Ponniyin Selvan-1 Twitter Review: Netizens Pour In Their Opinions On Mani Ratnam's Epic Period Film

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
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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
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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.