Ponniyin Selvan 1 OTT Release: After making a splash at the box office, Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan 1’ is all set to start streaming on Amazon Prime Video from November 4. The period drama, based on a historical fiction novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, tells the story of the early days of Arulmozhi Varman, who later became the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I.
Ponniyin Selvan 1, starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi and others, released in cinemas on 30 September, and went on to become one of the biggest pan-India films of the year. It was released across India in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. The movie is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video if you want to watch it now you can rent the movie or else it will be available to stream to all subscribers from 4th November.
box office earning
PS1 has earned Rs 464.09 crore worldwide, making it the second highest Tamil film of all time after Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar’s 2.0. The film received rave reviews from the audience and critics alike. Mani Ratnam has said that directing Ponniyin Selvan 1 was a dream come true for him.
At a press conference in Mumbai, he had said, “PS (Ponniyin Selvan) has been a dream for a very long time, ever since I read the book for the first time in my school days. I never thought I would ever be in films. Nor did I think I would be able to make it. But that has always been my calling.”
He said, “It was so great, as a wish, as a story, as an adventure and many people have tried to do it before and they haven’t been able to do it for a reason, they I want to leave for me, that’s why I’m so happy that I’m getting to make it and make it at this time, when technology has improved tremendously. So we’re able to do it with a lot more ease, a lot more authenticity. able and able to do it with a cast and crew like this who are really not only right for the role but also right for the film. So, it’s very special. And thank you to each and every one of them, Thanks to the producer who trusted us and gave us the money to go ahead and do it.”