikram	Nominated
		Best Actress	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	Nominated
		Best Actress	Trisha	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Aishwarya Lekshmi	Nominated
		Best Music Album	A. R. Rahman	Won
		Best Lyrics	Ilango Krishnan for "Ponni Nadhi" and "Devaralan Aattam"	Nominated
		Best Playback Singer – Female	Antara Nandy for "Alaikadal"	Won
		Best Cinematography	Ravi Varman	Won
National Film Awards	2024	Best Tamil Film	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Won	^[75]
		Best Cinematography	Ravi Varman	Won
		Best Music Direction (Background Score)	A. R. Rahman	Won
		Best Sound Design	Anand Krishnamoorthi	Won

Sequel[edit | edit source]

On 17 September 2022, Ratnam in a press meet, confirmed that Ponniyin Selvan: II (PS:2) would be released in six to nine months after the theatrical release of Ponniyin Selvan: I.^[76] On 28 December 2022, it was revealed by the unit that PS:2 would be releasing on 28 April 2023.^[77]

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ The box office estimates by different publications are: ₹450 crore by Zee News,^[3] ₹488 crore by Hindustan Times.^[4]
↑ Karthi was nominated for two films – Ponniyin Selvan: I and Sardar
↑ Vikram was nominated for three films – Ponniyin Selvan: I, Mahaan and Cobra
↑ A. R. Rahman won the award for three films^[67] – Ponniyin Selvan: I, Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu and Cobra
↑ Shreya Ghosal was nominated for two songs – "Ratchasa Maamaney" from Ponniyin Selvan: I and "Maayava Thooyava" from Iravin Nizhal
↑ Vikram was nominated for two films – Ponniyin Selvan: I and Mahaan

References[edit | edit source]

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Ponniyin Selvan: I on IMDb

[box_office_estimates-5] The box office estimates by different publications are: ₹450 crore by Zee News,^[3] ₹488 crore by Hindustan Times.^[4]

[69] Karthi was nominated for two films – Ponniyin Selvan: I and Sardar

[70] Vikram was nominated for three films – Ponniyin Selvan: I, Mahaan and Cobra

[71] A. R. Rahman won the award for three films^[67] – Ponniyin Selvan: I, Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu and Cobra

[72] Shreya Ghosal was nominated for two songs – "Ratchasa Maamaney" from Ponniyin Selvan: I and "Maayava Thooyava" from Iravin Nizhal

[79] Vikram was nominated for two films – Ponniyin Selvan: I and Mahaan

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-{{Short description|2022 Indian Tamil epic historical action film}}
+{{Short description|2022 Indian Tamil epic historical action film by Mani Ratnam}}
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 {{Infobox film
-| name           = Ponniyin Selvan: I
 | image          = Ponniyin Selvan I.jpg
 | caption        = Theatrical release poster
 | director       = [[Mani Ratnam]]
-| story          = [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]]
+| screenplay     = Mani Ratnam<br />[[Elango Kumaravel]]<br />[[B. Jeyamohan]]
-| screenplay     = Mani Ratnam<br>[[Elango Kumaravel]]<br>[[B. Jeyamohan]]
+| story          =
-| based_on       = {{based on|''[[Ponniyin Selvan]]''|Kalki Krishnamurthy}}
+| based_on       = {{based on|''[[Ponniyin Selvan]]''|[[Kalki Krishnamurthy]]}}
-| producer       = {{ubl|Mani Ratnam|[[Subaskaran Allirajah]]}}
+| producer       = {{ubl|Mani Ratnam<br />[[Subaskaran Allirajah]]}}
 | narrator       = [[Kamal Haasan]]
-| starring       = {{plainlist|
+| starring       = [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]<br />[[Karthi]]<br /> [[Ravi Mohan]]<br />[[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]<br />[[Trisha Krishnan]]<br />[[Aishwarya Lekshmi]]<br />[[Sobhita Dhulipala]]<br />[[Jayaram]]
-*[[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]
-*[[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]
-*[[Jayam Ravi]]
-*[[Karthi]]
-*[[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]]
-*[[Aishwarya Lekshmi]]
-*[[Sobhita Dhulipala]]
-}}
 | cinematography = [[Ravi Varman]]
+| editing        = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
 | music          = [[A. R. Rahman]]
-| editing        = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
+| studio         = {{ubl|[[Madras Talkies]]<br />[[Lyca Productions]]}}
-| studio         = {{ubl|[[Madras Talkies]]|[[Lyca Productions]]}}
+| distributor    = [[Red Giant Movies]]<!-- only include domestic distributor, not international -->
-| distributor    = {{ubl|[[Red Giant Movies]] (Tamil Nadu)|[[Sri Venkateswara Creations]] (Andhra Pradesh & Telangana)|K Senthil (Karnataka)|Sree Gokulam Movies (Kerala)|[[Pen India Limited]] (North India) |[[Lyca Productions]] in association with Tentkotta (Overseas)}}
+| runtime        = 167 minutes<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 August 2022 |title=Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' first part run time revealed |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-first-part-run-time-revealed/articleshow/93813587.cms |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827060630/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-first-part-run-time-revealed/articleshow/93813587.cms |archive-date=27 August 2022}}</ref>
-| runtime        = 167 minutes<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' first part run time revealed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-first-part-run-time-revealed/articleshow/93813587.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827060630/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-first-part-run-time-revealed/articleshow/93813587.cms |archive-date=27 August 2022 |access-date=27 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
+| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|09|30|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan first look posters: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Karthi look majestic as warrior kings and queens |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-first-look-posters-vikram-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-trisha-karthi-7797815/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023103/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-first-look-posters-vikram-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-trisha-karthi-7797815/ |archive-date=6 July 2022 |access-date=10 October 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>}}
-| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|09|30|ref=1<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan first look posters: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Karthi look majestic as warrior kings and queens |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-first-look-posters-vikram-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-trisha-karthi-7797815/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023103/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-first-look-posters-vikram-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-trisha-karthi-7797815/ |archive-date=6 July 2022 |access-date=10 October 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>}}
 | country        = India
 | language       = Tamil
 | budget         = See [[Production of Ponniyin Selvan: I and Ponniyin Selvan: II#Budget|production]]<!--Do not add or change budget without discussing at talk page-->
-| gross          = {{INR}}480–500 crore<ref>{{cite web|title=Pinkvilla ₹480 crore|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/ponniyin-selvan-2-final-box-office-mani-ratnams-epic-to-end-run-with-worldwide-cume-of-rs-330-crores-1221550}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-box-office-aishwarya-rai-starrer-crosses-500-crore-worldwide-only-the-second-tamil-film-to-do-so-101668752375767.html|access-date=16 January 2023|archive-date=18 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118070414/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-box-office-aishwarya-rai-starrer-crosses-500-crore-worldwide-only-the-second-tamil-film-to-do-so-101668752375767.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| gross          = {{estimation}} ₹450{{ndash}}488 crore{{efn|name=box office estimates|The box office estimates by different publications are: {{INR}}450 crore by ''[[Zee News]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 December 2022 |title=இந்த ஆண்டு வெளியான தமிழ்ப் படங்களில் பாக்ஸ் ஆபீஸ் கலெக்‌ஷனில் அசத்திய டாப் 10 படங்கள் |language=ta |work=[[Zee News]] |url=https://zeenews.india.com/tamil/movies/list-of-highest-grossing-tamil-movies-of-2022-by-box-office-collection-426614/ |quote=கிட்டதட்ட 450 கோடிக்கு மேல் படம் வசூலித்தது. |access-date=19 August 2023 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811003513/https://zeenews.india.com/tamil/movies/list-of-highest-grossing-tamil-movies-of-2022-by-box-office-collection-426614 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{INR}}488 crore by [[Hindustan Times]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-28 |title=Coolie earns ₹500 crore at box office: Where Rajinikanth starrer stands on list of highest grossing Indian films ever |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/coolie-earns-500-crore-at-box-office-where-rajinikanth-starrer-stands-on-list-of-highest-grossing-indian-films-ever-101756364511082.html |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>}}
 }}
-'''''Ponniyin Selvan: I''''' ({{Translation|The Son of [[Kaveri|Ponni]]}}), also known and marketed as '''''PS-1''''', is a 2022 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[epic film|epic]] [[Historical drama|historical]] [[action film]] directed by [[Mani Ratnam]], who co-wrote it with [[Elango Kumaravel]] and [[B. Jeyamohan]]. Produced by Ratnam and [[Subaskaran Allirajah]] under [[Madras Talkies]] and [[Lyca Productions]], it is the first of two cinematic parts based on [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]]'s 1955 novel, ''[[Ponniyin Selvan]]''. The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]], [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Karthi]], [[Jayaram]],  [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]], [[Sobhita Dhulipala]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[R. Parthiban]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] and [[Vikram Prabhu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-women-trisha-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-mani-ratnam-8204034/|title=The women of Ponniyin Selvan: Aishwarya Rai's vengeful Nandini, Trisha's calculating Kundavai are true heroes of Mani Ratnam's saga|date=13 October 2022|access-date=13 October 2022|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013180638/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-women-trisha-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-mani-ratnam-8204034/|url-status=live}}</ref> The music was composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], with cinematography by [[Ravi Varman]], editing by [[A. Sreekar Prasad]], and production design by [[Thota Tharani]]. ''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' dramatises the early life of [[Chola dynasty|Chola]] prince Arunmozhi Varman, who would become the renowned emperor [[Rajaraja I]] (947–1014).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/haven-t-read-ponniyin-selvan-we-have-cheat-sheet-you-167639|title=Haven't read Ponniyin Selvan? We have a cheat sheet for you|date=7 September 2022|website=The News Minute|access-date=12 October 2022|archive-date=12 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012172155/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/haven-t-read-ponniyin-selvan-we-have-cheat-sheet-you-167639|url-status=live}}</ref> In the film, Vandiyathevan sets out to cross the Chola land to deliver a message from the crown prince Aditha Karikalan. Meanwhile, Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne.
+'''''Ponniyin Selvan: I''''' ('''''PS-1''''', {{Translation|The Son of [[Kaveri|Ponni]]}}) is a 2022 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Epic film|epic]] [[action drama film|historical fiction action drama film]] directed by [[Mani Ratnam]], who co-wrote it with [[Elango Kumaravel]] and [[B. Jeyamohan]]. Produced by Ratnam and [[Subaskaran Allirajah]] under [[Madras Talkies]] and [[Lyca Productions]], it is the first of two cinematic parts loosely based on [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]]'s 1955 novel, ''[[Ponniyin Selvan]]''. The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Karthi]], [[Ravi Mohan]] (as the title character), [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]], [[Trisha Krishnan]], [[Jayaram]], [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]], [[Sobhita Dhulipala]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[R. Parthiban]], [[Jayachitra]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Vikram Prabhu]] and others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palat |first=Lakshana N |date=13 October 2022 |title=The women of Ponniyin Selvan: Aishwarya Rai's vengeful Nandini, Trisha's calculating Kundavai are true heroes of Mani Ratnam's saga |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-women-trisha-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-mani-ratnam-8204034/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013180638/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-women-trisha-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-mani-ratnam-8204034/ |archive-date=13 October 2022 |access-date=13 October 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The music was composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], with cinematography by [[Ravi Varman]], editing by [[A. Sreekar Prasad]], and production design by [[Thota Tharani]]. ''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' dramatises the early life of [[Chola dynasty|Chola]] prince Arulmozhi Varman, who would become the renowned emperor [[Rajaraja I]] (947–1014).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Sowmya |author-link=Sowmya Rajendran |date=7 September 2022 |title=Haven't read Ponniyin Selvan? We have a cheat sheet for you |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/haven-t-read-ponniyin-selvan-we-have-cheat-sheet-you-167639 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012172155/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/haven-t-read-ponniyin-selvan-we-have-cheat-sheet-you-167639 |archive-date=12 October 2022 |access-date=12 October 2022 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> In the film, Vandiyathevan sets out to cross the Chola land to deliver a message from the crown prince Aditha Karikalan. Meanwhile, Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne.
