‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ Hindi box office collection day 5: Mani Ratnam’s epic drama races ahead with Rs 9 crore – Times of India

The collections in South and the regional versions in Hindi circuits stands at Rs 31 crore. ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ was released in multiple languages and earned Rs 92.50 crore nett in its first weekend. At the end of five days, the pan India collection of the film stands at Rs 129.50 crore nett, reports Boxofficeindia.

Helmed by maverick filmmaker Mani Ratnam, ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ featured Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Sobhita Dhulipala in lead roles. The film is based on a book by the same name and the makers plan to release ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ sequel in 2023. Speaking about reuniting with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Mani Ratnam had told BT, “I think I’m very surprised at the way she’s able to learn Tamil and speak it. It’s quite amazing. She puts in all the hard work, learns the lines and then takes direction. I was very happy with what she did for Iruvar. It was her first film. She didn’t know the language. But she still managed to do two completely different characters. From then, she’s delivered in every film I’ve worked with her. Even in this, it’s a difficult role, completely different from what she’s done before, but she did it with a lot of enthusiasm and hard work.”