I saw this on IMAX, we had iMAX screening for only 2 days in Arizona. The theatre was fully packed, and once the movie ended there was standing ovation, the entire theatre clapped in Arizona.
I feel it’s an honest tribute to Kalki’s novel by Maniratnam and team. The makers could have easily exaggerated the characters to give more impact to the audience. Instead they tried to just stick to the flavour of the original. This shows the respect they have for Kalki’s writing. We should all watch this movie in theatres to show our respect to the film crew’s hard work, perseverance and dedication 🙏
PS crew didnt overrated the movie like bahubali thats what sucess of the movie ... Like it happened originally in 1000 years ago that what kalki written in his book .
@@deepakraj2830 Lol comparing PS1 to Bahubali?? PS1 is a remake of Kalki's script which has been called one of the best screenplays ever. Whereas Bahubali was a fantasy movie. Am a Tamil guy and loved Bahubali, cos it paved the way for PS1 kind of movies.
I'm not saying this because I'm a thamizhan. But I felt this more engaging too. Don't understand why people say this movie is boring. The story started to evolve right from the beginning after just introduction fight for Aditha karikalan(Vikram). There was not a single unnecessary scene in the movie. I loved this movie 100%
As a Telugu guy I must say this is the best film I have seen until now. Cinema chaala bavundi. Unnadi unnatu chupincharu without elevation and unnecessary songs
Thanks for the honest review... As an avid reader and a die hard fan of the artists and the technicians in the film, I am really happy they didn't overplay or underplay it. Honestly, you guys understood the movie better than most Indians.
I am from Hindi speaking region but I am a history student and have read the novel Poniyan Selvan. Never felt more proud on the justice done to story after seeing the movie.
I'm so glad Sanjay Leela Bhansali didn't touch this novel. As a Bengali, I still can't forgive him for destroying the nuance of Devdas. Mani Ratnam is a godsend. 👌🏼
Korbin and Rick, you've made me proud.. One well know Tamil reviewer talked about how this could have the masala of Bahubali 🙄 Another one mentioned how it was never clear who the hero or villain was 🙄 These people are honestly heartbreaking and here y'all are being positive yet honest ❤️❤️ Thanks guys 😍
@Great Gadgets Saying Bahubali is great is different from saying PS could have been more like Bahubali.. The reviewer I mentioned compared them and felt PS didnt satisfy because it wasnt like Bahubali..
@Great Gadgets baahubal is nothing like ps. Bahubali is all about the over dramatic scenes and action, while ps is it's incredible world building and engaging story, these are not the sane
@Great Gadgets Please get your facts checked. FYI PS-1 has been commercially successful, reportedly collected over 600 crs (as shared by lyca) globally within 25-30 days against an approximate budget of 230-250 crs (budget may also be way lesser than this because out of the total 500 cr budget for 2 parts, scenes requiring actual budget and vfx are yet to come only in PS-2 as per the novel's story), which is actually much higher than KGF 1's total worldwide box office collection (grossed around 250 crs against a budget of 80 cr after more than 100 days). These collections are incomparably higher than beast or valimai (these both were commercial failures actually, if you don't know). And FYI, Bahubali 1's total worldwide box office collection was around 600 crs (after completing its run for more than 100 days), and PS-1 has grossed the same within a month. The latest figures and OTT collection may he updated after this month by Lyca.
Super glad that you guys loved it !! This is a novel so close to our hearts and is nearly an impossible task to make a movie out of it but Mani Ratnam has pulled it off and made it as realistic as possible. The entire cast and crew was impeccable ❤
@Vignesh M It is for sensible thinking, realistic matured audience.. not for those who get carried away by too much expression of emotion or ppl liking material show off.
The truth is the Same type of movie even more with much slower pace was Lord of the Rings. But these same Negative review audience will tolerate a Hollywood movie and give good reviews just to show off them as Knowledgeable 🙄.
Happy to hear such positive reviews...nowadays many people are expecting fantasy film like Bahubali,RRR,etc.. they don't understand this movie concept is different from others
I honestly before clicking on the video thought u guys might tell that it was very difficult to understand the characters and hence the first half narration was boring as told by most non Tamil viewers...but boy u proved me wrong... Glad that you were able to understand the nuances and drama... And I'm very happy that u guys loved it... Quality review...
I was an avid reader of Ponniyin Selvan. That novel was my soulmate and everything for the entire duration of days when I was reading it. It make such an impact on me. After 13 years, when I went to watch this movie, I was glad that Mani Rathnam had made it true to it's original theme and interpretation. This story doesn't deal with the war aspects in the story of life of the great Emperor, RajaRajan , but it's a fictional in "romantic drama" story built around his life and the lives of his family and his generals/ministers who lived with him around that time. For someone who had watched movies on Emperors like Genghis Khan, Akbar or Alexander it was always a question on why nobody has made a movie on the Tamil Kings of Chola dynasty like RajaRajan or his son Rajendran Cholan who ruled the entire SE Asia, stretching as far as Cambodia. It was immense satisfaction to see someone make a movie finally on the Great Tamil Emperor , RajaRajan (King of Kings) of the Chola dynasty. Ponniyin Selvan will cover only the time until he ascends the throne. I sincerely hope that in future Tamil producers make movies on both RajaRajan and Rajendira Cholan, the great.
Great thoughts!! Being a non tamilian tracking name for me was also a little difficult but the movie was so captivating!! and beautifully made!! I loveddd the ladies!! 😮❤❤So happy to see in historic era women had such amazing political power!
we cant copy others idea we have our own we have north histroy and we have south histroy both is good so why do we need games of throne to be made into north or south movies .
The story is only 3-4 months with 33% of it being just 10 days and most of those months being time skipped too. The meandering is only beautiful on page but the plot deserves a super pacey movie
Surprised that they got it right 😮❤that’s how you understand the art. the one Korbin is talking about(Alwarkadiyan)is going to be an interesting character reveal in part 2.😂
You guys had better take on the movie than other region of Indian audience.I very much enjoyed your review.There is so mystery left in the part 2 which I know you guys will love it
I am from Kerala . I really njoyed the movie. This typ of film is classic because of its real storyline. it's not a fantasy film. so the director can't add mass massala in each scenes like rrr , bahubali etc . so we should watch it as a story which happened in earlier periods......Even though I don't know that this will become a big hit bcoz . nowadays more audience are interested to watch action mass masala in theatres
Nanthini is a fictional character. Kalki used this character for two main reasons. First, to have thrills in the story and the main reason he wanted to hide who were the real killers of the Raja Raja Chola - he knew that four Brahmins killed the king.
Did you know? ARR tweeted this video link on 7th Oct 22 at 7.47pm ist shows he really respects you both and your reviews. Only a few around this world gets such respect 🌺 Build on it 👍👍👍
A generation of Tamils named their newborns after these characters from PS and another story by Kalaki. 😀 I have an aunty named Vaanathi and cousin Nandini. Every Tamils read this book during summer break from schools. It's a must read. Three generations of family r connected by this book.
@@kriz2281 don't listen to those, they are most likely haters (telugu/hindis), the story is obviously old because it is set over 1000 years ago!! But that's not equal to outdated. Old and outdated are different things.
I am a Telugu guy , never heard any review of this film on release day but friends of mine told me that there is an issue going on between Telugu and Tamil guys but don't know about that , I am being very honest i really loved the film especially the costumes ♥️♥️ and actors performances 🔥🔥, Personally I liked karthi's role more♥️♥️, and the climax ship scene is amazing and it's choreographed well ♥️♥️ the ending is 🔥🔥 we can say PS1 is civil war among a kingdom which is very cool ♥️♥️ waiting for part 2 🔥🔥
I am a North Indian. I watched PS-1 and got completely lost in it. It doesn't feel like you are watching a movie. It's perfectly connected to reality. Don't listen to people who just want more action in every movie. Rick and Korbin are totally correct on their statement.
