The
most
awaited
historic
film
based
on
the
popular
novel
Ponniyin
Selvan,
written
by
Kalki
Krishnamurthy,
Ponniyin
Selvan-1,
directed
by
Mani
Ratnam
hit
the
screens
amid
huge
expectations,
excitement,
and
curiosity
on
September
30.
People
of
Tamil
Nadu
as
well
as
others
have
waited
for
this
epic
to
unfold
on
the
silver
screen
for
a
long
time.
The
movie,
which
is
said
to
be
one
of
the
dream
projects
of
Mani
Ratnam,
was
released
in
Telugu,
Hindi,
Malayalam,
and
Kannada
as
well.
Vikram,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Jayam
Ravi,
Karthi,
Trisha,
Prakash
Raj,
Vikram
Prabhu,
Parthiban,
Aishwarya
Lekshmi,
Sobhita
Dhulipala,
Jayaram,
Rahman,
and
R
Sarathkumar
are
a
few
of
the
cast
members
in
this
larger-than-life
drama
film.
A
few
enthusiastic
film
buffs
and
fans
of
the
plethora
of
actors
and
crew
of
the
film
have
shared
their
opinions
on
Twitter
after
watching
the
film
a
bit
earlier
than
the
rest.
Here
are
some
of
their
tweets
you
might
want
to
go
through.
MovieHub
@movieehub
#PonniyinSelvan
first
half
done.
Decent
till
now.
Excellent
making
as
the
story
getting
revealed
in
a
fast
manner
with
lot
of
charcaters.
Screenplay
is
slow
which
some
find
as
a
slight
minus.
Hope
the
2nd
half
justifies
that.
Simbly
Indian
@shirsh218
·
15m
PonniyinSelvan1
Interval
:
Karthi
stands
out!
Aishwarya
Rai
😍🤩
First
half
has
been
good
-
Drama
&
Love.
Looking
forward
to
the
second
half.
One
noticeable
negative
-
The
movie
goes
on
with
a
flow
-
No
major
peaking/
Goosebumps
scenes
so
far.
Waiting
for
the
2nd
half
!
#PS1
#PonniyinSelvan
#PonniyinSelvan1
#PonniyinselvanReview
tolly_wood_UK_Europe
@tollywood_UK_EU
#PonniyinSelvan
2nd
half:
Good
Taking👍,No
elevations/
high
moments,Good
narration
but
Lags👍,Climax👍
All
actors
performance
🔥
@arrahman
soul
of
#PS1
#ManiRatnam
story👍,Flat
narration👎
A
story
strength
film
like
#Rudramadevi
#padmavathi
Overall:
Watchable
for
History👍
Jailer
சித்தா
@MitchelleHunt
MR
has
proven
he
is
the
man
for
the
job
🔥🔥🔥
lead
roles
are
have
perfomed
wonderfully
well.
This
is
the
movie
of
the
year
❤️❤️❤️
#PonniyinSelvan
#PonniyinSelvanFDFS
vivek
@vivekmit
#PonniyinSelvanFDFS
First
half
very
slow.
Rating
-
2/5
Second
half
will
decide
the
fate
of
the
movie.
🙄
#PonniyinSelvan1
#PonniyinSelvan
#Ponniyinselvanreview
Vidya
Chandrababu
@ItsVidyaBabu
#PonniyinSelvan
A
perfect
recreation....
Brilliantly
made...
@Karthi_Offl
&
#Vikram
looks
great.
@trishtrashers
and
#AishwaryaRaiBachchan
looks
stunningly
beautiful.
Dialogues
are
perfect...
No
compromises
made...
Waiting
for
#JayamRavi's
intro
Siddarth
Srinivas
@sidhuwrites
#PonniyinSelvan
Interval:
Solid.
Mani
Ratnam
maintains
a
tight
and
engaging
narrative
right
from
the
word
go
-
@Karthi_Offl
is
the
entertainer
here
while
Vikram
and
Aishwarya
Rai
get
the
best
moments.
