Ponniyin Selvan: Part One

Ponniyin Selvan: Part One

The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?

  • Released: 2022-09-30
  • Runtime: 167 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Drama, History
  • Stars: Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Prakash Raj, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Rahman, R. Parthiban, Jayachitra, Ashwin Kakumanu, Lal, Nassar, Kishore, Nizhalgal Ravi, Riyaz Khan, Mohan Raman, Arjun Chidambaram, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, Balaji Sakthivel, Sara Arjun, Babu Antony, Master Raghavan, Gopi Kannadasan, Ashwin Rao Pallakki, Vijayakumar, Yoge Jappie, Makrand Deshpande
  • Director: Mani Ratnam
 Comments
  • shauntyagi - 6 June 2023
    Great cinema with indian history on big screen.
    There was many things to like about this movie and there were few flaws.

    Costumes - 10 Cast -10 Acting - 10 Story - 9 Music -7 Dialogues- 10 Action- 7 Cast did a great job Vikram, Trisha & Aishwarya were exceptional. Great political drama from ancient Indian history. I enjoyed learning about the Cholas, Pandyas, Pallavas. A better introduction in the beginning would have been better.

    Flaw : There was no need of many dance sequences in the movie. Some action scenes were way too long than they should have been. Typical Indian film making mistakes. CGI work was underwhelming. Action scenes were lacking authenticity. More focus on storytelling would have made this movie marvelous. Overall great movie.
  • ebrohan - 24 March 2023
    Great comeback for Mani Sir
    Amazing film and truly gave me the best theatre experience. But again this film has both the positives and negatives.

    POSITIVES: 1. The screenplay and direction was good.

    2. The music was apt for the timeline.

    3. All characters did their roles perfectly.

    4. Giving equal importance to all characters (almost) 5. The visuals and VFX was just realistic.

    NEGATIVES: 1. The climax was dragged slightly 2. Slightly delayed narration

    OVERALL: Mani sir and Rahman sir are one of the best combinations ever, their combination always gave their movies some charisma, the same can be said here as well.

    Overall it was an amazing film with a lot of suspense and hidden details.

    Eagerly Waiting for PS2!!!