You guys have got the essence of what Mani went for. I think being a global audience to understand and appreciate that is deeply rooted south Indian tale, it is fantastic. When some Indians look beyond petty fights and look at appreciating cinema for what it is, that's when we will grow as an audience.
Rick and krobin do give the novel a read. MANY scenes are not in movie due to time constraints...these scenes will make u like characters more. Especially poonguzhali's role!!
Mani Rathinam had to cram 2000 pages to a 6 hour movie, so obviously it is hard. Now that the movie is done, people will be inspired to make it a 5 Season web series with 8 episodes each. But we need this movie in our library even if a series is done.
Ponniyin Selvan is My favourite movie of all time. I am so much happy and proud while listening everyone says how great Ponniyin Selvan is 😍😍😍. Big thanks to Mani rathinam and his team. He delivered it ❤️❤️❤️.
Korbin you are the man, what you said is true this movie is not like bahubali, that movie maker showed in trailer and interviews, but lot of douchebags in India still compare with bahubali cultural behaviour I think it's shame
True ,, I am so sick and tired of people just wanting to see bahubali type bs all the time ,, it’s good to see bahubali or rrr once or twice but not all the time ,, I want more of ps1 dramatic stuff , complex stories and good characters ,, ps1 might have some negative things but saying it’s not bahubali is actually a compliment ,,,
@@wellbeing6198 it is very sick that to elevate ps 1 degrading bahubali telling there is nothing in the movie only fights action for telugu people. There is so much in babubali other than action there is drama emotions etc. Ps1 is good movie. But by degrading a movie like bahubali and telling it is a great movie is not correct.
@@Santhoshreddy-B bro nobody said bad about bahubali when someone says compared to bahubali ps is nothing then obviously people gonna retaliate; just don't compare movies and spread hatred what this movie trying to say judge on that stop comparing
Vikram’s Interval block was awesome. There is no other Indian actor can bring such a screen presence! Ravi Varman’s shots of this scene was out of this world! Best part of the movie! Vikram is a bad ass warrior! He roars like a lion with his hair flying like mane! Goosebumps all the way! What a movie? Last 10 minutes of fighting on a ship, in a monster stormy night, was unbelievable! I never seen anything like it in an Indian movie! Great visuals! This movie is not a shallow one, just glitz and glamour with overused, tiring VFX galore, PS1 is a well grounded, believable, authentic, complex, rich, well acted and completely satisfying movie! I already saw it twice!But still thinking about the movie! An epic of a movie!
We are familiar with Jayaram comedy ..he is veteran Malayalam hero actor din feel out of place.. yeah disappointed the songs wer cut off… please ManiRatnam release the songs music videos as Deleted Scenes 🙏🏼
I went to watch this movie in IMAX. It was the first time I went to the cinema without my family as I just moved away from home for university. I am Telugu, was packed in a cinema full of Tamil people because I wanted to watch it in its original language. I enjoyed every second of this movie
Glad you guys loved the movie ❤ those who watched the movie, the tamil audience really loved the movie and fans of the book loved the movie as well coz everything is detailed. We who haven't read the book talk abt the shots but they actually noticed and appreciated every little details of the sets and how it depicts the novel so yeah it's win to win. Most ppl are going for second watch coz they liked it and as you said they want to watch again in imax to experience more.
@@birundha27 They shot in real locations and the casts are popular actors and actresses. It was shot in bigger scale and first day collection that too on working day is 80cr 😌😌 Heard about enthiran 2.0 ? TAMIL movie and it's budget is 500cr.
Thank you guys, great reaction. Loved the movie. Everyone from technicians to actors gave their best. And Maniratnam pulled this off beautifully, Hats off to everyone involved in this project ❤️❤️❤️
These guys have great movie knowledge than some people india who are the one still thinks bahubali like fiction movie is better than PS1😂😂🤦🏼♂️mani rathnam is not here to do fiction movies he's trying to create a movie which can never be done even if u pour 2000 or 3000 crores in it that's what manirathnam's way...And remember he finished the two parts in 150 days and there are other directors who spends the producers money like hell for 4 or 5 years😂😂🤦🏼♂️
The patience of 5 years and looking for the best tribute to Indian culture is not the cup of tea of every director. Rajamouli gives culture and Action flicks along with a strong emotion. But most importantly he is the best story teller in India. Agree of cry in replies no an issue...Mani Ratnam failed to depict our Indian history properly is the fact. U can understand this by the reach it will get in India and abroad
As a hindi audience , I find it's a totally story driven movie with grand level cinematography, but it's very difficult to remember even names of characters cause they r tamil names mostly.....maybe the story is familiar to tamil audience that's why they like it! But for hindi audience it's very confusing & complex story! But overall it's a good cinematic experience, specially both Aishwarya & Trisha looks so adorable in this!
Yes I too agreed. Even we as a tamil guys are difficult to pronounced the name the ancient / pure tamil names. But it is shameful for us. Sad but it is fact.
This is one thing I'll agree...may be they should have given simple character names in non-tamil versions...but I mean we watch h'wood, German, Korean,Spanish shows and still manage with names and try to remember. Why this difference for Indian film then?
A very great movie! Had a wonderful experience. And Rick is spot on with the cinematography in this film. It was gorgeous and he worked beautifully with Mani Ratnam. Hats off to the PS1 team! *SPOILERS AHEAD* Another small cinematography detail I noticed is when Kundavai (Trisha) and Aditha (Vikram) talk with each other and when Aditha sits down, the camera blurs a bit and gets clear two or three times that clearly shows his disturbed mental state when thinking about Nandini and refusing to go to Thanjavur. Also when Sundara Chola (Prakash Raj) learns about the Pazhuvettaraiyars causing the treachery, he lays on the bed going through acupuncture treatment and it's all done in the back, probably for the 'stabbing in the back' metaphor. There were a lot of cinematic genius in a lot of the scenes!
Yes, when pandaya king was killed the blood shades on a white cloth near Ash shows she is now up for revenge and not innocent anymore. The unstable camera when Vikram explained about Ash, the introduction scene of Nandini where she just show 50% of the face to Karthi
Most honest and good review guys. Most realistic and excellent story based epic historical period film ever see. Ps1 hats of the master director mani sir 👏
@@rajmesta7836 we doesn't even said anything against these guys reviews these guys where in the movie industries and they read alot it they doesn't like more masala kind of things like RRR but they loved kgf2 and me too coz it's so engaging and a feast too adrenaline thrush...They just given negative Reviews for RRR bcoz of the over expectation which kills the movie,rest all movies they given positive ones and they're free to do that🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
Liked the movie.. It's more of a highlight reel, my single complaint about the movie is about the lack of breathing space comparing to the Novel, It's has a great flow. However liked it more after watched second time.
I LOVED this movie. I am so sick of cheesy over the top action films from India. Its just so exhausting to watch the same thing over and over. To see actual good cinema, so tastefully done, so beautifully shot and so well made was such a breeze. I know it won't speak to the wider audience that loves trashy cinema. But I am glad my type of audience is getting something.... The narration could have been better though. Like making it about Aditya Karikalan and his safety, about his dark past with Nandini and the whole conflict could have been more relatable to the fresh northern belt. Most movie goers can't keep track of all the those characters. And that's probably why it is getting a dull response from Northern belt. But over time this will stand out as a cult classice. P.S. I fricking ENJOYED the climax. The battle in a sinking ship, amidst the cyclonic storm was CHILLING!!!
You’re spot on about the movie focusing on the characters and story. I loved it. I heard the audio book before watching the movie and I absolutely enjoyed the movie when I saw the characters come to life. My friend next to me did not know the story and did not seem to enjoy the movie as much as I did.
Yes man ... you're spot on... especially..korbin ..used to say .."how come all these five songs can come in one film..'I' movie"... but both these guys are very quick learners and understanding pan Indian culture better than Indians themselves...we should appreciate their efforts and sincerity..
Wt do you mean by changing perspective of life...? Can you just describe.. does it marks an impact on our selves or is it so relatable ? I want to read too ..