-Ever since its publication, a [[film adaptation]] of the novel ''Ponniyin Selvan'' had been explored by several Tamil filmmakers, including an attempt by [[M. G. Ramachandran]] in the late 1950s; however, it never materialised due to financial constraints. Decades later, Ratnam attempted to adapt the novel in the late-1980s and early-2010s but was unsuccessful. Calling it his "dream project", Ratnam revived the effort in January 2019, after [[Lyca Productions|Lyca]] agreed to fund the film. Following several changes in cast and crew, production of ''Ponniyin Selvan'' began in December 2019 and concluded in September 2021, halting twice due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The film was shot in various locations across India, with a few sequences in Thailand. It was originally intended to be a single film but was split into two parts.
+Ever since its publication, a [[film adaptation]] of the novel ''Ponniyin Selvan'' had been explored by several Tamil filmmakers, including an attempt by [[M. G. Ramachandran]] in the late 1950s; however, it never materialised. Decades later, Ratnam attempted to adapt the novel in the late-1980s and early-2010s but was unsuccessful due to financial constraints. He eventually managed to revive the effort in January 2019, after Lyca agreed to fund the film. Following several changes in cast and crew, production of ''Ponniyin Selvan'' began in December 2019 and concluded in September 2021, halting twice due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The film was shot in various locations across India, with a few sequences in Thailand. It was originally intended to be a single film but was split into two parts.
-''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' was released in theatres worldwide on 30 September 2022 in standard and [[IMAX]] formats, where it received acclaim from [[Film criticism|film critics]], who praised the direction, music, visuals, performances of the cast, and faithfulness to the novel. It received six nominations at the [[16th Asian Film Awards]], including [[Asian Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]].
+''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' was released in theatres worldwide on 30 September 2022 in standard and [[IMAX]] formats. ''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' met with critical acclaim, with emphasis on the direction, musical score, technical aspects, and the cast's performances. The film grossed {{INR}}450{{en dash}}488 crore worldwide, becoming the [[List of Tamil films of 2022|highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022]], [[List of Indian films of 2022|third-highest-grossing Indian film of 2022]]. The film is currently the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fourth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time]]. The film received six nominations at the [[16th Asian Film Awards]], including [[Asian Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]. It won the Best Tamil film award at the [[68th Filmfare Awards South]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/rrr-ponniyin-selvan-part-1-filmfare-south-awards-1236068644/|title='RRR' and 'Ponniyin Selvan Part 1' Belatedly Honored by Filmfare South Awards – Global Bulletin|date=12 July 2024 |publisher=Variety}}</ref> The film also won four National Awards, in the [[70th National Film Awards]], announced on 16 August 2024, including the [[National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film]].<ref>{{cite web |title=70th National film Awards: Ponniyin Selvan -1 bags four Awards |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/cinema/70th-national-film-awards-ponniyin-selvan-1-bags-four-awards-799753 |website=www.dtnext.in |publisher=Daily Thanthi |access-date=16 August 2024 |language=en |date=16 August 2024}}</ref> Its [[Ponniyin Selvan: II|sequel]] was released on 28 April 2023.
-The sequel detailing the remaining part of the story, ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'', released on 28 April 2023. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/telugu-movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-2-movie-review-mani-ratnam-finally-lets-his-world-bloom-with-its-lethalness-mysticism-aishwarya-rai-bachchans-ethereal-presence/ |title=Ponniyin Selvan 2 Movie Review: Mani Ratnam Finally Lets His World Bloom with Its Lethalness, Mysticism & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Ethereal Presence |date=28 April 2023 |access-date=30 April 2023 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430033433/https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/telugu-movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-2-movie-review-mani-ratnam-finally-lets-his-world-bloom-with-its-lethalness-mysticism-aishwarya-rai-bachchans-ethereal-presence/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+== Plot ==
+In the 10th century, the [[Chola Empire]] is ruled by Emperor [[Parantaka II|Sundara Chola]], with his sons [[Aditya Chola II|Aditha Karikalan]], the crown prince, commanding the army in [[Kanchi]] and [[Rajaraja Chola I|Arulmozhi Varman]], also known as Ponniyin Selvan, leading a campaign in [[Sri Lanka|Lanka]]. After a victory against the [[Rashtrakuta Empire|Rashtrakutas]], Aditha Karikalan suspects political unrest and sends his trusted friend [[Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan]] to investigate and deliver messages to his sister [[Kundavai Pirattiyar|Kundavai]] and their father.
-== Plot ==
+Vandiyadevan visits the fortress of [[Kadambur]], where he overhears a conspiracy by the finance minister [[Paluvettaraiyar|Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar]] and other nobles to replace the crown prince with [[Uttama (Chola dynasty)|Madhuranthakan]], the emperor's cousin. He also encounters Azhwarkkadiyan Nambi, a [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnavite]] spy searching for his estranged foster sister Nandini, who is now married to Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar.
-In the 10th century, Emperor [[Parantaka II|Sundara Chozhar]] of the [[Chola Dynasty]] reigns prosperously in [[South India]] while his sons [[Aditya Chola II|Aditha Karikalan]] and [[Rajaraja Chola I|Arulmozhi Varman]] aka ''Ponniyin Selvan'' are heading their conquests respectively for the empire at [[Kanchi]] and [[Sri Lanka|Lanka]]. Sensing something amiss with his courtiers, Aditha Karikalan dispatches his trusted associate and the Vaanar clan's prince [[Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan]] to investigate and subsequently pass on the information to his sister Princess [[Kundavai Pirattiyar|Kundavai]] and Sundara Chozhar. Vandiyadevan encounters a [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnavite]] [[Ponniyin Selvan|Azhwarkkadiyan Nambi]] before arriving at the fortress of [[Kadambur]], where all the ministers have gathered. Vandiyadevan finds his way into the fortress using his companionship with Kadambur's prince Kandhamaran and overhears a conspiracy devised by the minister of finance and treasurer [[Paluvettaraiyar|Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar]] and other ministers in a meeting to resist Aditha Karikalan from ascending the throne and install his uncle [[Uttama (Chola dynasty)|Madhuranthaka Chola]] on it.
-Vandiyadevan witnesses Nambi spying over the conference and after exiting from the fortress, he confronts Nambi on a boat making him disclose that he was there to find his foster sister Nandini, who mysteriously disappeared from the house in his absence and later, married a much older Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar. Vandiyadevan later interrupts a convoy of Nandini and informs the latter that he is Nambi's acquaintance and would like to deliver her a message from him, intending to gain access to the palace of royalty in [[Thanjavur]] bypassing Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar's younger brother Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar. Nandini gives him a ring that would help him enter the palace and leaves; Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar, the fort's chief-in-charge permits Vandiyadevan as the latter presents the ring and claims that it was given to him by Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar. Vandiyadevan meets Sundara Chozhar and discloses to him about the conspirators but Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar intervenes and attempts to have him apprehended. Vandiyadevan evades and out of misinterpretation, he is taken to Nandini's chamber where she discovers his motives of meeting Kundavai with Aditha Karikalan's message and asks him to bring the reply to her first. He obliges and is shown a secret tunnel out of the palace.
+With Nandini's help, Vandiyadevan gains access to the palace in [[Thanjavur]] and informs Sundara Chola of the plot. He is briefly detained by Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar, Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar's younger brother, but escapes. He meets Kundavai in [[Pazhayarai]]—where she lives with [[Sembiyan Mahadevi|Sembiyan Madevi]] (Madhuranthakan's mother) and Vaanathi (Ponniyin Selvan's prospective wife)—and delivers the message. She instructs him to bring Ponniyin Selvan back from Lanka to counter the threat.
-Vandiyadevan meets Kundavai through a friend and flower seller Sendhan Amudhan and relays the information about the scheme against the royalty to her. She issues an order to him to bring Ponniyin Selvan back from Lanka and he complies. Madhuranthaka's mother [[Sembiyan Mahadevi|Sembiyan Madevi]] asks Madhuranthaka to desist plotting against Sundara Chozhar and his heirs but is rebuffed. Aditha Karikalan narrates to his companion [[Pallava|Parthibendran Pallavan]] that he was indulged in an affair with Nandini as a teenager but she was not accepted to be the prospective queen of the empire and banished from the city. Aditha Karikalan happened to meet her after several years, tending to his enemy Veerapandiyan, Nandini's father-figure. Infuriated, he beheaded Veerapandiyan and presently, emphasises that Nandini married Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar to take revenge against the Chola dynasty.
+Meanwhile, Aditha Karikalan confides in his friend Parthibendra Pallavan that he had once been in love with Nandini, who was later expelled from the kingdom due to her low status. Years later, he killed her guardian Veerapandiyan, the king of the rival [[Pandya dynasty|Pandya]] dynasty, which sparked her vendetta against the Cholas.
-Ponniyin Selvan emerges victorious in a battle against [[Mahinda V of Anuradhapura|Raja Mahinda]] of Lanka while Vandiyadevan engages a rowing woman [[Poonguzhali]] (Samuthirakumari) to take him to Lanka and discovers that she admires Ponniyin Selvan and harbors feelings for him. Divulged to be a spy of Sundara Chozhar's well wisher Prime minister [[Aniruddha Brahmarayar]], Nambi arrives at Lanka and chances upon Vandiyadevan. While Vandiyadevan transmits messages for Ponniyin Selvan from Kundavai and [[Ponniyin Selvan#Vaanathi|Vaanathi]] (Princess of [[Kodumbalur]]) who is expected to marry him, Nambi suggests that it is dangerous for Ponniyin Selvan to return. Kundavai returns to Thanjavur while Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar and other ministers manipulate Sundara Chozhar into dispatching a convoy to bring Ponniyin Selvan back to Thanjavur as a prisoner for rejecting the throne of [[Ashoka]]'s daughter, offered to him by [[Buddhist]] monks. Sundara Chozhar commands Kundavai to convince Aditha Karikalan and return with him to Thanjavur as it would be inappropriate for the crown prince to be away from the capital.
+In Lanka, Vandiyadevan is assisted by [[Poonguzhali]], a boatwoman who secretly admires Ponniyin Selvan. He delivers Kundavai's message and learns that Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar has manipulated Sundara Chola into sending a convoy to capture Ponniyin Selvan under the guise of returning him to Thanjavur. Ponniyin Selvan chooses to obey his father's summons despite warnings.
-In Lanka, meanwhile, ''Pandya Aabathudavigal'', a group of soldiers headed by Ravi Dasan, devoted to [[Pandya dynasty]] and avenging the death of their ruler Veerapandiyan, attack Nambi, Ponniyin Selvan and Vandiyadevan intending to assassinate the former. However, they are resisted by Oomai Rani, a veiled woman; Ponniyin Selvan claims that she was the one who rescued him from drowning in the river [[Kaveri|Ponni]] when he was a child. Kundavai and Vaanathi make it to Kanchi and Kundavai keeps persuading Aditha Karikalan to return and states that her decision of having Nandini banished from the city was for the dynasty's good but he refuses to agree and doesn't oblige to her requests. Meanwhile, a member of Pandya Aabathudavigal reaches Mahinda and gains from him, an army to accomplish the group's plan of assassinating Ponniyin Selvan. Poonguzhali chances upon the convoy, which is assigned on arresting Ponniyin Selvan and realising that it was sent by Pazhuvettaraiyar, she senses a conspiracy and refuses to disclose Ponniyin Selvan's details. She reveals about the convoy to Ponniyin Selvan, Vandiyadevan, Nambi, Pallavan (who was sent by Aditha Karikalan to Ponniyin Selvan) and [[Boothi Vikramakesari|Periya Velar]], Vaanathi's uncle.
+The Pandya Aabathudavigal, a secret group of assassins allied with Nandini and seeking vengeance for Veerapandiyan's death, ambushes the prince's group. Mistaking Vandiyadevan for Ponniyin Selvan, they capture him. In an attempt to rescue him, Ponniyin Selvan boards their ship, but it sinks during a storm. Both are presumed dead.
