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Ponniyin Selvan: I Movie (2022) Cast & Crew, Release Date, Story, Review, Poster, Trailer, Budget, Collection

Ponniyin Selvan: I

September 30, 2022 |
2hr 47min |
2hr 47min
September 30, 2022

Storyline

Ponniyin Selvan: I (PS-I) is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan. Vandiyathevan, sets out to cross the Chola land to deliver a message from Crown Prince Adithya Karikalan. Kundavai attempts to establish political peace in the land seemingly civil war plotted by vassals and petty chieftains.

 

Ponniyin Selvan: I Movie Cast & Character

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Vikram
Aditha Karikalan
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Nandini / Mandakini Devi (Oomai Rani)
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Jayam Ravi
Arulmozhi Varman / Ponniyin Selvan
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Karthik Sivakumar (Karthi)
Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan
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Trisha Krishnan
Kundavai
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Jayaram Subramaniam
Alwarkadiyan Nambi
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R. Sarath Kumar
Periya Pazhuvettarayar
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Prabhu Manrayar Ganesamoorthy
Periya Vellar
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Vikram Prabhu
Parthibendran Pallavan
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Aishwarya Lekshmi
Poonguzhali
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Sobhita Dhulipala
Vanathi
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Prakash Raj
Sundara Chozhar
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Jayachitra
Sembiyan Mahadevi
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Rashin Rahman
Madhurantakan
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Ashwin Kakumanu
Sendhan Amudhan
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Lal
Malaiyaman
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Kishore
Ravidasan
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Babu Anthony
Khottiga
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Radhakrishnan Parthiban
Chinna Pazhuvettarayar
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Nasser
Veerapandiyan
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Nizhalgal Ravi
Sambuvarayar
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Vinodhini Vaidyanathan
Vasuki
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Shyam Fernando
Mahindan
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Balaji Sakthivel
Vanangamudiyar
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Yog Japee
Karuthiruman
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Riyaz Khan
Soman Sambavan
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Vidhya Subramanian
Vaanavan Maadevi
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Arjun Chidambaram
Varagunan
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Nimmy Raphael
Rakkamma
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Vinay Kumar Joseph
Devaralan
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Harris Moosa
Kalapathi
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Gopi Kannadasan
Dambulla Bikshu
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Bharat Raj
Karka
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A. Seemon
Ugradevan
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Suresh Ekambaram
Aadhan Maran
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Aswin Rao
Kandhamaran
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Anil Kumar
Pasupathi
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Shakti Ramani
Kani
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Raghav
Amarabujanga Pandiyan
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Ramchandran
Rajaaliyar
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Jaichandran
Thanthongi Kalingarayar
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Kannan
Kundrathur Kizhar
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Sundaram
Mazhapadi Thennavan
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Jaindhan
Mummudi Pallavarayar
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Nambi
Muttharayar
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Santhosh
Young Aditha Karikalan
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Sara Arjun
Young Nandini
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Bharathiraja Sakthivel
PS Commander
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Heavens Raja
Saivite
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Balla Bhoopalan
Idumbankari
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Manojkumar K
CP Guard 1
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Aadesh Bala
CP Guard 2
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Prabhu Mani
CP Guard 3
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Mohan Raman
Aniruddha Brahmarayar
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Amzath Khan
Mazhavarayar

Ponniyin Selvan: I Movie Crew

Director, Screenplay, Producer
Screenplay
Screenplay
Narrator
Cinematographer
Music Composer

Ponniyin Selvan: I Movie Trailer, Teaser & Videos

Ponniyin Selvan: I Movie Poster & Photos

Where to Watch Ponniyin Selvan: I Movie Online (Stream)

Storyline

Ponniyin Selvan: I (PS-I) is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan. Vandiyathevan, sets out to cross the Chola land to deliver a message from Crown Prince Adithya Karikalan. Kundavai attempts to establish political peace in the land seemingly civil war plotted by vassals and petty chieftains.

 

Ponniyin Selvan: I Movie Details

Also known as: PS-1, Ponniyin Selvan 1, Ponniyin Selvan: Part One, Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1
Based on: Ponniyin Selvan by Kalki Krishnamurthy
Dubbed in: Hindi, Telugu
Status:
Available on: streaming-platform
Budget: ₹500 crore (Budget was spread across two parts)
Worldwide Collection: ₹500 crore

Production & Distribution Company

Production Companies

Distributors

(Tamil Nadu)
(Andhra Pradesh & Telangana)
(Karnataka)
(North India)
(Overseas)

About Ponniyin Selvan: I Movie

  • Ponniyin Selvan: I (PS-1) is the first of two cinematic parts based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel, Ponniyin Selvan.

  • Ever since its publication, a film adaptation of the novel Ponniyin Selvan had been explored by several Tamil filmmakers, including an attempt by M. G. Ramachandran in the late 1950s; however, it never materialised due to financial constraints.

  • Decades later, Ratnam attempted to adapt the novel in the late-1980s and early-2010s but was unsuccessful. Calling it his “dream project”, Ratnam revived the effort in January 2019, after Lyca agreed to fund the film.

  • Following several changes in cast and crew, production of Ponniyin Selvan began in December 2019 and concluded in September 2021, halting twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • The film was shot in various locations across India, with a few sequences in Thailand. It was originally intended to be a single film but was split into two parts.

  • The story thread of Ponniyin Selvan spans years and more than 50 characters, with 15 principal roles.

  • Trisha trained in horseriding at the Madras School of Equitation for this film, where she was enrolled for a special course on 26 October 2020, and completed within 14 November 2020.

  • Ponniyin Selvan was originally planned as a single film with a budget of ₹500 crore. Later, it was split into two parts that were to be shot back-to-back, with some sources reporting that a budget of ₹500 crore is spread across two parts.

  • It was reported that, Karthi faced an accident while he was shooting in Hyderabad, where he was thrown up in the air, while riding a horse, however, he faced only minor injuries.

  • In September 2021, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) filed a lawsuit against Mani Ratnam in connection with the death of a horse allegedly during the film’s shooting in Hyderabad in August 2021.

  • The film’s narration was voiced by Kamal Haasan (both trailer and film), Anil Kapoor (trailer)/Ajay Devgn (film), Rana Daggubati (trailer)/Chiranjeevi (film), Prithviraj Sukumaran (trailer)/Mammootty (film) and Jayanth Kaikini (trailer)/Upendra (film) in the Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages respectively.

  • On 17 September 2022, Ratnam in a press meet, confirmed that Ponniyin Selvan: II (PS:2) would be released in six to nine months after the theatrical release of Ponniyin Selvan: I. On 28 December 2022, it was revealed by the unit that PS:2 would be releasing on 28 April 2023.

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