After Kabali, The “Magnum Opus” PS-I Pulls People Into Theaters!
Cinema, A dream world that drives away your pain and sorrows at least for a while. Most commercial art today that engages people with a story of any genre from mystery to romance and history to the future. After Bahubali, Historical films have become one of the most favorite genres and have a set of audiences preferring films of the kind. This opened gates for Mani Ratnam — The man of frames to kick start his dream project of filming the novel “Ponniyin Selvan”, a historical fiction written by Kalki way back in 1950s. The magnum opus had a jaw-dropping pre-booking and continues to rage at the shows because of its positive reviews.
The Dream Of Ponniyin Selvan!
There is no wrong in saying “Ponniyin Selvan” is the dream project of Tamil cinema. There have been giants who have tried their best to film the novel. Dr. MGR was the first who tried to pull off the film and even started the pre-production works of the film. Unfortunately, The project was dropped. After years, Padmashree Kamal Hassan had tried his best to put the film on screens. Again it was a failure. At last Mani Ratnam was the one who made it happen, that too after a struggle of over 30 years. The shoot of the film was not a soothing process. Even though the film was shot in around 150 days, It was in production for almost 3 years due to various issues from Covid-19 to budget problems in production.
After its release, The film has proved it’s worth the struggle. It was a well-executed film which was crisply cut from the 2000 paged novel to an engaging feature film. Mani Ratnam’s brilliance in the screenplay made people get into the universe conveniently. AR Rahman always plays something special for Mani Ratnam that worked excellently well for both songs and background scores. The casting was tailor-fit for the film which enhanced the performance of the film. Ravi Varman’s cinematography was a visual treat for the throng making the film the best from the industry in recent times and proving themselves in the pan-India race.
Promotions Pulled People
Despite being a well-made multi-starrer film with strong emotional connections that has rich visuals along with world-class music, The team concentrated more on promotions as a well-presented product will always attract people. The film had a grand audio and trailer launch which made the film the talk of the town. From there on they have been to most of the important cities as the film was made in 5 languages. They have involved themselves in providing interviews to top youtube channels and even had coverage of their travel to each destination. On the other hand, Rahman confirmed the promotion of the film in the regions of the United States with his mesmerizing concert. This eventually exploded the expectations for the film around the globe. As an effect, The opening for the film was tremendous. The positive reviews along with excellent word of mouth boosted the pull of people and made the film storm the screens.
Rage Of The Film In US Box-Office
As for Indian films, The US market solely belongs to Rajini Kanth. In fact, Kabali remains the top film with the highest pre-booking for US premiers. PS-I becomes only the second film to cross the $1 Million mark in pre-bookings with around 950 screens around the state. Post-release scenes report that the film has already crossed a whopping $4.61 Million in gross crossing the lifetime record of Kabali ($4.58) making it a grandeur. It has proven to be a Mani Ratnam magical, giving a strong statement that the legend is not out of the field. It still has a very good run left with festivals coming. The film is best suited for a family watch which ensures the success of the film with holidays ahead. Check out sites like ThreeBestRated® to find the best theater and places to relax in your locality to experience one of the well-made films from the industry.
