Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan PS-1 opened big at the box office and there has been no look back since then. The film released in theatres on September 30 amidst huge expectations and the reception from the audiences have been highly rewarding. The film has created several records and has also broken some existing box office records, taking one and all by surprise. That being said, this historical epic has created history by creating a yet another box office record. Yes! Ponniyin Selvan has collected more than 200 crores in just Tamil Nadu and it has become the first ever Tamil film to do so. Not often do we see such scenarios happen and this one is indeed an history.

Kamal Haasan's Vikram was the highest grossing film in Tamil Nadu with the collections grossing around 175 - 180 crores, and Ponniyin Selvan has now defeated it, collecting more than 200 crores. What was once considered impossible has now been made possible by Mani Ratnam and his team. Ponniyin Selvan is a blockbuster by all means and all eyes are now on the second part which will release in the summer of 2023. An official announcement on the release date of Ponniyin Selvan 2 is awaited. Ponniyin Selvan ended on a cliffhanger with news about Arun Mozhi Varman's death reaching out to the Chola Royal family.

But, was he really dead?. We shall know the answer to it in the second part and more exciting surprises also await fans. Chiyaan Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan play the lead roles in Ponniyin Selvan that has Sarath Kumar, Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Lal, Prabhu, Parthiban, Jaya Chitra, Rahman, Vikram Prabhu, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Arjun Chidambaram, Kishore, Riyaz Khan, and others forming the supporting cast. Ponniyin Selvan has music composed by A.R.Rahman and cinematography handled by Ravi Varman.