Ponniyin Selvan: Part One

Ponniyin Selvan: Part One

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?

  • Released: 2022-09-30
  • Runtime: 167 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Drama, History
  • Stars: Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Prakash Raj, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Rahman, R. Parthiban, Jayachitra, Ashwin Kakumanu, Lal, Nassar, Kishore, Nizhalgal Ravi, Riyaz Khan, Mohan Raman, Arjun Chidambaram, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, Balaji Sakthivel, Sara Arjun, Babu Antony, Master Raghavan, Gopi Kannadasan, Ashwin Rao Pallakki, Vijayakumar, Yoge Jappie, Makrand Deshpande
  • Director: Mani Ratnam
 Comments
  • awsafzidane - 21 November 2023
    A convoluted spectacle.
    PS-1 feels like Mani Ratnam's attempt at creating something huge like Bahubali. A historical epic divided into two parts, where the titular character doesn't appear until the final your. But, sadly, it isn't as impactful. Ratnam is a great director, and this is a good film too, but feels bland in comparison to Bahubali. Taking a more grounded approach is one of the reasons.

    This movie looks beautiful. The set designs are gorgeous, the queen and princess even more gorgeous. The cinematography is eye-catching. AR Rahman's score is fittingly epic.

    But this movie is let down by the screenplay. Unable to flesh out the huge amount of characters. Their names being so difficult makes it even more difficult. The story is straightforward but the details often feels unclear or convoluted.

    Hoping that the conclusion is better.
  • AvionPrince16 - 27 April 2023
    The Cholas Story
    So i really like it but what make me pissed off sometimes or make me get off was the plot or sometimes it go in a way and go another way pretty quickly and make me frustrated because i really cant feel some challenges except the battle of the thrones and the lords. They overused too much the use of conspiracy and the way that they were always someone making betrayal. I really loved the visuals: the princess, the set design, the visual effects (that i found really great and reinforce the immersion in the world. So i never heard about the Cholas and the whole story behind it so im a kind new to that kind of story and i have hard time to get used to the names or to remembererd who was who? But i managed to finally get it and enjoyed the different stories of the different characters. I had some hard times to follow all the talks because of the different names but i really enjoyed it anyway and im waiting for part 2. I really was mesmerized by the beauties of the woman and they was really gorgeous in their clothes. So yeah basically we see conspiracy, love, jealousy, lords, strategies, infidelity. Nice movie to be honest. I was pretty surprised and i enjoyed also the choregraphy, the dance and the fight scenes.