@@mohithvarma7616 As a Tamil, I've always thought our land and our history is awesome. After reading the book and all the intricate descriptions about our land and our culture and how advanced we were when most other countries were still only in their primitive stages, it gave me a perspective I never had. Please do read.
Surprisingly yu guys Truely understood the fact that Maniratnam focused only on the soul f the story and characterization rather than big VFx effects as we experienced in Baahubali. The wonder is that this movie looked so real n couldn’t differentiate between reality n CG works. Giving realistic experience is great lit 🔥 fr this movie.
We need more of this kind of movies which try reach the distant past.. it's sheer joy. Not just fantasy.. like many popular ones. We need ever living creations.
I loved the movie . My top 3 this year easily . The drama and the epicness was more satisfying at the story level though sometimes the visuals were found lacking .
Lol that's where you missed not just hindi belt but except TN it haven't earned even 50 crore in malyalam not other south states like hindi the problem is that they tried to sold it as some kind of bahubali in North india even if they just sold it as story movie they would have earned atleast 100cr in Hindi but they choose not to 😂😂😂
I see My Tamil , Telegu, Hindi Guys fighting with one another about what is good and what isn’t. Guys Grow up! You live in Bharat where each region has their own unique taste. And its all our Collective culture. Its like food, each region has their way of doing things. Each of them have developed their own taste and own way of telling stories. Instead of bickering over we must try as an audience to not expect the same from everything. We have such a diverse culture and it is diverse precisely because here our Audience has had an open mind. Understand the context behind any film first, understand the director his style & the motivation behind the film. Rajamouli is a Brilliant Visual Story teller who can have Masala with emotions, Mani Ratnam is a different beast. He is a naturalist, a Realistic story teller, watch him for that, there are Some marathi Film makers like director of Mulshinpattern whi we watch for the dialogues and story telling in a very interesting way. Try to enjoy all different flavors. But yeah I think we can all agree on this that bollywood is mostly garbage. Its not even north Indian 😅its a Bombay film Industry that makes films for Pakistan & NRI. Nit really for Hindi audience of UP BIHAR, Rajasthan MP. They don’t even market their films in HINDI. So don’t get over posessive about those guys. Where as our real gems are these guys like Mani Ratnam, Rajamouli, Praveen Tarde, etc etc who make genuinely good films with their own flavor. And if you constantly keep demanding only one then don’t complain if there is no diversity in things. Please Don’t make fun of Rajamouli too, he has taken Indian culture to global level, appreciate his effort in telling story telling through emotions. Each one has their place. While making judgements we must understand the Maker also. So that we can appreciate the Art better. You can’t possibly eat Dal roti every day, its nice to have a Idli dosa for once or a Pithla Bhakri for a change.
English people watched many slow paced movies so they will definitely like PS 1 but for Telugu and Hindi mass who don't watch slow pace movies much may not like it, irrespective of region and language every History follower will love PS 1, I am Telugu person but love PS 1 because I know the History, best movie for people interested in history
Rightly said, Hindi belt and Telugu belt they prefer masala masala masala with item dance. But nevertheless there are some very good content movie which comes out from Hindi and Marathi but lacked in Telugu industry, exceptions are there.
we watched in IMAX in ATlanta. it was a great experience. Actually book goes chronographically linear, but Mani telling it nonlinear . actually he is reserving beautiful CGs and actions for second part, I believe. so Don't miss IMAX next year!
Our people here like GOT plots characters etc and other storylines, when it comes to our own story, you seem to have a better understanding, You are right, this is just tip of the cover mostly character introduction, definitely there is much more to come, to our people: dont judge the story based on 1st episode, that's how big distributors lost breaking bad, I guess even GOT. Happy to see you understood exactly the point of PS1.
Just saw the film and loved it thoroughly...have read the novel too, and i was really impressed with how it has been adapted with ease into a 2hr 50mins movie, atleast the first part. Infact, they've told almost 65% - 70% of the whole novel's story in the first part itself, and it turned out to be so good, just imagine how good and fast, the second part film will be, and also ending with that amazing climax of the novel. I just can't wait to watch the second part. *Spoiler alert* i never though of an idea to end the first part of the film by revealing Aishwarya Rai's double role, because in the novel, the look alike character is just told in a simple way without making it into a big revelation. But, while adapating it to film, turning that particular character into a twist ending was just genius.
Some negative reviewers are saying that ps1 is not bahubali ,, and I am thinking that is a compliment ,, thank god we are not seeing the same over the top bahubali bs again and again ,, why can’t we just grow beyond bahubali ,, this movie has a lot more political drama and lot more characters than bahubali
The patience of 5 years and looking for the best tribute to Indian culture is not the cup of tea of every director. Rajamouli gives culture and Action flicks along with a strong emotion. But most importantly he is the best story teller in India. Agree of cry in replies no an issue...Mani Ratnam failed to depict our Indian history properly is the fact. U can understand this by the reach it will get in India and abroad
@@incognito2871 keep on crying ,rajamouli didn't have much story , only action and graphics .he just copied Mahabharata story and replicated it with bahubali.such a creative less content.
@@incognito2871 mani has already 6 national awards stop comparing him with that masala freak ssr. Do you know no goltis including chiranjeevi,Allu Arjun,nte,jr ntr no one has national awards 🤣🤣,whereas here Kamal has 4,dhanush has 2 ,Vikram, prakash raj ,even this year Surya won🤣🤣,we also have Oscar where ARR just spoke Tamil after receiving the award,but for you goltis cry only with 1000 crores raaa and say we are insecure about golti kojjas🤣🤣🤣.even in actress list Pooja, Priyamani,keerthy Suresh has national awards, though our keerthi got on behalf of golti lanjas ,but that's ok anyway your people can't win let us win on behalf of Telugu movies too🤣🤣🤣🤣
Most people outside Tamil Nadu don't even know that this is a book adaptation, or anything about the history of Cholas. Telugu and Hindi audience probably think this is a spinoff of Bahubali or something, because that's the only epic film they know. These people will say even the Roman Empire is inspired by Bahubali. One is a market saturated with low IQ, mass masala films and the other just makes pretentious romcoms, biopics or patriotism jerk-off films. So they don't have the ability to appreciate quality content.
Epic, Colossal, Triumphant Yesterday, I saw the movie, Ponniyin Selvan 1, on IMAX screen. Awesome movie with great story, based on Chola empire! Mani Ratnam is probably the best director from India. This movie solidified that claim. This period novel has 100s of characters, factual and fictional, rich and complex with twists and turns, written in 5 volumes, comprising 1000s of pages. Doing justice to such a well read, most popular novel is impossible! Peter Jackson needed 6 movies to tell Tolkien’s story of Middle Earth, Hobbit and LOTR. Here Mani Ratnam is attempting to do it in two. Though the odds were against him, I will happily proclaim/conclude that the wizard has pulled it off gloriously! First let’s thank Kalki for such a wonderful novel that tells the story of India’s greatest Chola empire! Secondly, ARR’s music takes us on a wonderful journey along Ponni Nadhi, Tanjavur, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bali, underpinning myriad of emotions from love, courage, victory to heartbreak! It was soulful, exhilarating, teasing, haunting, triumphant, melancholic and quite simply blissful! All actors were amazing! You forget them as actors, they truly became the characters! Vikram, Aditya Karikalan - He once again proved that he is one of the top actors from India! He is our Russel Crowe in this movie! As much as he roared in the battlefield, butchered his enemies, scored victories, partied hard, he also carried the burden of failed love! He was simply superb in the interval block! Karthi, Vandhya Devan - Lifeline of the movie! Perfect portrayal of courage, loyalty, charm, wit and romance. He is awesomely chivalrous and boisterous! His smile is bewitching and infectious! Jayam Ravi, Arul Mozhi Varman - The novel and the movie is named after his character. He is like his older brother Aditya Karikalan, a Prince. He is more regal, patient, majestic and as brave as his brother. Karthi and Jayam Ravi were amazing in the climax and the entire last 5-10 mts of the movie can compete with any obscenely budgeted Hollywood movie! Action was relentless! Aishwarya Rai Bachan, Nandini - She is a beauty with brain just like Kundhavai (Trisha), the princess. Aishwarya looked gorgeous! Her past life made her who she is, tragic but resolute. A woman with a mission! She acted brilliantly! Her encounters with Kundhavai and Karikalan are quite a treat to watch! Trisha, Princess Kundhavai - If you ever want a princess in your movie, Trisha it is! She looked regal, majestic, intelligent, clever, pleasingly bold and valiant! The interplay between her and Karthi was delightful! Similarly encounter between her and Nandini was full of wit and sarcasm! Trisha is born to play this role! Case closed! All the others have also given their best performances. The visuals, locations, costume, VFX, settings are all top notch! The movie was so engaging. Rarely any dull moments! Kudos to Mani for tight screenplay! The lyrics of the songs captured the moments so vividly and accurately! The choreography was in perfect harmony with the period! Editing is crisp! Roman Empire was the subject of many great Hollywood movies. Let Ponniyin Selvan be the first movie that celebrates Cholas, India’s greatest empire! Overall, this movie is an epic, colossal, triumphant! Nine out of Ten! We can now confidently say that Indian movies have arrived!