-His well wishers repudiate to send him to the convoy but deciding to abide by his father's orders, Ponniyin Selvan seeks the help of Poonguzhali to meet the convoy and disguises himself as a [[mahout]], while making Vandiyadevan look like a prince. Poonguzhali and Ponniyin Selvan discover that the convoy is ambushed by Pandya Aabathudavigal, who seize Vandiyadevan, misunderstanding him to be Ponniyin Selvan. Intending to save Vandiyadevan, Ponniyin Selvan heads to the sailing ship of Pandya Aabathudavigal and fights the latter but the ship eventually drowns in sea due to a storm while a helpless Poonguzhali tries to rescue them. Ponniyin Selvan and Vandiyadevan are presumed to be dead and the news is relayed to Sundara Chozhar, Kundavai and Aditha Karikalan who are all devastated. Vowing to retaliate his brother's apparent death, Aditha Karikalan sets out to Thanjavur to end the deviously deceptive Nandhini. Meanwhile, Oomai Rani, disclosed to be a lookalike of Nandini, deeply dives into the sea and intends to protect Ponniyin Selvan.
+The news of the prince's supposed death shocks the Cholas. Grief-stricken, Aaditha Karikalan sets out for Thanjavur to confront Nandini. Meanwhile, the mysterious Oomai Rani, a lookalike of Nandini who once saved Ponniyin Selvan from drowning as a child, dives into the sea, implying that the prince may still be alive.
 == Cast ==
 {{See also|Ponniyin Selvan#Characters}}
-<!--ORDER AS PER OPEN CREDITS-->
+{{Cast listing|* [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] as [[Aditha Karikalan|Adithya Karikalan]]
-{{Cast listing|* [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] as [[Aditya Chola II|Aditha Karikalan]]
+** Santhosh as Young Adithya
-* [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] as [[Nandini (fictional character)|Nandini]] / Mandakini Devi (Oomai Rani)
-* [[Jayam Ravi]] as [[Rajaraja Chola I|Arulmozhi Varman]] (Ponniyin Selvan)
 * [[Karthi]] as [[Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan]]
-* [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] as [[Kundavai Pirāttiyār|Kundavai]]
+* [[Ravi Mohan]] as [[Rajaraja Chola|Rajaraja The Great]] / Arulmozhi Varman "Ponniyin Selvan"
+* [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] in a [[dual role]]:
+** as [[Nandini (fictional character)|Nandini]] (Voice-over by [[Deepa Venkat]])
+*** [[Sara Arjun]] as Young Nandini
+** as Mandakini Devi ("Oomai Rani")
+* [[Trisha Krishnan]] as [[Kundavai Pirāttiyār|Kundavai Pirattiyar]] (Voice-over by Krithika Nelson)
+* [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]] as [[Poonguzhali]] (Voice-over by Ashmini Balakrishnan)
+* [[Sobhita Dhulipala]] as Vanathi (Voice-over by Smruthi K)
+* [[Jayaram]] as Alwarkadiyan Nambi
 * [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as [[Boothi Vikramakesari|Periya Vellar Boothi Vikramakesari]]
-* [[R. Sarathkumar|R. Sarath Kumar]] as Periya [[Paluvettaraiyar|Pazhuvettarayar]]
+* [[R. Sarathkumar]] as Periya [[Paluvettaraiyar|Pazhuvettarayar]]
-* [[Vikram Prabhu]] as Parthibendran Pallavan
+* [[Vikram Prabhu]] as [[Pallava|Parthibendran Pallavan]]
-* [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]] as [[Poonguzhali]]
-* [[Jayaram]] as Alwarkadiyan Nambi
-* [[Sobhita Dhulipala]] as Vanathi
 * [[Prakash Raj]] as [[Parantaka Chola II|Sundara Chozhar]]
 * [[Jayachitra]] as [[Sembiyan Mahadevi]]
-* [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] as [[Uttama (Chola dynasty)|Madhurantakan]]
+* [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] as [[Uttama (Chola dynasty)|Madhurantakan]] (Voice-over by [[Azhagam Perumal]])
 * [[Ashwin Kakumanu]] as Sendhan Amudhan
-* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as [[Malayamān|Malaiyaman]]
+* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as [[Malayamān|Malayaman]]
 * [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as Ravidasan
-* [[Babu Antony|Babu Anthony]] as Khottiga
+* [[Babu Antony]] as Khottiga Amogavarshan
-* [[R. Parthiban|Radhakrishnan Parthiban]] as Chinna Pazhuvettarayar
+* [[R. Parthiban]] as [[Paluvettaraiyar|Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar]]
-* [[Nassar (actor)|Nasser]] as Veerapandiyan
+* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as [[Pandyan Civil War (1169–1177)|Veera Pandiyan]]
-* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Sambuvarayar
+* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as [[Sambuvarayar|Sambuvaraiyar]]
 * [[Mohan Raman]] as [[Aniruddha Brahmarayar]]
 * [[Vinodhini Vaidyanathan]] as Vasuki
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 * [[Yog Japee]] as Karuthiruman
 * [[Riyaz Khan]] as Soman Sambavan
-* Vidhya Subramanian as Vaanavan Maadevi
+* [[Vidhya Subramanian]] as Vaanavan Maadevi
 * [[Arjun Chidambaram]] as Varagunan
 * Nimmy Raphael as Rakkamma
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 * Jaindhan as Mummudi Pallavarayar
 * Nambi as Muttharayar
-* Santhosh as Young Aditha Karikalan
-* [[Sara Arjun]] as Young Nandini
-* Bharathiraja Sakthivel as PS Commander
-* Heavens Raja as Saivite
 * Balla Bhoopalan as Idumbankari
-* Manojkumar K as CP Guard 1
-* Aadesh Bala as CP Guard 2
-* Prabhu Mani as CP Guard 3
-* Vikram as CP Guard 4
 }}
-The film's narration was voiced by [[Kamal Haasan]] (both trailer and film), [[Anil Kapoor]] (trailer)/[[Ajay Devgn]] (film), [[Rana Daggubati]] (trailer)/[[Chiranjeevi]] (film), [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] (trailer)/[[Mammootty]] (film) and [[Jayanth Kaikini]] (trailer)/[[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] (film) in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Kannada]] languages respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan: Kamal Haasan, Anil Kapoor, Rana Daggubati lend voices for trailers of Mani Ratnam's film |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/ponniyin-selvan-kamal-haasan-anil-kapoor-rana-daggubati-lend-voices-for-trailers-of-mani-ratnams-film-1188963 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003091227/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/ponniyin-selvan-kamal-haasan-anil-kapoor-rana-daggubati-lend-voices-for-trailers-of-mani-ratnams-film-1188963 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[Pinkvilla]]|date=7 September 2022 }}</ref>
+The film's narration was voiced by [[Kamal Haasan]] (both trailer and film), [[Anil Kapoor]] (trailer)/[[Ajay Devgn]] (film), [[Rana Daggubati]] (trailer)/[[Chiranjeevi]] (film), [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] (trailer)/[[Mammootty]] (film) and [[Jayanth Kaikini]] (trailer)/[[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] (film) in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Kannada]] languages respectively.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}
 == Production ==
-{{Main|Production of Ponniyin Selvan: I and Ponniyin Selvan: II|l1=''Production of'' Ponniyin Selvan: I ''and'' Ponniyin Selvan: II}}
+{{Main|Production of Ponniyin Selvan: I and Ponniyin Selvan: II|l1 = ''Production of'' Ponniyin Selvan: I ''and'' Ponniyin Selvan: II}}
 == Music ==
-{{Main|Ponniyin Selvan: I (soundtrack)|l1=Ponniyin Selvan: I ''(soundtrack)''}}
+{{Main|Ponniyin Selvan: I (soundtrack)|l1 = Ponniyin Selvan: I ''(soundtrack)''}}
 The [[film score]] and [[soundtrack]] were composed by Mani Ratnam's regular collaborator [[A. R. Rahman]]. The audio rights of the film were purchased by [[Tips Industries|Tips]].
-The soundtrack consists of six original songs composed by A.R.Rahman, namely, "Ponni Nadhi", "Chola Chola", "Ratchasa Maamaney", "Sol", "Alaikadal" and "Devaralan Aattam". Lyrics were written by Ilango Krishnan, [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]], Krithika Nelson and [[Siva Ananth]] in the Tamil version and [[Mehboob Kotwal]], [[Ananta Sriram]], [[Rafeeq Ahamed]] and [[Jayanth Kaikini]] wrote the song lyrics in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada respectively.
+The soundtrack consists of six original songs composed by A.R.Rahman, namely, "Ponni Nadhi", "Chola Chola", "Ratchasa Maamaney", "Sol", "Alaikadal" and "Devaralan Aattam". Lyrics were written by Ilango Krishnan, [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]], [[Madrashe (musician)|Krithika Nelson]] and [[Siva Ananth]] in the Tamil version and [[Mehboob Kotwal]], [[Anantha Sriram]], [[Rafeeq Ahamed]] and [[Jayanth Kaikini]] wrote the song lyrics in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada respectively.
