Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

Released Sep 30, 2022

2h 47m

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History

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A warrior sets out to establish peace in a land ravaged by war.

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Latha K

Director Mani Ratnam and Music by AR Rahman and the actors and producers, transported the viewers to the historic era. Great movie and well made. All actors played their roles well. This is a must-see, even if you don't understand Tamil.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/22

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Mahasree A

Wonderful and amazing movie . The best historic movie in the entire India 🇮🇳❤🇲🇾

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/23

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Muizz M

I absolutely loved it, good bgm and music

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/23

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Suprateek A

I forgot about this film's existence until I stumbled upon it in my watchlist so I decided to give it a shot. First of all what was this movie?? I wanted to give the movie 2.5 but I just couldn't do it. This was a Mani Ratnam movie? That's what I kept asking myself throughout my viewing. The characters were so poorly written that it breaks my heart. It had such a good story but no they had to stuff 5 books into two movies. I didn't care about a single character and I was waiting for the movie to be over. The only people that I cared about were Vikram and KARTHI in the first hour only. They provided something to the bland narrative and saved me. I felt nothing while watching the movie and I was bothered by it. It didn't have any nuance which I expected from Mani Ratnam nor did it have any drama which is basic from a MOVIE. Finally all I can say is that I was heartbroken to see a legend make a film like this.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/01/23

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Divyansh P

Very poor direction, subpar acting, unnecessary and non-thrilling action sequences. The film failed to get my attention, forget holding it for its 3 hour long runtime.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/09/23

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jyoti m

Great Movie from South India Film Industry 🥰🥰🥰😘👌

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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Aditya Karikalan

Jayam Ravi

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Aishwarya Rai

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Shalini Dore

Variety

Ratnam keeps the different strands moving at a fast pace so that you don’t notice the nearly three-hour running time.

Oct 11, 2022

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

There are so many factions jostling in this game of thrones that it becomes hard to keep track and consequently, to stay invested. But it is also impossible to look away.

Oct 11, 2022

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Srivatsan S

The Hindu

Mani Ratnam has never made the same movie twice. Although all his movies are of a certain ‘kind’. Has there ever been a filmmaker who has built a body of work that is so large and so diverse by exploring just human relationships?

Nov 2, 2023

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Sakhi Thirani

Common Sense Media

While the blood baths in the name of battle and the typical petty humor seem redundant and repetitive, Ratnam's epic covers up through his complex characters and their passionate determination.

May 30, 2023

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Soham Gadre

Film Inquiry

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I is fun and brisk, setting a higher standard for Indian literary adaptations.

Dec 10, 2022

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Rohan Naahar

The Indian Express

Ponniyin Selvan: I — a title that has the aura of a thinly veiled threat — is more crowded than the inside of a Chennai tiffin house at breakfast, and features action so poorly directed that it will remind you of Steven Seagal movies from the 90s.

Nov 9, 2022

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Synopsis

A warrior sets out to establish peace in a land ravaged by war.

Director: Mani Ratnam
Producer: Siva Ananth
Screenwriter: Mani Ratnam, B. Jeyamohan, Muthuraman, Kumaravel
Distributor: IMAX Entertainment
Production Co: Lyca Productions, Madras Talkies
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Drama
Original Language: Tamil
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 30, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.7M
Runtime: 2h 47m

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