thank god guys you loved this movie i also watched it yesterday and i loved it very much because i did not carried preconceived notion that it is similar to bahubali and rrr. but there are some reviewer in hindi who had bahubali in mind and did not appreciate this movie. sad for them.
Absolutely loved the movie. I knew nothing about the story book or the history. And i enjoyed it a lot. Like literally the edge of the seat experience.
Comparing Ponniyin Selvan 1 and Baahubali is very similar to Dune: Part 1 and Star Wars. Both Ponniyin Selvan and Dune talks about the chosen one and both the movies are slow paced and brilliant setup for the sequel, which everyone is eagerly awaiting for. Both movies, spoke about politics in their respective world. Both stand above their counterparts as grounded, without any flashy scenes. Both are cinematic brilliance. And score, what can you say.... Both Baahubali and Star Wars were copied from those two novel series. After when people started noticing similaries of the respective novels and the movies, the filmmakers started accepting the novels as their 'inspiration'. Until then they've been getting away without giving any credit (which they still haven't). Now half-baked Star Wars and Baahubali fans are calling these movies as copies.
The mermaid aishwarya isnt nandhini. She is mandakini. She is the mysterious woman who keeps saving arulmozhi varman when ever he is in trouble ( the lady in the elephant).Its not very clear in the novels, but she is likely Nandhinis mother and Veerapandiyan's (the king who was beheaded by Vikram is front of Aish) wife,
It’s about story and strong characters not simple buildups and illogical stunts like bahubali… maniratnam did very well … ps1 lived upto the expectations
20:10 that's one of my fav too.. ❤❤❤ Even there are so many going on, that one scene with gorgeous camera movement, vikram's performance was keep running on my mind..
Great review for a great movie…we stop should affirm from comparing this movie to Bahuballi, they are plies apart…it is a disgrace to PS-1 on the comparison 😀
@@tharuenselvan6871 THIS SHOWS YOU DONT RESPECT HONEST VIEWS OF INDIANS .IF ITS GOOD THEN ITS GENUINE REVIEW ,IF NOT THEN HE IS A HATER ,LOW IQ DUMB . SHAME ON U PEOPLE /THIS IS NOT A THEATRE EXPERIENCE ,DEFINATLEY A MASTERPIECE BUT ON OTT /.
Maniratnam fans know his kind of cinema and during promotions he clearly said it's NOT going to be like bahubali or RRR. He said we kept it real and that's how the novel is so we are going to be true to the novel. I wonder even after hearing this n number of times from the director himself why do ppl watch the movie and disappointed that it doesn't have bahubali stunts 🙄🙄 you can rewatch bahubali or RRR it's as simple as that🤷♀️ have read reviews from really trusted and genuine reviewers and they loved it so much like that korbin and Rick they talked abt so many beautiful shots from the movie.
Mermaid!?! LOL 😂😂😂😂 I'm howling! Did they miss the whole riding on the elephant and saving the titular character's ass bit or couldn't correlate it was the same person as in the last frames?🤣
Glad, you understood, the essence of this epic. Every frame showed the amount of sincere, hard work the cast and crew has put in. The best cast like you guys said. And an amazing crew. A huge vanakkam and thank you to Mr.Maniratnam for making our imaginations come to life. It's a very complex novel that moves around n number of characters. Awestruck by the screenplay- 3 books in 1 movie! Huge respect 🙏 Korbin, is so right. This is not Baahubali. Baahubali is a fantastical wonder. Ponniyin Selvan, is a realistic, soulful wonder! The pride of the Tamil civilization.
Dei ethuku vair eriyuthu? 😂 what about Tamil Talkies blue sattai? Watch his review.. and views of Tamil teaser and Trailer very less compared to Other Tamil trailers😂.. first of all Tamils itself don’t like it
Thank you guys for an honest review. In this movie manirathnam left some hooks and the answers are waiting in the second part with lots of surprises.Especially Mandhagini and Sendan amudhan (the flower picker in the temple)
The movie was epic and cool!!! First of all a shoutout and applause to the technical team behind the movie.. Art Director: Thotta Tharani, DOP: Ravi Varman, Music and BGM: ARR and also kudos to the make up and costume designers... The 'story' is the king and the 'captain' is the director. Director Mani Ratnam sir has showcased and showed justice to the Novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy sir... If Kalki sir was with us now, he must have praised Mani sir for the movie created. Star cast has shown great performance for the roles given to them. Let it be Vikram, Aishwarya Rai and Lekshmi, Trisha, Parthiben, Nasar, Lal, Prabhu, Karthik, Jayaram and all other Co stars everybody has done their part so well.. Here, story is the king hence Mani sir, without imjecting too much mass into the movie, he went according to the book. Mass performances were all suttle without any single character over doing anything. Even though Jayam Ravi performed well, ofcourse he's a good character, I felt instead of him an other actor would have performed a bit more better. That doesn't mean he didn't show justice to the character but still...... The way Ravi Varman captured frames in this movie was outstanding. He bought out all the beauty of the women characters in this movie. By focusing more on them.... Especially I loved the scene before interval where Vikram talks about the past and the camera was on him for good 5-7 minutes. Not only this there are 'N' number of other scenes as well. . ARR as usual has proved his music scores. Very well scored the bgm for the movie according to the pace of the movie.. Not concerned abt CGI or Vfx.. Proper hardcore Tamil language is used in the movie, hence subtitles helped me and I will again watch the Malayalam version as well. I heard dubbing for all the languages were perfect. Climax has been a bit confused and it concluded well for the 2nd part.. **** Brilliant movie**** Eagerly waiting for the 2nd part and please please do not do a comparison with RRR, Bahubali or KGF.. This is purely story based and not action based...
