Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan beats Vikram in UK to create record

Director Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan, which hit theaters on September 30, is doing well at the box office. The film broke several box office records. According to trade reports, Ponniyin Selvan has overtaken Kamal Haasan’s Vikram in the UK. The star-studded film is likely to make Rs 500-550 crore over its lifetime.

PONNIYIN SELVAN CROSS KAMAL HAASAN’S VIKRAM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

In just three days, Ponniyin Selvan crossed Rs 230 crore at the global box office. The film continues its dream run in theaters.

Ponniyin Selvan surpassed Kamal Haasan’s Vikram in the UK. The Mani Ratnam director made Rs 8.1 crore in four days and walked through Kamal Haasan’s Vikram collection. With this, Ponniyin Selvan became the highest grossing Tamil film in UK.

Here is the tweet:

#LetsCinema EXCLUSIVE: #PonniyinSelvan1 is now the UK’s highest-grossing Tamil film with £878,958 (8.1 crores), soaring ‘Vikram’ (£833,325) in 4 days. No Tamil film has yet crossed the coveted £1 million mark in the UK. pic.twitter.com/9miDQ2ddA8

— LetsCinema (@letscinema) October 4, 2022

ALL ABOUT PONNIYIN SELVAN

Ponniyin Selvan is based on a popular Tamil literary novel, written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The film’s screenplay is written by Mani Ratnam and Elango Kumaravel. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Chiyaan Vikram, Trisha, Jayam Ravi and Karthi play the main roles. The second part of the film will be released in six to nine months after the release of the first part. Composer AR Rahman, cinematographer Ravi Varman and editor Sreekar Prasad form the technical team.

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