 == Marketing ==
-Promotional campaign for the film was supposed to begin in July 2022, with the film's [[teaser trailer]] planned to be launched at the [[Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur|Brihadisvara Temple]] in [[Thanjavur]], the city which served as the capital for the [[Chola dynasty]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |title={{-'}}Ponniyin Selvan' teaser to be launched at a grand event in Thanjavur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ponniyin-selvan-teaser-to-be-launched-at-a-grand-event-in-thanjavur/articleshow/92075625.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630165736/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ponniyin-selvan-teaser-to-be-launched-at-a-grand-event-in-thanjavur/articleshow/92075625.cms |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Following the launch event, the team also planned a promotional tour for the film.<ref name=":11" /> However, in mid-June 2022, the film's teaser launch was cancelled due to security reasons and post-production delays.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2022 |title=Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan 1' teaser to storm the screens on this date! – Tamil News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mani-ratnam-ar-rahman-vikram-karthi-ponniyin-selvan-1-teaser-release-date-revealed-latest-update-tamil-news-317442 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630165736/https://www.indiaglitz.com/mani-ratnam-ar-rahman-vikram-karthi-ponniyin-selvan-1-teaser-release-date-revealed-latest-update-tamil-news-317442 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> The movie team later on decided to have a grand teaser trailer launch event in Chennai as per their previous schedule on 8 July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 teaser: Mani Ratnam's film matches Baahubali standards, Aishwarya Rai is ethereal in dual roles |date=8 July 2022 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-teaser-leaked-ahead-of-launch-aishwarya-rai-is-in-queen-mode-101657283610423.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730125222/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-teaser-leaked-ahead-of-launch-aishwarya-rai-is-in-queen-mode-101657283610423.html |archive-date=30 July 2022 |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref> The film's [[teaser trailer]] was released on 8 July 2022 in Tamil and dubbed versions of Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title=A big surprise for fans at the 'Ponniyin Selvan' teaser launch!; deets inside |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/a-big-surprise-for-fans-at-the-ponniyin-selvan-teaser-launch-deets-inside/articleshow/92724522.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709084015/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/a-big-surprise-for-fans-at-the-ponniyin-selvan-teaser-launch-deets-inside/articleshow/92724522.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=9 July 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
+Promotional campaign for the film was supposed to begin in July 2022, with the film's [[teaser trailer]] planned to be launched at the [[Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur|Brihadisvara Temple]] in [[Thanjavur]], the city which served as the capital for the Chola Empire.<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |title='Ponniyin Selvan' teaser to be launched at a grand event in Thanjavur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ponniyin-selvan-teaser-to-be-launched-at-a-grand-event-in-thanjavur/articleshow/92075625.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630165736/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ponniyin-selvan-teaser-to-be-launched-at-a-grand-event-in-thanjavur/articleshow/92075625.cms |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Following the launch event, the team also planned a promotional tour for the film.<ref name=":11" /> The movie team later on decided to have a grand teaser trailer launch event in Chennai as per their previous schedule on 8 July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 teaser: Mani Ratnam's film matches Baahubali standards, Aishwarya Rai is ethereal in dual roles |date=8 July 2022 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-teaser-leaked-ahead-of-launch-aishwarya-rai-is-in-queen-mode-101657283610423.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730125222/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-teaser-leaked-ahead-of-launch-aishwarya-rai-is-in-queen-mode-101657283610423.html |archive-date=30 July 2022 |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref> The film's [[teaser trailer]] was released on 8 July 2022 in Tamil and dubbed versions of Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title=A big surprise for fans at the 'Ponniyin Selvan' teaser launch!; deets inside |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/a-big-surprise-for-fans-at-the-ponniyin-selvan-teaser-launch-deets-inside/articleshow/92724522.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709084015/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/a-big-surprise-for-fans-at-the-ponniyin-selvan-teaser-launch-deets-inside/articleshow/92724522.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=9 July 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
-The film's [[Trailer (promotion)|trailer]] and [[Ponniyin Selvan: I (soundtrack)|songs]] were released by the special guests [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Kamal Haasan]] on 6 September 2022 at the Nehru indoor stadium in Tamil and dubbed versions of Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{Cite web |date=6 September 2022 |title={{-'}}Ponniyin Selvan: Part One' trailer: Mani Ratnam's magnum opus set to spellbind audiences |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ponniyin-selvan-part-one-trailer-mani-ratnams-magnum-opus-set-to-spellbind-audiences/article65859159.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909101338/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ponniyin-selvan-part-one-trailer-mani-ratnams-magnum-opus-set-to-spellbind-audiences/article65859159.ece |archive-date=9 September 2022 |access-date=12 September 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The trailer featured [[Kamal Haasan]] [[voice-over]] in the Tamil version and [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Rana Daggubati]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] and [[Jayanth Kaikini]] [[voice-over]]s in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada version of the trailer respectively.<ref name="thehindu.com" /> Posters featuring [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]], [[R. Parthiban|Parthiban]], [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]], [[Sobhita Dhulipala]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Jayachitra|Jayachithra]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Vikram Prabhu]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] and [[Jayaram]] were released before the trailer launch event.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
+The film's [[Trailer (promotion)|trailer]] and [[Ponniyin Selvan: I (soundtrack)|songs]] were released by the special guests [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Kamal Haasan]] on 6 September 2022 at the Nehru indoor stadium in Tamil and dubbed versions of Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{Cite web |date=6 September 2022 |title='Ponniyin Selvan: Part One' trailer: Mani Ratnam's magnum opus set to spellbind audiences |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ponniyin-selvan-part-one-trailer-mani-ratnams-magnum-opus-set-to-spellbind-audiences/article65859159.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909101338/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ponniyin-selvan-part-one-trailer-mani-ratnams-magnum-opus-set-to-spellbind-audiences/article65859159.ece |archive-date=9 September 2022 |access-date=12 September 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The trailer featured [[Kamal Haasan]] [[voice-over]] in the Tamil version and [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Rana Daggubati]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] and [[Jayanth Kaikini]] [[voice-over]]s in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada version of the trailer respectively.<ref name="thehindu.com" /> Posters featuring [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]], [[R. Parthiban|Parthiban]], [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]], [[Sobhita Dhulipala]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Jayachitra|Jayachithra]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Vikram Prabhu]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] and [[Jayaram]] were released before the trailer launch event.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
 == Release ==
 === Theatrical ===
-''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' released on 30 September 2022 worldwide. It was released in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] along with the dubbed versions of [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] languages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Part-1 to hit the screens on September 30 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-part-1-to-hit-the-screens-on-september-30/articleshow/89947876.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302123301/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-part-1-to-hit-the-screens-on-september-30/articleshow/89947876.cms |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> It was previously scheduled to release on summer (May–July) 2022, but was postponed due to production works.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palisetty |first=Ramya |date=19 September 2021 |title=Mani Ratnam wraps up Ponniyin Selvan shoot, film to release in the summer of 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mani-ratnam-wraps-up-ponniyin-selvan-shoot-film-to-release-in-the-summer-of-2022-1854417-2021-09-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920083301/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mani-ratnam-wraps-up-ponniyin-selvan-shoot-film-to-release-in-the-summer-of-2022-1854417-2021-09-19 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=19 September 2021 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> It became the first Tamil film to release in [[IMAX]] format.<ref>{{Cite web |title={{-'}}Ponniyin Selvan' to Become First Tamil Film to Release in IMAX |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/asia/ponniyin-selvan-imax-mani-ratnam-1235342343/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816134315/https://variety.com/2022/film/asia/ponniyin-selvan-imax-mani-ratnam-1235342343/ |archive-date=16 August 2022 |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=16 August 2022 }}</ref>
+''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' released on 30 September 2022 worldwide. It was released in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] along with the dubbed versions of [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] languages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Part-1 to hit the screens on September 30 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-part-1-to-hit-the-screens-on-september-30/articleshow/89947876.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302123301/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-part-1-to-hit-the-screens-on-september-30/articleshow/89947876.cms |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> It was previously scheduled to release on summer (May–July) 2022, but was postponed due to production works.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palisetty |first=Ramya |date=19 September 2021 |title=Mani Ratnam wraps up Ponniyin Selvan shoot, film to release in the summer of 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mani-ratnam-wraps-up-ponniyin-selvan-shoot-film-to-release-in-the-summer-of-2022-1854417-2021-09-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920083301/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mani-ratnam-wraps-up-ponniyin-selvan-shoot-film-to-release-in-the-summer-of-2022-1854417-2021-09-19 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=19 September 2021 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> It became the first Tamil film to release in [[IMAX]] format.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Ponniyin Selvan' to Become First Tamil Film to Release in IMAX |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/asia/ponniyin-selvan-imax-mani-ratnam-1235342343/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816134315/https://variety.com/2022/film/asia/ponniyin-selvan-imax-mani-ratnam-1235342343/ |archive-date=16 August 2022 |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=16 August 2022 }}</ref>
-The film's release across Canada was disrupted after large theatre chains [[Cineplex Entertainment|Cineplex]] and [[Landmark Cinemas]] refused to exhibit the film due to ongoing anonymous threats of vandalism if Tamil films were released in their locations. The attacks, which have happened during screenings of ''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]'' (2016) and ''[[Kurup (film)|Kurup]]'' (2021), are alleged to have been conducted by owners of Woodside Cinemas and York Cinemas, a local theatre chain in [[Toronto]] attempting to hold monopoly of screening Tamil films.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2022 |title=Canada Theatre owners receive threats ahead of Ponniyin Selvan release |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/canada-theatre-owners-receive-threats-ahead-of-ponniyin-selvan-release-101664352496465.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929015727/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/canada-theatre-owners-receive-threats-ahead-of-ponniyin-selvan-release-101664352496465.html |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=29 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Castaldo |first=Joe |date=23 November 2021 |title=Cineplex theatres vandalized in apparent attempts to sabotage screenings of films in South Indian languages |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-cineplex-theatres-vandalized-in-apparent-attempts-to-sabotage/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929021427/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-cineplex-theatres-vandalized-in-apparent-attempts-to-sabotage/ |archive-date=29 September 2022}}</ref> ''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' had a limited Canadian release in select private theatres amidst protection from law enforcement. It was also released in [[TIFF Bell Lightbox]], home of the [[Toronto International Film Festival]], a first for a Tamil film premier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Oakville, Ont. movie theatre 'will not cave' amid threats over new Tamil-language film |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ponniyan-selvan-toronto-threats-tamil-film-1.6600518 |website=CBC |access-date=30 September 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930024213/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ponniyan-selvan-toronto-threats-tamil-film-1.6600518 |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2022 |title=Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: 1 still playing in Toronto due to high demand |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-1-still-playing-in-toronto-due-to-high-demand-11533561.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031131633/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-1-still-playing-in-toronto-due-to-high-demand-11533561.html |archive-date=31 October 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=Firstpost}}</ref>
+The film's release across Canada was disrupted after major theatre chains [[Cineplex Entertainment|Cineplex]] and [[Landmark Cinemas]] refused to exhibit the film due to ongoing anonymous threats of vandalism if Tamil films were released in their locations. The attacks, which have happened during screenings of ''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]'' (2016) and ''[[Kurup (film)|Kurup]]'' (2021), are alleged to have been conducted by owners of Woodside Cinemas and York Cinemas, a local theatre chain in [[Toronto]] attempting to hold monopoly of screening Tamil films.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2022 |title=Canada Theatre owners receive threats ahead of Ponniyin Selvan release |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/canada-theatre-owners-receive-threats-ahead-of-ponniyin-selvan-release-101664352496465.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929015727/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/canada-theatre-owners-receive-threats-ahead-of-ponniyin-selvan-release-101664352496465.html |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=29 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Castaldo |first=Joe |date=23 November 2021 |title=Cineplex theatres vandalized in apparent attempts to sabotage screenings of films in South Indian languages |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-cineplex-theatres-vandalized-in-apparent-attempts-to-sabotage/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929021427/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-cineplex-theatres-vandalized-in-apparent-attempts-to-sabotage/ |archive-date=29 September 2022}}</ref> ''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' had a limited Canadian release in select private theatres amidst protection from law enforcement. It was also released in [[TIFF Bell Lightbox]], home of the [[Toronto International Film Festival]], a first for a Tamil film premiere.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Oakville, Ont. movie theatre 'will not cave' amid threats over new Tamil-language film |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ponniyan-selvan-toronto-threats-tamil-film-1.6600518 |website=CBC |access-date=30 September 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930024213/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ponniyan-selvan-toronto-threats-tamil-film-1.6600518 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2022 |title=Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: 1 still playing in Toronto due to high demand |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-1-still-playing-in-toronto-due-to-high-demand-11533561.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031131633/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-1-still-playing-in-toronto-due-to-high-demand-11533561.html |archive-date=31 October 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=Firstpost}}</ref>
 === Distribution ===