Thankyou...thankyou Soooo much for validating our thoughts on the film..I absolutely loved it but was kinda shocked and sad seeing mixed responses for the film..I even read people saying the narration and direction was flat and not engaging..I was engrossed completely... Glad to see that you share similar thoughts... Master's have proven once again.. Just on the side note , the team shot both the films in just 150 days admist peak covid restrictions...I mean that's just mind boggling when you see this output....
exactly.I will watch it on Monday(my birthday),so I was curious to see the reactions online and I was kind of unpleasantly surprised by the mixed reactions of the Indians.One reaction especially hurt my feelings.Some guys in London I think(they were Tamils I think) commented "Aishwarya is getting old" and "Vikram's performance 👎".AR Rahman music? mmmm...yeah,kind of ok....Having those 2 so close to my heart (especially after Raavanan) and AR Rahman my music idol(and Im not even Indian!) ,I thought "This cant be right!" I was shocked....Now after listening to the Stupids I know thd problem is in the dumb auditories,not in us or Mani Ratnam.Im sure I will love it😉
Was disappointed the way Hindi audience commented! Watched it and felt absolutely amusing! Didn't sense the time phase at all! My 8 yr old says she wants to watch it again in theatre! To Hindi audience - This movie is a Political drama with a plot. You don't have to remember names just recognise the face of the person playing the character which is enough. But if you really want to know the names then just go through the lineage chart of the dynasty of Raja Raja Chola. You don't have to read the book ! Just spend 1 min in knowing the characters before hand and enjoy the movie in theatre. This movie is for theatrical experience not for OTT platform! If you had already watched the movie and couldn't get connected then comment that you didn't understand and don't say that this is faltu or bakwas because it hurts those who clearly understood the plot! Over 50 main characters are there in this novel and even SS Rajamouli thought of taking a web series because it's not possible to convert into a movie! But Maniratnam proved it and only he could have done it by justifying almost all the character names! Thank you so much Mani Sir!!! Waited for 3 years for this masterpiece and listened to the audio book just for this movie! My kid and spouse doesn't have any knowledge of the story still they enjoyed! Must watch in theatre! Jai Shri Krishna! Jai Shri Ram 🙏🌹
Telgu and north people expectations : *Palm tree fight *Item dance from Trisha *Jumping from bridge and giving tough to gravity * Fight scene with tiger *America and London return hero 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Guys…. The nambi character (that korbin did not care much for) .. his name is Jayaram. He is a veteran actor and comic and such a humble person… Apparently he is the one actor that never was asked for a retake for an average or bad performance. So it’s a clear indication of how close to the boom he nailed his character….. I also only heard the first few chapters in an audio book where nambi is introduced and right of the top it was obvious why his performance is so well appreciated. He is an artist whom Karthi , Jayam Ravi and other actors look upto. Hope this info helps…. Also another info to keep in mind- White/grey hair in a person of Indian origin is usually indicative of aging 😊
Jayaram as Azhwarkadiyan is exactly how Kalki described his character. The only issue was his height, for which he bent down to match. Tamils knew this story by heart so we all loved his character. I couldn't imagine anyone else in this character.
If you recollect correctly.."the mermaid aiswarya" is the one who saved the ponnyin Selvan(jayam Ravi) two times ....fst tym...when he was a kid drowning in ponni river and the second tym ..when he was with karthi as shown in the movie,the woman in the elephant with white hair was the mermaid aiswarya Rai ...to make it clear ...."the mermaid aiswarya Rai" and the one as" Nandhini" are two different characters...they will be revealed in second part..hope it helps u to understand better...
The climax Aishwarya Rai is the old lady who saved ponniyin Selvan (Jayam Ravi) from the enemies by riding the elephant... The story drawn on the caves is her life story drawn by herself as she is a delf and dumb... The story will be revealed in PS 2
True to your heart👏thats the best review of PS1 i have seen in the last 2 days since the release. You guys covered all the tremendous parts on the film. Technicality, storyline, screenplay . KUDOS👏 NOTE: YOU are thinking about the climax twist, part 2 would be filled with more twists . Wait for it 😜😁
I am so damn glad u actually liked it... seriously some people criticized for VFX..and action...which means they had no clue about the novels....i really enjoyed it
Ponniyin Selvan 1.. watched in a full theater with correct whistling and clapping and roaring.. For people like me who have a deep emotional connection to this book, the movie is a feast. Because Kalki was a master writer who illustrates characters, locations, emotions, and even jewelry in detail. So, he drew elaborate pictures in our minds. The casting did excellent justification for our ideas. Extracting the limited canvas of movie script from the wide wild canvas of 5 volume novel must have been a tough challenge for Mani Ratnam. Hats off. Rahman's songs and BGM superb. The craft of Vikram.. changing from a warrior with great valour into a lover with deeply wounded pains, only he can do that. Karthi, Ravi, Jayaram, Trisha, and Aishawaryas all carried their roles beautifully. No tickets at all. I wanted to watch it once again. Waiting for the second part impatiently.
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What did you think about the movie?
🔥like 1917 movie
Very nice reviews ....💐💐👍👌
I love the movie ❤️
Thank you rick and korbin, after reading this novel its a treat for eyes
RAM SETU ON DIWALI🚩🚩
I saw this on IMAX, we had iMAX screening for only 2 days in Arizona. The theatre was fully packed, and once the movie ended there was standing ovation, the entire theatre clapped in Arizona.
Wow! Stunning! Where in Houston is the iMax one wonders
I feel it’s an honest tribute to Kalki’s novel by Maniratnam and team. The makers could have easily exaggerated the characters to give more impact to the audience. Instead they tried to just stick to the flavour of the original. This shows the respect they have for Kalki’s writing. We should all watch this movie in theatres to show our respect to the film crew’s hard work, perseverance and dedication 🙏
Yup!!
Kalki is so talented... I didn't know she wrote tooo
@@adiddevil "she"? It's not kalki Koechlin (Bollywood actress).
It was written by kalki Krishnamurthy. He was a Tamil writer
PS crew didnt overrated the movie like bahubali thats what sucess of the movie ... Like it happened originally in 1000 years ago that what kalki written in his book .
@@deepakraj2830 Lol comparing PS1 to Bahubali?? PS1 is a remake of Kalki's script which has been called one of the best screenplays ever. Whereas Bahubali was a fantasy movie. Am a Tamil guy and loved Bahubali, cos it paved the way for PS1 kind of movies.
As a North Indian I have never seen such an engaging movie in many year. This is purely a masterpiece and tomorrow I am going to watch it again #PS1❤️
thank you so much for your appreciation my friend
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Thank you friend just keep enjoying and read the novel as well it will be much more engaging than the movie ❤️
@@williamsatish25 Sure brother 👍🏼
I'm not saying this because I'm a thamizhan. But I felt this more engaging too. Don't understand why people say this movie is boring. The story started to evolve right from the beginning after just introduction fight for Aditha karikalan(Vikram). There was not a single unnecessary scene in the movie. I loved this movie 100%
As a Telugu guy I must say this is the best film I have seen until now. Cinema chaala bavundi. Unnadi unnatu chupincharu without elevation and unnecessary songs
I was searching for an honest review like u bro... 😌✌✌🙌
U are the matured and great person ❤️❤️
@@rams9762 avan ellathukum korai than solluvan bittu padam than eduthu kodukanum avanuku 🤦🤦 athulaiyum korai solluvan
@@rams9762 do you believe that he gave negative reviews to movie like theeran 😂.
@@rams9762 Tamils itself don't like it ah??
Enna enna solran paarunga 😂😂
I am a North Indian and really loved this movie.
Thanks Kollywood
PS-1 hindi collection is very low 😭😭😭😭😭😭. I am from Tamilnadu
Thanks for the honest review... As an avid reader and a die hard fan of the artists and the technicians in the film, I am really happy they didn't overplay or underplay it. Honestly, you guys understood the movie better than most Indians.
Most indies understand but wont appreciate out of jelousy, especially the hardcore Bahubali fans 🤣🤣🤣
Movie accha laga tho...Honest review aur agar accha nahi laga tho you guys hate Tamil movies..
I think the movie is best tailored for south indians and plus foreign audience too bcz Its character and story driven film
@@rayanmalik8747 True, we can't even dislike the movie, if we dislike then they start calling us jealous 🤷
Why do u think just bcoz they didnt like the movie, they have a bad taste?
I am from Hindi speaking region but I am a history student and have read the novel Poniyan Selvan. Never felt more proud on the justice done to story after seeing the movie.
