Legendary director Mani Ratnam worked on the script of Ponniyin Selvan for years and the film was made in two parts. One wondered how Mani Ratnam could convince so many actors for the film. The biggest surprise is that this periodic drama was shot in 140 days. The shoot of both the installments of Ponniyin Selvan is wrapped up in 140 days. The non-theatrical rights of the first installment alone were sold for Rs 120 crores. The first part is a huge hit in Tamil Nadu and the makers would pocket big with the film. In other territories, the film may recover the investments.

Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2 will release in summer 2023 and the makers are yet to close the non-theatrical and theatrical deals. Mani Ratnam will wrap up the post-production work of Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2 and will close the business deals. Lyca Productions and Mani Ratnam’s Madras Talkies will make huge profits through Ponniyin Selvan. The first installment itself left them in huge profits and the second part is a bonus. All the actors including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi and Vikram are paid quite less when compared to the paycheque they are offered. Mani Ratnam convinced them and they signed the project for a less pay cheque respecting the legendary director.

Ponniyin Selvan happens to be the dream project of legendary director Mani Ratnam and the film released on Friday. The response is quite positive in Tamil Nadu and the numbers are ok across the Telugu states. Dil Raju and his set of distributors released Ponniyin Selvan in Telugu states and they got a good set of screens. Three Telugu films God Father, The Ghost and Swathi Muthyam are releasing on Wednesday on the occasion of Dasara. With three Telugu films releasing, it would be quite tough to screen Ponniyin Selvan in a decent number of screens.

Also, the new Telugu releases will impact the theatrical run of Ponniyin Selvan in AP and Telangana. The exhibitors are interested to screen Telugu films rather than a Tamil dubbed film. Ponniyin Selvan also is lengthy, boring and filled with Tamil flavour feels the Tollywood audience. Ponniyin Selvan will face the heat across the Telugu states because of the bunch of releases. God Father and The Ghost will get a massive release across the Telugu states as they will have stars like Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna. The distributors are finding it tough to accommodate the screens for Ponniyin Selvan during the Dasara season.

Massive USA  Premiers Today: Ponniyin Selvan Pre-sales Hit One Million Already!

Ponniyin Selvan 1 is the new outing from South Indian cinema in the pan-India scale. The film is set for worldwide theatrical release on 30th of September and USA premieres Begins in few hours.

The Legendary Mani Ratnam directorial has nearly clocked an impressive Pre Sales of $1 million from the USA premieres for cumulative Telugu and Tamil versions.

Sarigama Cinemas who are associated with recent blockbusters RRR and KGF 2 are distributing Ponniyin Selvan 1 in USA and they are giving the widest possible release. It is being released in around 500 theatres, covering each and every location.

The bookings trend for the Telugu version are also super positive. The advance sales for the Telugu version have touched $150K already. The Telugu version is also being given a wide release. The top distribution house seems confident about adding another box office blockbuster to their tally with Ponniyin Selvan.

Ponniyin Selvan is expected to make in upwards of $1.2 – $1.3 million from the premieres. This will place the film on the list of the biggest openers from South cinema in the USA.

The Mani Ratnam directorial has Vikram, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Rai, Jayam Ravi, and others in the lead roles. It is one of the most anticipated Tamil films in recent times and is expected to open big in the domestic and also overseas market.

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