-The distribution rights of the film in [[Tamil Nadu]] were acquired by [[Red Giant Movies]]. The [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]] distribution rights were bagged by [[Sri Venkateswara Creations]] and [[Dil Raju]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ponniyin Selvan release date to be announced soon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ponniyin-selvan-release-date-to-be-announced-soon/articleshow/89825684.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309074807/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ponniyin-selvan-release-date-to-be-announced-soon/articleshow/89825684.cms |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=9 July 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Raju to present Mani Ratnam's most-awaited multi-starrer project Ponniyin Selvan in Telugu |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/dil-raju-to-present-mani-ratnams-most-awaited-multi-starrer-project-ponniyin-selvan-in-telugu/58f45a4049715 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821062650/https://www.ottplay.com/news/dil-raju-to-present-mani-ratnams-most-awaited-multi-starrer-project-ponniyin-selvan-in-telugu/58f45a4049715 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=[[OTT Play]]}}</ref> The [[Kerala]] distribution rights of the film was bagged by Gokulam Gopalan's Sree Gokulam Movies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan: Sree Gokulam Movies Acquires Distribution Rights In Kerala |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-sree-gokulam-movies-acquires-distribution-rights-in-kerala-5808775.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823143452/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-sree-gokulam-movies-acquires-distribution-rights-in-kerala-5808775.html |archive-date=23 August 2022 |access-date=23 August 2022 |website=[[News 18]]|date=23 August 2022 }}</ref> The overseas theatrical rights of the film were acquired by TentKotta.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan overseas release rights bagged by tentkotta |url=https://india.postsen.com/entertainment/152446/Ponniyin-Selvan-overseas-release-rights-bagged-by-tentkotta.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827034733/https://india.postsen.com/entertainment/152446/Ponniyin-Selvan-overseas-release-rights-bagged-by-tentkotta.html |archive-date=27 August 2022 |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=India Posts English}}</ref> The [[North India]] distribution rights were acquired by [[Pen India Limited]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pen to distribute PS-I&nbsp;– Hindi in Northern territories |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/sep/13/pen-to-distribute-ps-i---hindi-in-northern-territories-34639.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913144309/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/sep/13/pen-to-distribute-ps-i---hindi-in-northern-territories-34639.html |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>
+The distribution rights of the film in [[Tamil Nadu]] were acquired by [[Red Giant Movies]]. The [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]] distribution rights were bagged by [[Sri Venkateswara Creations]] and [[Dil Raju]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ponniyin Selvan release date to be announced soon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ponniyin-selvan-release-date-to-be-announced-soon/articleshow/89825684.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309074807/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ponniyin-selvan-release-date-to-be-announced-soon/articleshow/89825684.cms |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=9 July 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Raju to present Mani Ratnam's most-awaited multi-starrer project Ponniyin Selvan in Telugu |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/dil-raju-to-present-mani-ratnams-most-awaited-multi-starrer-project-ponniyin-selvan-in-telugu/58f45a4049715 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821062650/https://www.ottplay.com/news/dil-raju-to-present-mani-ratnams-most-awaited-multi-starrer-project-ponniyin-selvan-in-telugu/58f45a4049715 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=[[OTT Play]]}}</ref> The [[Kerala]] distribution rights of the film was bagged by Gokulam Gopalan's Sree Gokulam Movies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan: Sree Gokulam Movies Acquires Distribution Rights In Kerala |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-sree-gokulam-movies-acquires-distribution-rights-in-kerala-5808775.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823143452/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-sree-gokulam-movies-acquires-distribution-rights-in-kerala-5808775.html |archive-date=23 August 2022 |access-date=23 August 2022 |website=[[News 18]]|date=23 August 2022 }}</ref> The overseas theatrical rights of the film were acquired by TentKotta.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} The [[North India]] distribution rights were acquired by [[Pen India Limited]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pen to distribute PS-I&nbsp;– Hindi in Northern territories |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/sep/13/pen-to-distribute-ps-i---hindi-in-northern-territories-34639.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913144309/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/sep/13/pen-to-distribute-ps-i---hindi-in-northern-territories-34639.html |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=13 September 2022 }}</ref>
 === Home media ===
-The digital streaming rights for the film were purchased by [[Amazon Prime Video]] for {{INRConvert|125|c}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2022 |title=Amazon Prime Video Bags OTT Rights For Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 1 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/amazon-prime-video-bags-ott-rights-for-mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-1-5076151.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630171238/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/amazon-prime-video-bags-ott-rights-for-mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-1-5076151.html |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=News18}}</ref> Similarly, the satellite rights have been sold to [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=September 12, 2022 |title=Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Part 1, 2 sold for Rs 125 crore to Amazon Prime Video: Reports |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mani-ratnam-s-ponniyin-selvan-part-1-2-sold-for-this-price-to-amazon-prime-video-1999209-2022-09-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912134649/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mani-ratnam-s-ponniyin-selvan-part-1-2-sold-for-this-price-to-amazon-prime-video-1999209-2022-09-12 |archive-date=12 September 2022 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> The film was digitally premiered on Amazon Prime Video from 4 November 2022 in Tamil and dubbed versions of Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 OTT release: When and where to watch Mani Ratnam's historical drama starring Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-1-ott-release-prime-video-when-and-where-to-watch-mani-ratnams-historical-drama-starring-vikram-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-8234434/ |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=28 October 2022 |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028050450/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-1-ott-release-prime-video-when-and-where-to-watch-mani-ratnams-historical-drama-starring-vikram-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-8234434/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ponniyin Selvan OTT release: All you need to know |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ponniyin-selvan-ott-release-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/95138884.cms |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028072309/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ponniyin-selvan-ott-release-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/95138884.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The Hindi dubbed version was released on 26 November 2022 on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Nov 2022 |title=Hindi version of Ponniyin Selvan 1 to premiere on OTT on November 26 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/watch-out-450204 |website=The Tribune |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222075524/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/watch-out-450204 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 Nov 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 – Official Hindi Trailer |publisher=Prime Video India |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwy1xpqMHsM |via=YouTube |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222075524/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwy1xpqMHsM |url-status=live }}</ref>
+The digital streaming rights for the film were purchased by [[Amazon Prime Video]] for {{INRConvert|125|c}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2022 |title=Amazon Prime Video Bags OTT Rights For Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 1 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/amazon-prime-video-bags-ott-rights-for-mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-1-5076151.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630171238/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/amazon-prime-video-bags-ott-rights-for-mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-1-5076151.html |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=News18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=September 12, 2022 |title=Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Part 1, 2 sold for Rs 125 crore to Amazon Prime Video: Reports |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mani-ratnam-s-ponniyin-selvan-part-1-2-sold-for-this-price-to-amazon-prime-video-1999209-2022-09-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912134649/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mani-ratnam-s-ponniyin-selvan-part-1-2-sold-for-this-price-to-amazon-prime-video-1999209-2022-09-12 |archive-date=12 September 2022 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> The film was digitally premiered on Amazon Prime Video from 4 November 2022 in Tamil and dubbed versions of Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 OTT release: When and where to watch Mani Ratnam's historical drama starring Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-1-ott-release-prime-video-when-and-where-to-watch-mani-ratnams-historical-drama-starring-vikram-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-8234434/ |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=28 October 2022 |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028050450/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-1-ott-release-prime-video-when-and-where-to-watch-mani-ratnams-historical-drama-starring-vikram-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-8234434/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ponniyin Selvan OTT release: All you need to know |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ponniyin-selvan-ott-release-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/95138884.cms |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028072309/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ponniyin-selvan-ott-release-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/95138884.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The Hindi dubbed version was released on 26 November 2022 on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Nov 2022 |title=Hindi version of Ponniyin Selvan 1 to premiere on OTT on November 26 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/watch-out-450204 |website=The Tribune |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222075524/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/watch-out-450204 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 Nov 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 – Official Hindi Trailer |publisher=Prime Video India |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwy1xpqMHsM |via=YouTube |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222075524/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwy1xpqMHsM |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == Reception ==
 === Critical response ===
-''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' met with critical acclaim, with emphasis on the direction, musical score, technical aspects, and the cast's performances (with some reviews praising Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai, Trisha, Jayaram and entire cast performances).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan I box office day 1 collection: Mani Ratnam film earns ₹40 cr, becomes best opening Tamil movie of 2022 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-bo-film-earns-40-crore-is-best-opening-tamil-movie-of-2022-101664592920462.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001064745/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-bo-film-earns-40-crore-is-best-opening-tamil-movie-of-2022-101664592920462.html |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=October 2022 |quote=The film has opened to critical acclaim with special praise for Mani Ratnam's direction, Aishwarya Rai's performance, and AR Rahman's musical score.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan I box office collection Day 1: Mani Ratnam's film delivers third-best opening in Tamil Nadu; outperforms RRR and Vikram, breaks records overseas |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-1-mani-ratnam-third-best-opening-in-tamil-nadu-breaks-record-overseas-8183802/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001052535/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-1-mani-ratnam-third-best-opening-in-tamil-nadu-breaks-record-overseas-8183802/ |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=October 2022 |quote=Ponniyin Selvan: I has impressed film critics.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ponniyin Selvan I box office day 1 collection: Mani Ratnam film earns ₹40 cr, becomes best opening Tamil movie of 2022 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-1-mani-ratnams-directorial-gets-a-biggest-opening/articleshow/94579747.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001082125/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-1-mani-ratnams-directorial-gets-a-biggest-opening/articleshow/94579747.cms |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]] |quote=The film has received mostly positive responses from the fans and even the film critics have praised the director for trying to portray the movie as much as possible as the real novel.}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=85|count=13|average=|consensus=|ref=yes |access-date=1 April 2023}}
+{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=87|count=15|average=7.4|consensus=|ref=yes |access-date=1 April 2023}} ''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' met with critical acclaim, with emphasis on the direction, musical score, technical aspects, and the cast's performances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan I box office day 1 collection: Mani Ratnam film earns ₹40 cr, becomes best opening Tamil movie of 2022 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-bo-film-earns-40-crore-is-best-opening-tamil-movie-of-2022-101664592920462.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001064745/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-bo-film-earns-40-crore-is-best-opening-tamil-movie-of-2022-101664592920462.html |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=October 2022 |quote=The film has opened to critical acclaim with special praise for Mani Ratnam's direction, Aishwarya Rai's performance, and AR Rahman's musical score.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan I box office collection Day 1: Mani Ratnam's film delivers third-best opening in Tamil Nadu; outperforms RRR and Vikram, breaks records overseas |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-1-mani-ratnam-third-best-opening-in-tamil-nadu-breaks-record-overseas-8183802/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001052535/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-1-mani-ratnam-third-best-opening-in-tamil-nadu-breaks-record-overseas-8183802/ |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=October 2022 |quote=Ponniyin Selvan: I has impressed film critics.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ponniyin Selvan I box office day 1 collection: Mani Ratnam film earns ₹40 cr, becomes best opening Tamil movie of 2022 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-1-mani-ratnams-directorial-gets-a-biggest-opening/articleshow/94579747.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001082125/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-1-mani-ratnams-directorial-gets-a-biggest-opening/articleshow/94579747.cms |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]] |quote=The film has received mostly positive responses from the fans and even the film critics have praised the director for trying to portray the movie as much as possible as the real novel.}}</ref>