True
I'm so glad Sanjay Leela Bhansali didn't touch this novel. As a Bengali, I still can't forgive him for destroying the nuance of Devdas. Mani Ratnam is a godsend. 👌🏼
@@LaVictoireRosee so true
Korbin and Rick, you've made me proud.. One well know Tamil reviewer talked about how this could have the masala of Bahubali 🙄 Another one mentioned how it was never clear who the hero or villain was 🙄 These people are honestly heartbreaking and here y'all are being positive yet honest ❤️❤️ Thanks guys 😍
@Great Gadgets Saying Bahubali is great is different from saying PS could have been more like Bahubali.. The reviewer I mentioned compared them and felt PS didnt satisfy because it wasnt like Bahubali..
@Great Gadgets baahubal is nothing like ps.
Bahubali is all about the over dramatic scenes and action, while ps is it's incredible world building and engaging story, these are not the sane
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Just sharing our piece of review for this beautiful periodic movie Ponniyin Selvan Part 1. Thank you
@Great Gadgets Please get your facts checked. FYI PS-1 has been commercially successful, reportedly collected over 600 crs (as shared by lyca) globally within 25-30 days against an approximate budget of 230-250 crs (budget may also be way lesser than this because out of the total 500 cr budget for 2 parts, scenes requiring actual budget and vfx are yet to come only in PS-2 as per the novel's story), which is actually much higher than KGF 1's total worldwide box office collection (grossed around 250 crs against a budget of 80 cr after more than 100 days). These collections are incomparably higher than beast or valimai (these both were commercial failures actually, if you don't know). And FYI, Bahubali 1's total worldwide box office collection was around 600 crs (after completing its run for more than 100 days), and PS-1 has grossed the same within a month. The latest figures and OTT collection may he updated after this month by Lyca.
Super glad that you guys loved it !!
This is a novel so close to our hearts and is nearly an impossible task to make a movie out of it but Mani Ratnam has pulled it off and made it as realistic as possible. The entire cast and crew was impeccable ❤
Money money subscribers 😂
@Vignesh M It is for sensible thinking, realistic matured audience.. not for those who get carried away by too much expression of emotion or ppl liking material show off.
The truth is the Same type of movie even more with much slower pace was Lord of the Rings.
But these same Negative review audience will tolerate a Hollywood movie and give good reviews just to show off them as Knowledgeable 🙄.
Happy to hear such positive reviews...nowadays many people are expecting fantasy film like Bahubali,RRR,etc.. they don't understand this movie concept is different from others
I honestly before clicking on the video thought u guys might tell that it was very difficult to understand the characters and hence the first half narration was boring as told by most non Tamil viewers...but boy u proved me wrong... Glad that you were able to understand the nuances and drama... And I'm very happy that u guys loved it... Quality review...
bro they got brain, only our pple comparing vt bahubali 😂
If the review length is around 30 minutes you know they loved it before opening the video
Happy to hear this..
They used to saw series like game of thrones, so this movie is not difficult to follow
Americans are used to such complex storytelling, but Ponniyin Selvan like story is first for India
I was an avid reader of Ponniyin Selvan. That novel was my soulmate and everything for the entire duration of days when I was reading it. It make such an impact on me. After 13 years, when I went to watch this movie, I was glad that Mani Rathnam had made it true to it's original theme and interpretation. This story doesn't deal with the war aspects in the story of life of the great Emperor, RajaRajan , but it's a fictional in "romantic drama" story built around his life and the lives of his family and his generals/ministers who lived with him around that time.
For someone who had watched movies on Emperors like Genghis Khan, Akbar or Alexander it was always a question on why nobody has made a movie on the Tamil Kings of Chola dynasty like RajaRajan or his son Rajendran Cholan who ruled the entire SE Asia, stretching as far as Cambodia.
It was immense satisfaction to see someone make a movie finally on the Great Tamil Emperor , RajaRajan (King of Kings) of the Chola dynasty. Ponniyin Selvan will cover only the time until he ascends the throne. I sincerely hope that in future Tamil producers make movies on both RajaRajan and Rajendira Cholan, the great.
Great thoughts!! Being a non tamilian tracking name for me was also a little difficult but the movie was so captivating!! and beautifully made!! I loveddd the ladies!! 😮❤❤So happy to see in historic era women had such amazing political power!
Hi
As a malayalee guy I really appreciate the team for their efforts to bring the movie 🔥🔥 in a best way🥰🥰 eagerly waiting for PS2
Indians : Why India can't make Game of Thrones like story ?
Also Indian audience after watching Ponniyin Selvan : baahubali kee tarah nahin
LMAO 🤣 so true
we cant copy others idea we have our own we have north histroy and we have south histroy both is good so why do we need games of throne to be made into north or south movies .
Lol atleast bahubali had suspense like GOT for the first part 😂
Korbin is right, this should have been an epic series instead of a movie. But still appreciate the efforts of the makers.
Long form series don't have ROI in India and producers won't back it, big stars won't want to act in it.
@@aviarun9427 💯true!!
The story is only 3-4 months with 33% of it being just 10 days and most of those months being time skipped too. The meandering is only beautiful on page but the plot deserves a super pacey movie
s bro my fav character poguzhali had very less role
Why people are obsessed with series?!! are we experts in film making to decide which story can be better told in what format?!
Surprised that they got it right 😮❤that’s how you understand the art.
the one Korbin is talking about(Alwarkadiyan)is going to be an interesting character reveal in part 2.😂
You guys had better take on the movie than other region of Indian audience.I very much enjoyed your review.There is so mystery left in the part 2 which I know you guys will love it
I am from Kerala . I really njoyed the movie. This typ of film is classic because of its real storyline. it's not a fantasy film. so the director can't add mass massala in each scenes like rrr , bahubali etc . so we should watch it as a story which happened in earlier periods......Even though I don't know that this will become a big hit bcoz . nowadays more audience are interested to watch action mass masala in theatres
This film goes viral in Sri Lanka. All theatres in my city fully house full until next week.
Nanthini is a fictional character. Kalki used this character for two main reasons. First, to have thrills in the story and the main reason he wanted to hide who were the real killers of the Raja Raja Chola - he knew that four Brahmins killed the king.
@@dharminisriharan8790 Lol who said four Brahmins killed the king? This sounds more fiction than the movie itself 🤣🤣
@@dharminisriharan8790 well no one is sure about the caste of the assasins. However all the four of them were from pandyan Dynasty.
Did you know? ARR tweeted this video link on 7th Oct 22 at 7.47pm ist shows he really respects you both and your reviews.
Only a few around this world gets such respect 🌺
Build on it 👍👍👍
A generation of Tamils named their newborns after these characters from PS and another story by Kalaki. 😀 I have an aunty named Vaanathi and cousin Nandini. Every Tamils read this book during summer break from schools. It's a must read. Three generations of family r connected by this book.
When we will watch in Hindi it seems slow...but in Tamil with subtitle ...the movie is marvelous.
Everyone was fantastic.. can't wait for the PS-2 .
interesting point !!
I completely agree. This film was a visual and technical masterclass.
Heard people say screenplay is weak and outdated...but camera and bgm excellent
Yeah,.... It's a masterpiece... Movies like this come once in a decade... Enjoyed it to the core..
@@kriz2281 Impeccable screenplay. Its a masterpiece.
@@kriz2281 drama oriented screen play !
@@kriz2281 don't listen to those, they are most likely haters (telugu/hindis), the story is obviously old because it is set over 1000 years ago!! But that's not equal to outdated. Old and outdated are different things.
I am a Telugu guy , never heard any review of this film on release day but friends of mine told me that there is an issue going on between Telugu and Tamil guys but don't know about that , I am being very honest i really loved the film especially the costumes ♥️♥️ and actors performances 🔥🔥, Personally I liked karthi's role more♥️♥️, and the climax ship scene is amazing and it's choreographed well ♥️♥️ the ending is 🔥🔥 we can say PS1 is civil war among a kingdom which is very cool ♥️♥️ waiting for part 2 🔥🔥
Unmatured kids will fight bro by comparing 😂 ur cool
Well it's not a civil war... It is a war between two Tamil speaking kingdoms
I am a North Indian. I watched PS-1 and got completely lost in it. It doesn't feel like you are watching a movie. It's perfectly connected to reality. Don't listen to people who just want more action in every movie. Rick and Korbin are totally correct on their statement.
