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Ponniyin Selvan: Part I poster
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MASTER SCORE 75.2 / 100
2022·Action / Drama / Adventure·2h 47m

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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Mani Ratnam, Sruti Harihara Subramanian·DirectorJeyamohan·ScreenplayMani Ratnam·ScreenplayRavi Varman·Director of PhotographyA.R. Rahman·Original Music ComposerSreekar Prasad·Editor
Cast
Vikram·Aditha KarikalanAishwarya Rai Bachchan·Nandini / Oomai RaniRavi Mohan·Arunmozhi VarmanKarthi·VanthiyathevanTrisha Krishnan·KundavaiJayaram·Alwarkkadiyan NambiPrakash Raj·Sundara ChozharR. Sarathkumar·Periya PazhuvettarayarR. Parthiban·Chinna PazhuvettarayarKishore·Ravidasan
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 6
Mani Ratnam·DirectorSham Kaushal·Action DirectorKaecha Kampakdee·Action DirectorDhilip Subbarayan·Action DirectorBejoy Nambiar·Second Unit DirectorDhana·Assistant Director
Writing· 8
Jeyamohan·ScreenplayMani Ratnam·ScreenplayElango Kumaravel·ScreenplayKabilan·LyricistSivakumar Ananth·LyricistMadrashe·LyricistIlango Krishnan·LyricistKalki Krishnamurthy·Original Story
Camera· 2
Ravi Varman·Director of PhotographyC H Balu·Still Photographer
Editing· 2
Sreekar Prasad·EditorKen Metzker·Colorist
Sound & Music· 1
A.R. Rahman·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Lalgudi N. Ilayaraja·Art DirectionSantosh Kotkar·Art DirectionThotta Tharani·Production DesignVikram Gaikwad·Makeup & Hair
Production· 4
Sivakumar Ananth·Executive ProducerAllirajah Subaskaran·ProducerMani Ratnam·ProducerRahul Nanda·Publicist
Other Departments· 3
Johnson·Public RelationsSanjiv Anand Naik·VFX SupervisorEka Lakhani·Wardrobe Designer
By the Numbers
75.2
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
85%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$59M
ROI 100%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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