-Kirubhakar Purushothaman of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam understands Kalki's novel is a mainstream page-turner, so he retains its flavour and neither intellectualises it nor dumbs it down".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 review: Mani Ratnam's largely faithful and brilliant adaptation has no dull moments |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-aishwarya-rai-8182366/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930101415/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-aishwarya-rai-8182366/ |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Sonil Dedhia of ''[[News 18]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Ponniyan Selvan 1'' is an engaging, involving movie-going experience, and proves once again why Mani Ratnam is one of India's finest filmmakers".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: Mani Ratnam Finally Brings His Dream Alive with a Spectacular Adaptation |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnam-finally-brings-his-dream-alive-with-a-spectacular-adaptation-6069253.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930053106/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnam-finally-brings-his-dream-alive-with-a-spectacular-adaptation-6069253.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[News 18]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Sowmya Rajendran of ''[[The News Minute]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film does not try to amplify any aspect of the novel unnecessarily to fit a narrative that might be the flavour of the season. In fact, it downplays the praise that Kalki lavished on the Chola dynasty".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan review: Mani Ratnam's epic is true to the spirit of Kalki's novel |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ponniyin-selvan-review-mani-ratnam-s-epic-true-spirit-kalki-s-novel-168438 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930093643/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ponniyin-selvan-review-mani-ratnam-s-epic-true-spirit-kalki-s-novel-168438 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[The News Minute]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Stutee Ghosh of ''[[The Quint]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ponniyin Selvan 1 is grand and royal but unlike the bombastic, hyper-masculine world we are used to seeing these days with overwhelming VFX and CGI, here Mani Ratnam's hold on the narrative never slips".<ref>{{Cite web |title={{-'}}Ponniyin Selvan' Review: In This Enigmatic World, The Women Hold As Much Sway |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-review-in-this-enigmatic-world-the-women-hold-as-much-sway-mani-ratnam-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-vikram-karthi-jayam-shobhita-dhulipala-trisha |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930160232/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-review-in-this-enigmatic-world-the-women-hold-as-much-sway-mani-ratnam-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-vikram-karthi-jayam-shobhita-dhulipala-trisha |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[The Quint]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Sukanya Verma of ''[[Rediff]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam's eye for intimacy, enigma, humour and menace bring out the glory of its source and all the imagination in store. One seldom thinks of Mani Ratnam's excellence in terms of VFX but ''Ponniyin Selvan: 1'' goes full steam".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: Awesome! |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/ponniyin-selvan-1-review/20220930.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930161602/https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/ponniyin-selvan-1-review/20220930.htm |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Rediff]]}}</ref>
+Kirubhakar Purushothaman of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam understands Kalki's novel is a mainstream page-turner, so he retains its flavour and neither intellectualises it nor dumbs it down".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 review: Mani Ratnam's largely faithful and brilliant adaptation has no dull moments |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-aishwarya-rai-8182366/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930101415/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-aishwarya-rai-8182366/ |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Sonil Dedhia of ''[[News 18]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Ponniyan Selvan 1'' is an engaging, involving movie-going experience, and proves once again why Mani Ratnam is one of India's finest filmmakers".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: Mani Ratnam Finally Brings His Dream Alive with a Spectacular Adaptation |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnam-finally-brings-his-dream-alive-with-a-spectacular-adaptation-6069253.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930053106/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnam-finally-brings-his-dream-alive-with-a-spectacular-adaptation-6069253.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[News 18]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Sowmya Rajendran of ''[[The News Minute]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film does not try to amplify any aspect of the novel unnecessarily to fit a narrative that might be the flavour of the season. In fact, it downplays the praise that Kalki lavished on the Chola Empire".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan review: Mani Ratnam's epic is true to the spirit of Kalki's novel |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ponniyin-selvan-review-mani-ratnam-s-epic-true-spirit-kalki-s-novel-168438 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930093643/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ponniyin-selvan-review-mani-ratnam-s-epic-true-spirit-kalki-s-novel-168438 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[The News Minute]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Stutee Ghosh of ''[[The Quint]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ponniyin Selvan 1 is grand and royal but unlike the bombastic, hyper-masculine world we are used to seeing these days with overwhelming VFX and CGI, here Mani Ratnam's hold on the narrative never slips".<ref>{{Cite web |title='Ponniyin Selvan' Review: In This Enigmatic World, The Women Hold As Much Sway |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-review-in-this-enigmatic-world-the-women-hold-as-much-sway-mani-ratnam-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-vikram-karthi-ravi-shobhita-dhulipala-trisha |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930160232/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-review-in-this-enigmatic-world-the-women-hold-as-much-sway-mani-ratnam-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-vikram-karthi-ravi-shobhita-dhulipala-trisha |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[The Quint]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Sukanya Verma of ''[[Rediff]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam's eye for intimacy, enigma, humour and menace bring out the glory of its source and all the imagination in store. One seldom thinks of Mani Ratnam's excellence in terms of VFX but ''Ponniyin Selvan: 1'' goes full steam".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: Awesome! |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/ponniyin-selvan-1-review/20220930.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930161602/https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/ponniyin-selvan-1-review/20220930.htm |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Rediff]]}}</ref>
-Ritika Handoo of ''[[Zee News]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The beauty of Part one of the two-part film lies in the fact that Mani Ratnam has not only made the story concise but has managed to do so carefully, taking adequate care not to dilute the essence of the novel or its charm".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Literary classic gets a grand second life |url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-literary-classic-gets-a-grand-second-life-2516364.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930162901/https://zeenews.india.com/regional/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-literary-classic-gets-a-grand-second-life-2516364.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> Sudhir Srinivasan of ''[[Cinema Express]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Perhaps the foremost pleasure of a Mani Ratnam film is in experiencing his wizardry over the medium. We see plenty of evidence of this in Ponniyin Selvan&nbsp;1".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Movie Review: Tasteful writing and top performances make this a likeable adaptation |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/sep/30/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-reviewtasteful-writing-and-top-performances-make-this-a-likeable-adaptation-35189.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930142433/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/sep/30/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-reviewtasteful-writing-and-top-performances-make-this-a-likeable-adaptation-35189.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] of ''[[NDTV]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The sprawling, spectacularly mounted film is an ambitious, near-flawless adaptation of a much-loved literary work".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: Exhilarating And Enriching, With Impressive Performances By Vikram And Cast |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-exhilarating-and-enriching-with-impressive-performances-by-vikram-and-cast-4-stars-3394275 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001052321/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-exhilarating-and-enriching-with-impressive-performances-by-vikram-and-cast-4-stars-3394275 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Devesh Sharma of ''[[Filmfare]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Watch the film for its visual grandeur, epic action sequences and some sublime acting by the entire cast".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan: I Movie Review |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-55552.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002070433/https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-55552.html |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref> Sanjana Deshpande of ''[[The Free Press Journal]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "the cherry on top of the cake was the cinematography by Ravi Varman. He catches the attention of the audience and never lets it go. Each shot is carefully placed and executed. There's so much nuance in the film that is hard to put down in words, it is best experienced!".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan-1 Review: Mani Ratnam's magnum opus brings Kalki's novel to life |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/movie-review/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnams-magnum-opus-brings-kalkis-novel-to-life |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002070852/https://www.freepressjournal.in/movie-review/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnams-magnum-opus-brings-kalkis-novel-to-life |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=[[The Free Press Journal]]}}</ref>
+Krishna Selvaseelan of ''[[Tamil Guardian]]'' rated the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, writing, "The visuals are stunning. Ravi Varman captures the world of 10th century Thamizhakam (and its subcontinent) expertly, bringing life to the world."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1: A mighty triumph {{!}} Tamil Guardian |url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/ponniyin-selvan-1-mighty-triumph |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.tamilguardian.com |archive-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205170153/https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/ponniyin-selvan-1-mighty-triumph |url-status=live }}</ref> Ritika Handoo of ''[[Zee News]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The beauty of Part one of the two-part film lies in the fact that Mani Ratnam has not only made the story concise but has managed to do so carefully, taking adequate care not to dilute the essence of the novel or its charm".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Literary classic gets a grand second life |url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-literary-classic-gets-a-grand-second-life-2516364.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930162901/https://zeenews.india.com/regional/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-literary-classic-gets-a-grand-second-life-2516364.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> Sudhir Srinivasan of ''[[Cinema Express]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Perhaps the foremost pleasure of a Mani Ratnam film is in experiencing his wizardry over the medium. We see plenty of evidence of this in Ponniyin Selvan&nbsp;1".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Movie Review: Tasteful writing and top performances make this a likeable adaptation |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/sep/30/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-reviewtasteful-writing-and-top-performances-make-this-a-likeable-adaptation-35189.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930142433/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/sep/30/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-reviewtasteful-writing-and-top-performances-make-this-a-likeable-adaptation-35189.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] of ''[[NDTV]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "The sprawling, spectacularly mounted film is an ambitious, near-flawless adaptation of a much-loved literary work".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: Exhilarating And Enriching, With Impressive Performances By Vikram And Cast |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-exhilarating-and-enriching-with-impressive-performances-by-vikram-and-cast-4-stars-3394275 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001052321/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-exhilarating-and-enriching-with-impressive-performances-by-vikram-and-cast-4-stars-3394275 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Devesh Sharma of ''[[Filmfare]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Watch the film for its visual grandeur, epic action sequences and some sublime acting by the entire cast".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan: I Movie Review |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-55552.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002070433/https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-55552.html |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref> Sanjana Deshpande of ''[[The Free Press Journal]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "the cherry on top of the cake was the cinematography by Ravi Varman. He catches the attention of the audience and never lets it go. Each shot is carefully placed and executed. There's so much nuance in the film that is hard to put down in words, it is best experienced!".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan-1 Review: Mani Ratnam's magnum opus brings Kalki's novel to life |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/movie-review/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnams-magnum-opus-brings-kalkis-novel-to-life |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002070852/https://www.freepressjournal.in/movie-review/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnams-magnum-opus-brings-kalkis-novel-to-life |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=[[The Free Press Journal]]}}</ref>
-[[IANS]] rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan&nbsp;– Part I' is a masterpiece that deserves all your adulation and love".<ref>{{Cite web |title={{-'}}Ponniyin Selvan 1' Review: Mani Ratnam Brings A Remarkable Revival of A Literary Classic |url=https://news.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnam-brings-a-remarkable-revival-of-a-literary-classic-1556101 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930161952/https://news.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnam-brings-a-remarkable-revival-of-a-literary-classic-1556101 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[ABP News]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref>
+[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan&nbsp;– Part I' is a masterpiece that deserves all your adulation and love".<ref>{{Cite web |title='Ponniyin Selvan 1' Review: Mani Ratnam Brings A Remarkable Revival of A Literary Classic |url=https://news.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnam-brings-a-remarkable-revival-of-a-literary-classic-1556101 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930161952/https://news.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-review-mani-ratnam-brings-a-remarkable-revival-of-a-literary-classic-1556101 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[ABP News]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref>
-M. Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam's adaptation of Kalki's ''Ponniyin Selvan'' is spectacular", adding "Mani Ratnam finally brings the dream alive with this spectacular adaptation that superbly captures the intrigue, thrills and page-turning quality of the books."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=30 September 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 Movie Review : Mani Ratnam's adaptation of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan is spectacular |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-part-1/movie-review/94548001.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915042420/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-part-1/movie-review/94548001.cms |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Soumyabrata Gupta of ''[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Perhaps not a film for the masses, ''Ponniyin Selvan 1'' will ultimately be a cult classic, in time".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Mani Ratnam's film, starring Aishwarya, Vikram, creates intrigue but leaves much to be desired |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/reviews/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-film-starring-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-chiyaan-vikram-creates-intrigue-but-leaves-much-to-be-desired-review-94557121/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001102428/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/reviews/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-film-starring-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-chiyaan-vikram-creates-intrigue-but-leaves-much-to-be-desired-review-94557121/amp |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom]]}}</ref> Vivek M V of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Ponniyin Selvan'' is a winner because Ratnam shows a new way to make epic films".<ref>{{Cite web |title={{-'}}Ponniyin Selvan: I' movie review&nbsp;– A visual spectacle with the trademark Mani Ratnam flare |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-a-visual-spectacle-with-the-trademark-mani-ratnam-flare-1149785.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930211526/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-a-visual-spectacle-with-the-trademark-mani-ratnam-flare-1149785.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Priyanka Sundar of ''[[Firstpost]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and termed it as a "brilliant experience" which doesn't chase the same high as other recent commercial films did. The spectacle lies in the setting and the story of the film that unravels beautifully.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Mani Ratnam film is a visual spectacle that is a little less magical than the book |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnam-film-is-a-visual-spectacle-that-is-a-little-less-magical-than-the-book-11360261.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930082558/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnam-film-is-a-visual-spectacle-that-is-a-little-less-magical-than-the-book-11360261.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Firstpost]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Bharathi Pradhan of ''[[Lehren]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film as "Royal and Spectacular".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review&nbsp;– Royal & Spectacular |url=https://lehren.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/mani-ratnam-ponniyin-selvan-1-review/149025/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930135926/https://lehren.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/mani-ratnam-ponniyin-selvan-1-review/149025/ |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Lehren]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Anupama Subramanian of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Ponniyin Selvan'' is a bit like Game of Thrones without as much grisly violence. The polished cast and crew will keep you engaged".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: A grand spectacle that sets the tone |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/011022/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-a-grand-spectacle-that-sets-the-tone.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001210926/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/011022/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-a-grand-spectacle-that-sets-the-tone.html |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=October 2022 }}</ref> Movie Herald's Felix said 'Glorious attempt which was effective but too delicate'<ref>{{Cite web |title=Review: Ponniyin Selvan (Part 1)&nbsp;– Glorious attempt which was effective but too delicate |url=https://www.movieherald.com/reviews/review-ponniyin-selvan-part-1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002155014/https://www.movieherald.com/reviews/review-ponniyin-selvan-part-1/ |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2022-10-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>