You guys have got the essence of what Mani went for. I think being a global audience to understand and appreciate that is deeply rooted south Indian tale, it is fantastic. When some Indians look beyond petty fights and look at appreciating cinema for what it is, that's when we will grow as an audience.
Waste Jaby cant get the nuances of the movie.
Rick and krobin do give the novel a read. MANY scenes are not in movie due to time constraints...these scenes will make u like characters more. Especially poonguzhali's role!!
Watching Vikram in ponniyanselvan I started crushing on him again after so many years.
Also I felt he could actually act in Hollywood historic series
Mani Rathinam had to cram 2000 pages to a 6 hour movie, so obviously it is hard. Now that the movie is done, people will be inspired to make it a 5 Season web series with 8 episodes each. But we need this movie in our library even if a series is done.
Nobody gonna watch in if webseries ... finally become like queen jayalalitha series
@@trends2439 if content is good everyone will watch
Mani did not have that much budget to finish all parts, but maybe we can expect it in the future.
@@rajmk3 and it was shot during covid
@@trends2439 If gets a great director, it can easily become Indian GOT.
Ponniyin Selvan is My favourite movie of all time. I am so much happy and proud while listening everyone says how great Ponniyin Selvan is 😍😍😍. Big thanks to Mani rathinam and his team. He delivered it ❤️❤️❤️.
Next week you will say another movie as all time favorite
@@funfactsuday1854 well what if he is saying the truth? Maybe it is his favourite movie of all time.
@@vlsui66 I know who is lying
Korbin you are the man, what you said is true this movie is not like bahubali, that movie maker showed in trailer and interviews, but lot of douchebags in India still compare with bahubali cultural behaviour I think it's shame
True ,, I am so sick and tired of people just wanting to see bahubali type bs all the time ,, it’s good to see bahubali or rrr once or twice but not all the time ,, I want more of ps1 dramatic stuff , complex stories and good characters ,, ps1 might have some negative things but saying it’s not bahubali is actually a compliment ,,,
What was bahubali was a regular telugu movie, hero fighting villians and bulls singlehandedly
@@wellbeing6198 it is very sick that to elevate ps 1 degrading bahubali telling there is nothing in the movie only fights action for telugu people. There is so much in babubali other than action there is drama emotions etc. Ps1 is good movie. But by degrading a movie like bahubali and telling it is a great movie is not correct.
@@Santhoshreddy-B bro nobody said bad about bahubali when someone says compared to bahubali ps is nothing then obviously people gonna retaliate; just don't compare movies and spread hatred what this movie trying to say judge on that stop comparing
Idk I always knew it wasnt going to be bahubali rrr and I wished it shouldn't and now i am happy it isn't.
Vikram’s Interval block was awesome. There is no other Indian actor can bring such a screen presence! Ravi Varman’s shots of this scene was out of this world! Best part of the movie! Vikram is a bad ass warrior! He roars like a lion with his hair flying like mane! Goosebumps all the way! What a movie? Last 10 minutes of fighting on a ship, in a monster stormy night, was unbelievable! I never seen anything like it in an Indian movie! Great visuals! This movie is not a shallow one, just glitz and glamour with overused, tiring VFX galore, PS1 is a well grounded, believable, authentic, complex, rich, well acted and completely satisfying movie! I already saw it twice!But still thinking about the movie! An epic of a movie!
Rick really liked and enjoyed PS1. 😀 I don't remember Rick this happy reviewing a film.
ANd he didnt liked batman 😂, we can’t really trust his reviews.
@@dante7411 He even didnt like Bahubali, KGF2. But he had liked Lal singh, Vikram Vedha...cmon..he is an abberation
@@incognito2871 he didn’t like vikram vedha
They're biased, they hated chak de india,dil se, fanaa, Vikram vedha
@@dante7411 even I didn't like batman..so what
We are familiar with Jayaram comedy ..he is veteran Malayalam hero actor din feel out of place..
yeah disappointed the songs wer cut off… please ManiRatnam release the songs music videos as Deleted Scenes 🙏🏼
I went to watch this movie in IMAX. It was the first time I went to the cinema without my family as I just moved away from home for university. I am Telugu, was packed in a cinema full of Tamil people because I wanted to watch it in its original language. I enjoyed every second of this movie
Glad you guys loved the movie ❤ those who watched the movie, the tamil audience really loved the movie and fans of the book loved the movie as well coz everything is detailed. We who haven't read the book talk abt the shots but they actually noticed and appreciated every little details of the sets and how it depicts the novel so yeah it's win to win. Most ppl are going for second watch coz they liked it and as you said they want to watch again in imax to experience more.
Tamil is a small segment .. hence budget is also limited compared to other cinema
@@birundha27 They shot in real locations and the casts are popular actors and actresses. It was shot in bigger scale and first day collection that too on working day is 80cr 😌😌 Heard about enthiran 2.0 ? TAMIL movie and it's budget is 500cr.
Thank you guys, great reaction. Loved the movie. Everyone from technicians to actors gave their best. And Maniratnam pulled this off beautifully, Hats off to everyone involved in this project ❤️❤️❤️
OMG ..Rick has all the 5 volume Books 📚📚📚📚📚 .
Finally Rick loved PS 1
These guys have great movie knowledge than some people india who are the one still thinks bahubali like fiction movie is better than PS1😂😂🤦🏼♂️mani rathnam is not here to do fiction movies he's trying to create a movie which can never be done even if u pour 2000 or 3000 crores in it that's what manirathnam's way...And remember he finished the two parts in 150 days and there are other directors who spends the producers money like hell for 4 or 5 years😂😂🤦🏼♂️
Well said bro
Rajamouli all story copy director 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So why you think all are same and like your movies and novels lol
If u like a movie then appreciate that movie dont ever disgrace other people's Life work as ur own doing and stfu
The patience of 5 years and looking for the best tribute to Indian culture is not the cup of tea of every director. Rajamouli gives culture and Action flicks along with a strong emotion. But most importantly he is the best story teller in India. Agree of cry in replies no an issue...Mani Ratnam failed to depict our Indian history properly is the fact. U can understand this by the reach it will get in India and abroad
Absolutely great film . Experience of an era. 🙏👍
As a hindi audience , I find it's a totally story driven movie with grand level cinematography, but it's very difficult to remember even names of characters cause they r tamil names mostly.....maybe the story is familiar to tamil audience that's why they like it! But for hindi audience it's very confusing & complex story! But overall it's a good cinematic experience, specially both Aishwarya & Trisha looks so adorable in this!
Just watch some videos about ps1 book you'll get it. Also there are videos to watch before watching the movie
Yes I too agreed. Even we as a tamil guys are difficult to pronounced the name the ancient / pure tamil names. But it is shameful for us. Sad but it is fact.
Ancient tamil names are indeed more difficult than modern ones .
This is one thing I'll agree...may be they should have given simple character names in non-tamil versions...but I mean we watch h'wood, German, Korean,Spanish shows and still manage with names and try to remember. Why this difference for Indian film then?
@@evilreincarnated4006 i think that is the special of Tamil language. ❤
A very great movie! Had a wonderful experience. And Rick is spot on with the cinematography in this film. It was gorgeous and he worked beautifully with Mani Ratnam. Hats off to the PS1 team!
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Another small cinematography detail I noticed is when Kundavai (Trisha) and Aditha (Vikram) talk with each other and when Aditha sits down, the camera blurs a bit and gets clear two or three times that clearly shows his disturbed mental state when thinking about Nandini and refusing to go to Thanjavur. Also when Sundara Chola (Prakash Raj) learns about the Pazhuvettaraiyars causing the treachery, he lays on the bed going through acupuncture treatment and it's all done in the back, probably for the 'stabbing in the back' metaphor. There were a lot of cinematic genius in a lot of the scenes!
