INDIA: Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan 2 (PS-2) started with an extraordinary numbers. The opening day kicked off on a stellar note, smashing the box office collection. However, the hype of the film was out of control, and fans were holding onto their patience to witness Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan.
As per box office reports, PS-2 managed to bag within the range of Rs 32–38 crores on Day 1. The Mani Ratnam film opened with 59.94 percent occupancy in its home state, Tamil Nadu. Beside Tamil occupancy, the Telugu version saw a haul of 24.67 percent occupancy.
Malayalam big screens stand in third position with 33.23 percent occupancy. The Kannada screening witnessed a 24.12 percent occupancy. The Hindi version bagged 10.20 percent occupancy on Day 1.
PS-2 is a pan-India movie released in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The period dram stars Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles. Besides this, Trisha Krishnan, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aishwarya Lekshmi, and Jayaram round up the ensemble cast in pivotal roles.
This time the highly anticipated movie PS-2 has taken big screens by storm with the performance of Aishwarya Rai and Vikram. In an interaction with media outlets, Vikram said, “Since emotions are universal, a movie that stinks of nativity and is about a particular region of India will still succeed. After the pandemic, people are more willing to watch films with subtitles. Contrary to what happened previously, they are now seeing Korean, German, and French films in addition to ours.”
“Content now overtakes everything else as the hero… There won’t be any national or regional (films). Whatever is good will succeed, in my opinion. The movie Kantara was a very small film. It is so immersed in the culture, but it is being celebrated because it has more to do with the story,” he concluded.
Prior to the release of PS-2, Aishwarya said, “Thank you for your support and appreciation. We will always be grateful for the wonderful reception you gave to our film. We are just as eager as you are for the release of ‘PS-2’ on April 28. Thank you very much, but first and foremost, I’d like to thank Mani Garu, my Mani Garu.”
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