+M. Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Mani Ratnam's adaptation of Kalki's ''Ponniyin Selvan'' is spectacular", adding "Mani Ratnam finally brings the dream alive with this spectacular adaptation that superbly captures the intrigue, thrills and page-turning quality of the books."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=30 September 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 Movie Review : Mani Ratnam's adaptation of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan is spectacular |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-part-1/movie-review/94548001.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915042420/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-part-1/movie-review/94548001.cms |archive-date=15 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Soumyabrata Gupta of ''[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Perhaps not a film for the masses, ''Ponniyin Selvan 1'' will ultimately be a cult classic, in time".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Mani Ratnam's film, starring Aishwarya, Vikram, creates intrigue but leaves much to be desired |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/reviews/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-film-starring-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-chiyaan-vikram-creates-intrigue-but-leaves-much-to-be-desired-review-94557121/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001102428/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/reviews/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-film-starring-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-chiyaan-vikram-creates-intrigue-but-leaves-much-to-be-desired-review-94557121/amp |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom]]}}</ref> Vivek M V of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Ponniyin Selvan'' is a winner because Ratnam shows a new way to make epic films".<ref>{{Cite web |title='Ponniyin Selvan: I' movie review&nbsp;– A visual spectacle with the trademark Mani Ratnam flare |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-a-visual-spectacle-with-the-trademark-mani-ratnam-flare-1149785.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930211526/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-a-visual-spectacle-with-the-trademark-mani-ratnam-flare-1149785.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Priyanka Sundar of ''[[Firstpost]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and termed it as a "brilliant experience" which doesn't chase the same high as other recent commercial films did. The spectacle lies in the setting and the story of the film that unravels beautifully.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Mani Ratnam film is a visual spectacle that is a little less magical than the book |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnam-film-is-a-visual-spectacle-that-is-a-little-less-magical-than-the-book-11360261.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930082558/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnam-film-is-a-visual-spectacle-that-is-a-little-less-magical-than-the-book-11360261.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Firstpost]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Bharathi Pradhan of ''[[Lehren]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film as "Royal and Spectacular".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review&nbsp;– Royal & Spectacular |url=https://lehren.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/mani-ratnam-ponniyin-selvan-1-review/149025/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930135926/https://lehren.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/mani-ratnam-ponniyin-selvan-1-review/149025/ |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Lehren]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Anupama Subramanian of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Ponniyin Selvan'' is a bit like Game of Thrones without as much grisly violence. The polished cast and crew will keep you engaged".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Review: A grand spectacle that sets the tone |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/011022/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-a-grand-spectacle-that-sets-the-tone.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001210926/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/011022/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-a-grand-spectacle-that-sets-the-tone.html |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=October 2022 }}</ref> Movie Herald's Felix said 'Glorious attempt which was effective but too delicate'<ref>{{Cite web |title=Review: Ponniyin Selvan (Part 1)&nbsp;– Glorious attempt which was effective but too delicate |date=October 2022 |url=https://www.movieherald.com/reviews/review-ponniyin-selvan-part-1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002155014/https://www.movieherald.com/reviews/review-ponniyin-selvan-part-1/ |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2022-10-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>
-Janani K of ''[[India Today]]'' rated the  film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Technically, ''Ponniyin Selvan'' is top-notch. Be it Ravi Varman's brilliant cinematography or AR Rahman's excellent score, the film sucks us into the world that Mani Ratnam has created with so much detailing."<ref>{{Cite web |title=onniyin Selvan Part 1 Movie Review: Mani Ratnam's epic adaptation is family friendly GOT |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-ps-1-movie-review-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-chiyaan-vikram-karthi-trisha-jayam-ravi-family-friendly-got-2006549-2022-09-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930035647/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-ps-1-movie-review-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-chiyaan-vikram-karthi-trisha-jayam-ravi-family-friendly-got-2006549-2022-09-30 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> ''[[The Hans India]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "PS 1 is a fascinating drama narrating an epic historical story. Mani Ratnam brought the best of everything on screen for his dream project. The casting and AR Rahman's background score stand as the main highlights of the film. PS 1 is more about drama and less about action"<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Movie Review: Mani Ratnam's Dream Project Comes True |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-dream-project-comes-true-78936 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001061744/https://www.thehansindia.com/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-dream-project-comes-true-78936 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=[[The Hans India]]|date=30 September 2022 |author1=Hansindia }}</ref> Lakshmi Subramanian of ''[[The Week]]'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kalki's book gets Mani Ratnam's royal cinematic touch but lacks powerful storytelling".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan review: Palace intrigue and the power struggle |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2022/09/30/palace-intrigue-and-the-power-struggle.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930102104/https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2022/09/30/palace-intrigue-and-the-power-struggle.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[The Week]]}}</ref> Haricharan Pudipeddi of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' stated "Mani Ratnam has managed the unthinkable—adapt the literary classic with finesse and impact. All actors do their parts well but Aishwarya Rai is a revelation".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan I movie review: Aishwarya Rai is a revelation in Mani Ratnam's masterful adaptation of classic |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-aishwarya-rai-is-a-revelation-in-mani-ratnam-s-masterful-adaptation-101664518040833.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930063040/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-aishwarya-rai-is-a-revelation-in-mani-ratnam-s-masterful-adaptation-101664518040833.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Likewise, Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' gave the film a positive review, noting that an "epic story gets Mani Ratnam's royal treatment", while adding "Kalki's source material of ''PS:1'' is rich with myriad characters, and Mani Ratnam gleefully picks them all up to give it a cinematic touch, thanks to some powerhouse performances from his all-star cast".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=30 September 2022 |title={{-'}}Ponniyin Selvan: 1' movie review: Epic story gets Mani Ratnam's royal treatment |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-epic-story-gets-mani-ratnams-royal-treatment/article65953911.ece |url-status=live |access-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930092234/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-epic-story-gets-mani-ratnams-royal-treatment/article65953911.ece |archive-date=30 September 2022}}</ref>
+Janani K of ''[[India Today]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Technically, ''Ponniyin Selvan'' is top-notch. Be it Ravi Varman's brilliant cinematography or AR Rahman's excellent score, the film sucks us into the world that Mani Ratnam has created with so much detailing."<ref>{{Cite web |last=K |first=Janani |title=onniyin Selvan Part 1 Movie Review: Mani Ratnam's epic adaptation is family friendly GOT |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-ps-1-movie-review-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-chiyaan-vikram-karthi-trisha-ravi-ravi-family-friendly-got-2006549-2022-09-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930035647/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-ps-1-movie-review-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-chiyaan-vikram-karthi-trisha-ravi-ravi-family-friendly-got-2006549-2022-09-30 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[India Today]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> ''[[The Hans India]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "PS 1 is a fascinating drama narrating an epic historical story. Mani Ratnam brought the best of everything on screen for his dream project. The casting and AR Rahman's background score stand as the main highlights of the film. PS 1 is more about drama and less about action"<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Movie Review: Mani Ratnam's Dream Project Comes True |website=[[The Hans India]] |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-dream-project-comes-true-78936 |url-status=live |access-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001061744/https://www.thehansindia.com/movie-reviews/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-mani-ratnams-dream-project-comes-true-78936 |archive-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> Lakshmi Subramanian of ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kalki's book gets Mani Ratnam's royal cinematic touch but lacks powerful storytelling".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Lakshmi |title=Ponniyin Selvan review: Palace intrigue and the power struggle |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2022/09/30/palace-intrigue-and-the-power-struggle.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930102104/https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2022/09/30/palace-intrigue-and-the-power-struggle.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]}}</ref> Haricharan Pudipeddi of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' stated "Mani Ratnam has managed the unthinkable—adapt the literary classic with finesse and impact. All actors do their parts well but Aishwarya Rai is a revelation".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan I movie review: Aishwarya Rai is a revelation in Mani Ratnam's masterful adaptation of classic |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-aishwarya-rai-is-a-revelation-in-mani-ratnam-s-masterful-adaptation-101664518040833.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930063040/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-movie-review-aishwarya-rai-is-a-revelation-in-mani-ratnam-s-masterful-adaptation-101664518040833.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=30 September 2022 }}</ref> Likewise, Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' gave the film a positive review, noting that an "epic story gets Mani Ratnam's royal treatment", while adding "Kalki's source material of ''PS:1'' is rich with myriad characters, and Mani Ratnam gleefully picks them all up to give it a cinematic touch, thanks to some powerhouse performances from his all-star cast".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=30 September 2022 |title='Ponniyin Selvan: 1' movie review: Epic story gets Mani Ratnam's royal treatment |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-epic-story-gets-mani-ratnams-royal-treatment/article65953911.ece |url-status=live |access-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930092234/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-movie-review-epic-story-gets-mani-ratnams-royal-treatment/article65953911.ece |archive-date=30 September 2022}}</ref>
 === Box office ===
-The film earned around {{INRConvert|80|c}} on its opening day worldwide and debuted at the top of box offices in [[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]], [[Sri Lanka]], and [[Australia]], while it reached the top 3 in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Box Office Collection Day 2: PS1 Enters Rs 150 Cr Club In Just 2 Days, Rules In US |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-box-office-collection-day-2-ps1-enter-rs-150-cr-club-in-just-2-days-rules-in-us-6082735.html\ |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref> By its third day, the film earned around {{INRConvert|80|c}} taking its first weekend worldwide collection to {{INRConvert|230|c}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan box office collection Day 3: Mani Ratnam's film crosses Rs 230 crore globally |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-3-mani-ratnam-s-film-crosses-rs-230-crore-globally-2007601-2022-10-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003021205/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-3-mani-ratnam-s-film-crosses-rs-230-crore-globally-2007601-2022-10-03 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan I box office day 3 collection: Vikram-starrer crosses ₹230 crore worldwide on opening weekend |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-box-office-mani-ratnam-film-earns-230-cr-worldwide-in-3-days-101664769343987.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003040922/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-box-office-mani-ratnam-film-earns-230-cr-worldwide-in-3-days-101664769343987.html |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Box Office Collection Day 3: PS1 Earns Rs 230 Crore In First Weekend |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-box-office-collection-day-3-ps1-earns-rs-230-crore-in-first-weekend-6087973.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003060701/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-box-office-collection-day-3-ps1-earns-rs-230-crore-in-first-weekend-6087973.html |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=[[News 18]]}}</ref> The film performed exceptionally well in Tamil Nadu, [[Kerala]] and overseas market, but performed average in Karnataka, the Telugu states, and the Hindi belt. The dubbed Hindi version grossed {{INRConvert|22|c}} at the domestic box office.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Ponniyin Selvan: I' crosses 400 crore worldwide, Hindi dubbed version struggles with Rs 21 crore – Times of India |website=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/box-office/ponniyin-selvan-i-crosses-400-crore-worldwide-hindi-dubbed-version-struggles-with-rs-21-crore/articleshow/94833186.cms |access-date=13 October 2022 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013181030/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/box-office/ponniyin-selvan-i-crosses-400-crore-worldwide-hindi-dubbed-version-struggles-with-rs-21-crore/articleshow/94833186.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Nonetheless, the film emerged as the highest grossing Tamil movie in [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], United States, [[Australia]] and the 5th highest grossing Indian movie in the US at that time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan beats Rajinikanth's 2.0 to become highest grossing Tamil film in the US |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-beats-rajinikanths-20-to-become-highest-grossing-tamil-film-in-the-us-2283200-2022-10-09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010054337/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-beats-rajinikanths-20-to-become-highest-grossing-tamil-film-in-the-us-2283200-2022-10-09 |archive-date=10 October 2022 |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><!--Do not add or change gross without discussing at talk page-->