Really
good
so
far!
Soraf
@thesoraf
#PonniyinSelvan
dramatically
we're
going
into
the
universe
👌
1st
half
✨
#Classic
#PS1
my
fav
#Vandhiyathevan
@Karthi_Offl
steal
the
show
✨
Venky
Reviews
@venkyreviews
#PS1
Overall
A
Period
Action
Film
that
had
potential
but
ends
up
as
an
underwhelming
watch!
Interesting
storyline
with
good
music
and
visuals
but
is
wasted
by
flat
narration
with
absolutely
no
highs/emotional
connect
needed
for
this
genre
Performances
by
the
lead
cast
is
good
especially
Karthi
and
Vikram.
Trisha
is
captivating
with
her
screen
presence.
Mani
Ratnam
chose
a
story
that
had
good
potential
but
his
narration
is
tedious
at
parts
and
should've
focused
more
on
the
screenplay.
VFX/Action
is
below
par
Rating:
2.25-2.5/5
#PonniyinSelvan
FunLover
@npotti
#PonniyinSelvanReview
First
half
finished
#PonniyinSelvan
#PonniyinSelvan1
#Ponniyinselvan1fdfs
#ponniyinselvanreview
#Review
!!!
Great
cinematography
&
special
effects
!!!
👌👌👌Vikram
and
Karthi
are
rocking
!!
Sportsman
🇮🇳
@KishanK226
PS1
Mass
pakka
mass
Karthik
jovial
nature
and
his
flirting
skills
✨🤣
nailed
it
@TheAishwaryaRB
IPO
purithu
eduku
ullaga
azugagiyre
sollluraga
nu
⚡
@trishtrashers
beautiful
❤️
adorable
#PonniyinSelvan1
#PonniyinSelvan
#TamilCinema
Rajasekar
@sekartweets
·
27m
#PonniyinSelvan
first
half
-
Superb
work
by
the
maverick
filmmaker
#ManiRatnam.
The
character
establishment
and
major
conflict
set
rightly
without
any
confusion
yet
the
flow
is
very
organic
and
gripping.
@Karthi_Offl
for
adventure
and
energy.
@chiyaan
for
the
dark
past
#AishwaryaRai
for
her
mysterious
beauty,
@trishtrashers
for
her
majestic
characterisation
and
ethereal
beauty,
@realsarathkumar
for
his
betrayal.
Everything
is
so
perfect
so
far.
@arrahman
and
Ravi
varman
taken
a
bow.
Kudos
Mani
Ratnam
for
adapting
the
epic
novel
coherently
நக்ஷத்ரா
💫
@__Nakshatra
Thalaivan
ARR
BGM
Key
Blockbuster
💥
Aduthu
Mani
Sir
Direction
key
Blockbuster
💥
Apram
Idhula
nadichavanga
Ellarukum
key
Blockbuster
💥
#PonniyinSelvan
Oscar
Award-winner
AR
Rahman
reunited
with
Mani
Ratnam
for
this
magnum
opus
and
the
tracks
of
the
film
are
already
a
hit
on
YouTube.
Cinematographer
Ravi
Varman
cranked
the
camera
for
Ponniyin
Selvan
and
the
humongous
sets
laid
for
the
historic
film
are
under
the
supervision
of
another
National
Award-winning
production
designer,
Thota
Tharani.
A
Sreekar
Prasad
worked
as
the
film's
editor.
Mani
Ratnam
along
with
Elango
Kumaravel
has
written
the
film's
screenplay.
Dialogues
of
the
film
are
from
B
Jeyamohan's
pen
in
Tamil
and
Tanikella
Bharani's
in
Telugu.
The
movie
is
bankrolled
on
a
whopping
budget
of
Rs
500
Crore
by
Subaskaran
Allirajah
and
Mani
Ratnam
together
under
Lyca
Productions
and
Madras
Talkies
banners
respectively.