

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
The Cholas Are Coming
The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $29.5M
- Box office
- $59M
- Language
- Tamil
- based on novel or book
- heir to the throne
- historical fiction
- journey
- history of india
- 10th century
- indian empire
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IndiaIN
- TheatricalUA30 Sept 2022
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1530 Sept 2022
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical30 Sept 2022
CanadaCA
- Theatrical18A30 Sept 2022
Hong KongHK
- Theatrical (limited)11 Mar 2023
MalaysiaMY
- TheatricalU30 Sept 2022
NorwayNO
- Theatrical1530 Sept 2022
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Ponniyin Selvan: Part I was released on 30 September 2022.
Audience reviews
2- C7/10
CinemaSerf
10/1/2022
This is a cracking historical epic worthy of anything that ever came out of Hollywood. It all centres around the intrigues and plotting over the succession to the Chozha throne in 10th century India. It transpires that the current emperor "Sundara" (Prakash Raj) came to the throne because the rightful successor was too young. Many years on, this ageing gent has nominated his own son "Karikalan" (Vikram) to succeed hi…
- N9/10
noodlemind
10/2/2022
A brilliant adaptation of the most celebrated book in Tamil History. Everything about the film is almost perfect. Whether it be A.R. Rahman’s music or Manirathnam’s direction and definitely Ravi Varman Camera. All the actors have contributed well to an Epic Movie / Story. Even though there some continuity issues they are very minor. But the intricate attention to details by the director made us forget everythin…
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