+The film earned around {{INRConvert|80|c}} on its opening day worldwide and debuted at the top of box offices in [[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]], [[Sri Lanka]], and [[Australia]], while it reached the top 3 in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Box Office Collection Day 2: PS1 Enters Rs 150 Cr Club In Just 2 Days, Rules In US |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-box-office-collection-day-2-ps1-enter-rs-150-cr-club-in-just-2-days-rules-in-us-6082735.html\ |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref> By its third day, the film earned around {{INRConvert|80|c}} taking its first weekend worldwide collection to {{INRConvert|230|c}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan box office collection Day 3: Mani Ratnam's film crosses Rs 230 crore globally |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-3-mani-ratnam-s-film-crosses-rs-230-crore-globally-2007601-2022-10-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003021205/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-box-office-collection-day-3-mani-ratnam-s-film-crosses-rs-230-crore-globally-2007601-2022-10-03 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=[[India Today]]|date=3 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan I box office day 3 collection: Vikram-starrer crosses ₹230 crore worldwide on opening weekend |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-box-office-mani-ratnam-film-earns-230-cr-worldwide-in-3-days-101664769343987.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003040922/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/ponniyin-selvan-i-box-office-mani-ratnam-film-earns-230-cr-worldwide-in-3-days-101664769343987.html |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan 1 Box Office Collection Day 3: PS1 Earns Rs 230 Crore In First Weekend |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-box-office-collection-day-3-ps1-earns-rs-230-crore-in-first-weekend-6087973.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003060701/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ponniyin-selvan-1-box-office-collection-day-3-ps1-earns-rs-230-crore-in-first-weekend-6087973.html |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=[[News 18]]}}</ref> The film performed exceptionally well in Tamil Nadu, [[Kerala]] and overseas market, but performed average in Karnataka, the Telugu states, and the Hindi belt. The dubbed Hindi version grossed {{INRConvert|22|c}} at the domestic box office.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Ponniyin Selvan: I' crosses 400 crore worldwide, Hindi dubbed version struggles with Rs 21 crore |website=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/box-office/ponniyin-selvan-i-crosses-400-crore-worldwide-hindi-dubbed-version-struggles-with-rs-21-crore/articleshow/94833186.cms |access-date=13 October 2022 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013181030/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/box-office/ponniyin-selvan-i-crosses-400-crore-worldwide-hindi-dubbed-version-struggles-with-rs-21-crore/articleshow/94833186.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Nonetheless, the film emerged as the highest grossing Tamil movie in [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], United States, [[Australia]] and the 5th highest grossing Indian movie in the US at that time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponniyin Selvan beats Rajinikanth's 2.0 to become highest grossing Tamil film in the US |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-beats-rajinikanths-20-to-become-highest-grossing-tamil-film-in-the-us-2283200-2022-10-09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010054337/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-beats-rajinikanths-20-to-become-highest-grossing-tamil-film-in-the-us-2283200-2022-10-09 |archive-date=10 October 2022 |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><!--Do not add or change gross without discussing at talk page-->
-=== Accolades ===
+=== Controversies ===
+Ponniyin Selvan was initially involved in a controversy about ignoring the [[Shaivite]] nature of the Cholas and using the [[Sricharanam]] instead of [[Tripundra]] on the forehead.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ahead of Its Release, Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Mired in Controversies |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ahead-of-its-release-mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-mired-in-controversies-6050647.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mani Ratnam, Vikram slapped with legal notice over Aditya Karikalan's look in Ponniyin Selvan |date=18 July 2022 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/mani-ratnam-vikram-sued-over-aditya-karikalan-look-in-ponniyin-selvan-8036123/}}</ref> Ahead of its release, this was corrected with visual effects and almost all Chola characters appear with a VFX [[Pattai]] in the released film series. Also, the assassins behind [[Aditha Karikalan]] were not shown to be all as Brahmins as in history whose names were mentioned in Udayarkudi inscriptions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ponniyin Selvan: Mani Ratnam's movie brings imperial Cholas under scrutiny |date=October 2022 |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/english/state/tamil-nadu/ponniyin-selvan-mani-ratnams-movie-brings-imperial-cholas-under-scrutiny/na20221001212108785785894}}</ref>
+== Accolades ==
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-| rowspan="20" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://awards.vikatan.com/cinema-awards |title=Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2022 |date=16 March 2023 |website=Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards |access-date=17 March 2023 |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319163316/https://awards.vikatan.com/cinema-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br /><ref name="avawards2023wins">{{Cite web |title=Cinema Awards 2022 – Tribute to talent |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/ananda-vikatan-cinema-awards-2022 |date=23 March 2023 |website=Ananda Vikatan |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327060919/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/ananda-vikatan-cinema-awards-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+| rowspan="20" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2023 |title=Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2022 |url=https://awards.vikatan.com/cinema-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319163316/https://awards.vikatan.com/cinema-awards/ |archive-date=19 March 2023 |access-date=17 March 2023 |website=Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards}}</ref><br /><ref name="avawards2023wins">{{Cite web |date=23 March 2023 |title=Cinema Awards 2022 – Tribute to talent |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/ananda-vikatan-cinema-awards-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327060919/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/ananda-vikatan-cinema-awards-2022 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=Ananda Vikatan}}</ref>
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-| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/asian-film-awards-decision-to-leave-leads-nominations-1235212781/ |title=Asian Film Awards: ''Decision to Leave'' And ''Drive My Car'' Lead Nominations |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=6 January 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=6 January 2023 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106092401/https://deadline.com/2023/01/asian-film-awards-decision-to-leave-leads-nominations-1235212781/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=6 January 2023 |title=Asian Film Awards: ''Decision to Leave'' And ''Drive My Car'' Lead Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/asian-film-awards-decision-to-leave-leads-nominations-1235212781/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106092401/https://deadline.com/2023/01/asian-film-awards-decision-to-leave-leads-nominations-1235212781/ |archive-date=6 January 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
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-| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/critics-choice-awards-2023-rocket-boys-gargi-lead-nominations-list-check-out-the-full-list-here-575385 |title=Critics Choice Awards 2023: Rocket Boys, Gargi lead nominations list, check out the full list here |date=24 March 2023 |website=Wion News |access-date=27 May 2023 |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401020649/https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/critics-choice-awards-2023-rocket-boys-gargi-lead-nominations-list-check-out-the-full-list-here-575385 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/CCFAwards/status/1636385421587529729 |title=Critics Choice Film Awards 2023 nominations |website=Twitter |date=16 March 2023 |access-date=17 March 2023 |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318012308/https://twitter.com/CCFAwards/status/1636385421587529729 |url-status=live }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CCFAwards/status/1636376795883925505 |title=Critics Choice Film Awards 2023 nominations |website=Twitter |date=16 March 2023 |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref>
+| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2023 |title=Critics Choice Awards 2023: Rocket Boys, Gargi lead nominations list, check out the full list here |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/critics-choice-awards-2023-rocket-boys-gargi-lead-nominations-list-check-out-the-full-list-here-575385 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401020649/https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/critics-choice-awards-2023-rocket-boys-gargi-lead-nominations-list-check-out-the-full-list-here-575385 |archive-date=1 April 2023 |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Wion News}}</ref>
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-| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2023/05/23/kerala-film-critics-awards-headmaster-sruthi-saranyam.html |title=Kerala Film Critics Awards: Kunchacko Boban, Darshana Rajendran share acting honours |website=OnManorama |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524055419/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2023/05/23/kerala-film-critics-awards-headmaster-sruthi-saranyam.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala Film Critics Awards: Kunchacko Boban, Darshana Rajendran share acting honours |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2023/05/23/kerala-film-critics-awards-headmaster-sruthi-saranyam.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524055419/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2023/05/23/kerala-film-critics-awards-headmaster-sruthi-saranyam.html |archive-date=24 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |website=OnManorama}}</ref>
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+| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nickelodeon kids choice awards 2022 |url=https://www.nickindia.com/video/nickelodeon-kids-choice-awards-2022-voting-lines-are-now-open |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028031221/https://www.nickindia.com/colors-garage/service-unavailable.html |archive-date=28 October 2023 |access-date=3 April 2023 |website=Nickelodeon India}}</ref>
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-| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kalaignarseithigal.com/cinema/2023/02/14/14th-norway-tamil-film-festivals-tamilar-awards-winners-list |title=14th Norway Tamil Film Festival Tamilar awards – winners list |date=14 February 2023 |website=[[Kalaignar Seithigal]] |access-date=17 February 2023 |archive-date=5 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305184627/https://www.kalaignarseithigal.com/cinema/2023/02/14/14th-norway-tamil-film-festivals-tamilar-awards-winners-list |url-status=live }}</ref>
+| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=14 February 2023 |title=14th Norway Tamil Film Festival Tamilar awards – winners list |url=https://www.kalaignarseithigal.com/cinema/2023/02/14/14th-norway-tamil-film-festivals-tamilar-awards-winners-list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305184627/https://www.kalaignarseithigal.com/cinema/2023/02/14/14th-norway-tamil-film-festivals-tamilar-awards-winners-list |archive-date=5 March 2023 |access-date=17 February 2023 |website=[[Kalaignar Seithigal]]}}</ref>
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+! scope="row" rowspan="10" | [[11th South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]]
+| align="center" rowspan="10" | 2023
+| Best Film
+| ''Ponniyin Selvan: I''
+| {{Won}}
+| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=17 September 2023 |title=SIIMA 2023: Best Film to Best Actress - List of Awards 'Ponniyin Selvan' won |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/siima-2023-best-film-to-best-actress-list-of-awards-ponniyin-selvan-won/photostory/103721815.cms?picid=103723150 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226111843/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photos_next.cms?msid=103721815&curpg=2 |archive-date=26 December 2023 |access-date=27 November 2023 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
+|-
+| Best Director
+| [[Mani Ratnam]]
+| {{Nominated}}
+|-
+| Best Actor
+| [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]{{efn|[[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] was nominated for two films – ''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' and [[Mahaan (2022 film)|Mahaan]]}}
+| {{Nominated}}
+|-
+| Best Actress
+| [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]]
+| {{Won}}
+|-
+| Best Music Director
+| [[A. R. Rahman]]
+| {{Nominated}}
+|-
+| Best Lyricist
+| Ilango Krishnan for "Ponni Nadhi"
+| {{Won}}
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | Best Playback Singer – Female
+| Antara Nandy for "Alaikadal"
+| {{Nominated}}
+|-
+| [[Rakshita Suresh]] for "Sol"
+| {{Nominated}}
+|-
+| Best Cinematographer
+| [[Ravi Varman]]
+| {{Won}}
+|-
+| Best Art Director
+| [[Thota Tharani]]
+| {{Won}}
+|-
+! scope="row" rowspan="11" | [[68th Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards South]]
+| align="center" rowspan="11" | 2024
+| Best Film
+| ''Ponniyin Selvan: I''
+| {{Won}}
+| rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2024 |title=Winners of the 68th Filmfare Awards South (Tamil) 2023 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-68th-filmfare-awards-south-tamil-2023_-67193.html |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=Filmfare}}</ref>
+|-
+| Best Director
+| [[Mani Ratnam]]
+| {{Won}}
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | Best Actor
+| [[Karthi]]
+| {{Nom}}
+|-
+| [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]
+| {{Nom}}
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | Best Actress
+| [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]
+| {{Nom}}
+|-
+| [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]]
+| {{Nom}}
+|-
+| Best Actress in a Supporting Role
+| [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]]
+| {{Nom}}
+|-
+| Best Music Album
+| [[A. R. Rahman]]
+| {{Won}}
+|-
+| Best Lyrics
+| Ilango Krishnan for "Ponni Nadhi" and "Devaralan Aattam"
+| {{Nom}}
+|-
+| Best Playback Singer – Female
+| Antara Nandy for "Alaikadal"
+| {{Won}}
+|-
+| Best Cinematography
+| [[Ravi Varman]]
+| {{Won}}
+|-
+! scope="row" rowspan="4" | [[National Film Awards]]
+| align="center" rowspan="4" | [[70th National Film Awards|2024]]
+|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Tamil Film]]
+| ''Ponniyin Selvan: I''
+| {{Won}}
+| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2024 |title=70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 announced; Aattam bags the Best Feature Film award |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2045960 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
+|-
+| [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
+| [[Ravi Varman]]
+| {{Won}}
+|-
+| [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction (Background Score)]]
+| [[A. R. Rahman]]
+| {{Won}}
+|-
+| [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Sound Design]]
+| [[Anand Krishnamoorthi]]
+| {{Won}}
+|-
 |}
 == Sequel ==
 {{Main|Ponniyin Selvan: II}}
-On 17 September 2022, Ratnam in a press meet, confirmed that ''Ponniyin Selvan: II'' (''PS:2'') would be released in six to nine months after the theatrical release of ''Ponniyin Selvan: I''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 September 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan Part 2 will release 6 to 9 months after part 1's release, says Mani Ratnam |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-part-2-will-release-6-to-9-months-after-part-1-s-release-says-mani-ratnam-2001430-2022-09-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918040108/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-part-2-will-release-6-to-9-months-after-part-1-s-release-says-mani-ratnam-2001430-2022-09-17 |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=India Today}}</ref> On 28 December 2022, it was revealed by the unit that ''PS:2'' would be releasing on 28 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan 2: Vikram And Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Film Gets A Release Date |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-2-vikram-and-aishwarya-rai-bachchans-film-gets-a-release-date-3644817/amp/1 |access-date=28 December 2022 |website=NDTV |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408035754/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-2-vikram-and-aishwarya-rai-bachchans-film-gets-a-release-date-3644817 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+On 17 September 2022, Ratnam in a press meet, confirmed that ''Ponniyin Selvan: II'' (''PS:2'') would be released in six to nine months after the theatrical release of ''Ponniyin Selvan: I''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 September 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan Part 2 will release 6 to 9 months after part 1's release, says Mani Ratnam |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-part-2-will-release-6-to-9-months-after-part-1-s-release-says-mani-ratnam-2001430-2022-09-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918040108/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ponniyin-selvan-part-2-will-release-6-to-9-months-after-part-1-s-release-says-mani-ratnam-2001430-2022-09-17 |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=India Today}}</ref> On 28 December 2022, it was revealed by the unit that ''PS:2'' would be releasing on 28 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan 2: Vikram And Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Film Gets A Release Date |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-2-vikram-and-aishwarya-rai-bachchans-film-gets-a-release-date-3644817 |access-date=28 December 2022 |website=NDTV |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408035754/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ponniyin-selvan-2-vikram-and-aishwarya-rai-bachchans-film-gets-a-release-date-3644817 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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