Yes, when pandaya king was killed the blood shades on a white cloth near Ash shows she is now up for revenge and not innocent anymore. The unstable camera when Vikram explained about Ash, the introduction scene of Nandini where she just show 50% of the face to Karthi
@@v.krishnankaushik9812 Great observations there!
Most honest and good review guys. Most realistic and excellent story based epic historical period film ever see. Ps1 hats of the master director mani sir 👏
Its funny, when they agree with your opinions you say honest review and when they don't agree you say they don't understand anything 🤷
@@rajmesta7836 we doesn't even said anything against these guys reviews these guys where in the movie industries and they read alot it they doesn't like more masala kind of things like RRR but they loved kgf2 and me too coz it's so engaging and a feast too adrenaline thrush...They just given negative Reviews for RRR bcoz of the over expectation which kills the movie,rest all movies they given positive ones and they're free to do that🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
@@ravibbyz4830 This Clearly shows u haven't watched their reviews. Its the opposite they loved kgf and RRR but didn't liked Kgf 2.
@@rajmesta7836 That's true, bcz if the ppl understood the essence of the movie, they will not be hating it ...
@@Kavi-l6h confusing the audience with overload of information, movie lost its essence there itself
Liked the movie.. It's more of a highlight reel, my single complaint about the movie is about the lack of breathing space comparing to the Novel, It's has a great flow. However liked it more after watched second time.
@@RP.41 complaint bro.. swype keyboard 😊 it did again!! Lol
@@leokp641 k bro. Deleted my comment 😁
They should have made series instead of movie
@@dante7411 need more budget for this. This is just the start who knows maybe after getting profit from this movie they may start a series.
Chiyaan killed it. Proves again why he is considered one of the greatest actors not just in India but in the world.
how is role of chiyan vikram is he villan or hero
@@vsadha5241 obviously..hero
@@vsadha5241 I would say grey character.
@@vsadha5241 kind of vulnerable character
vikram has always been underrated in my opinion. Goated Tamizh actor.
I LOVED this movie. I am so sick of cheesy over the top action films from India. Its just so exhausting to watch the same thing over and over. To see actual good cinema, so tastefully done, so beautifully shot and so well made was such a breeze. I know it won't speak to the wider audience that loves trashy cinema. But I am glad my type of audience is getting something.... The narration could have been better though. Like making it about Aditya Karikalan and his safety, about his dark past with Nandini and the whole conflict could have been more relatable to the fresh northern belt. Most movie goers can't keep track of all the those characters. And that's probably why it is getting a dull response from Northern belt. But over time this will stand out as a cult classice.
P.S. I fricking ENJOYED the climax. The battle in a sinking ship, amidst the cyclonic storm was CHILLING!!!
As a North Indian I loved this movie….. I actually love such historic epics❤……waiting eagerly for PS-2
You’re spot on about the movie focusing on the characters and story. I loved it. I heard the audio book before watching the movie and I absolutely enjoyed the movie when I saw the characters come to life. My friend next to me did not know the story and did not seem to enjoy the movie as much as I did.
Korbin, you are pissed because the songs are cut in a movie? Imagine yourself saying this 4 years ago. You've come a long way. :))
what a great catch man! Usually foreign countries doesn't like Indian movies for the songs alone...... its reversing now!
Yes man ... you're spot on... especially..korbin ..used to say .."how come all these five songs can come in one film..'I' movie"... but both these guys are very quick learners and understanding pan Indian culture better than Indians themselves...we should appreciate their efforts and sincerity..
Movie is super hit in Kerala and tamilnadu. North Indians are stucked in 2010 only mass entertainers
Guys You Forget To Mentioned Jayam Ravi The Ponniyin Selvan Himself ? 🤷
He was amazing
This book is 70 years old. I'm only 24 and I just read it. And it completely changed my perspective of my life. 😁
Wt do you mean by changing perspective of life...? Can you just describe.. does it marks an impact on our selves or is it so relatable ? I want to read too ..
@@mohithvarma7616 As a Tamil, I've always thought our land and our history is awesome. After reading the book and all the intricate descriptions about our land and our culture and how advanced we were when most other countries were still only in their primitive stages, it gave me a perspective I never had. Please do read.
@@raahulkrishnaa5562 👍
Surprisingly yu guys Truely understood the fact that Maniratnam focused only on the soul f the story and characterization rather than big VFx effects as we experienced in Baahubali. The wonder is that this movie looked so real n couldn’t differentiate between reality n CG works. Giving realistic experience is great lit 🔥 fr this movie.
Its a great novel. Converting it into a movie and doing justice to the novel is a great challenge.
We need more of this kind of movies which try reach the distant past.. it's sheer joy.
Not just fantasy.. like many popular ones. We need ever living creations.
So glad you liked it.. if part 1 is nice. I am damn sure part 2 will be even more nicer. Story get even interesting in the next part
I loved the movie . My top 3 this year easily . The drama and the epicness was more satisfying at the story level though sometimes the visuals were found lacking .
A foreigner gets this movie , i have no idea why the Hindi belt is rejecting this film. Cultural difference?
For them remembering names will be difficult 😂 , if they remake after some Years they will celebrate 😂😂😂
This film needs to be watched twice so people can understand it better. 😅
Lol that's where you missed not just hindi belt but except TN it haven't earned even 50 crore in malyalam not other south states like hindi the problem is that they tried to sold it as some kind of bahubali in North india even if they just sold it as story movie they would have earned atleast 100cr in Hindi but they choose not to 😂😂😂
@@Cizbuvaxlol then it's your problem if you don't like movies to be remade just don't sell the rights of that movie 😂
@@sanal123ifyi watched it once and story was good I was not impressed with the action they could have done better 👍
I see My Tamil , Telegu, Hindi Guys fighting with one another about what is good and what isn’t. Guys Grow up! You live in Bharat where each region has their own unique taste. And its all our Collective culture. Its like food, each region has their way of doing things. Each of them have developed their own taste and own way of telling stories. Instead of bickering over we must try as an audience to not expect the same from everything. We have such a diverse culture and it is diverse precisely because here our Audience has had an open mind.
Understand the context behind any film first, understand the director his style & the motivation behind the film.
Rajamouli is a Brilliant Visual Story teller who can have Masala with emotions, Mani Ratnam is a different beast. He is a naturalist, a Realistic story teller, watch him for that, there are Some marathi Film makers like director of Mulshinpattern whi we watch for the dialogues and story telling in a very interesting way.
Try to enjoy all different flavors.
But yeah I think we can all agree on this that bollywood is mostly garbage. Its not even north Indian 😅its a Bombay film Industry that makes films for Pakistan & NRI. Nit really for Hindi audience of UP BIHAR, Rajasthan MP. They don’t even market their films in HINDI. So don’t get over posessive about those guys. Where as our real gems are these guys like Mani Ratnam, Rajamouli, Praveen Tarde, etc etc who make genuinely good films with their own flavor.
And if you constantly keep demanding only one then don’t complain if there is no diversity in things. Please Don’t make fun of Rajamouli too, he has taken Indian culture to global level, appreciate his effort in telling story telling through emotions. Each one has their place. While making judgements we must understand the Maker also. So that we can appreciate the Art better.
You can’t possibly eat Dal roti every day, its nice to have a Idli dosa for once or a Pithla Bhakri for a change.
well said.
English people watched many slow paced movies so they will definitely like PS 1 but for Telugu and Hindi mass who don't watch slow pace movies much may not like it, irrespective of region and language every History follower will love PS 1, I am Telugu person but love PS 1 because I know the History, best movie for people interested in history
Rightly said, Hindi belt and Telugu belt they prefer masala masala masala with item dance. But nevertheless there are some very good content movie which comes out from Hindi and Marathi but lacked in Telugu industry, exceptions are there.
we watched in IMAX in ATlanta. it was a great experience. Actually book goes chronographically linear, but Mani telling it nonlinear . actually he is reserving beautiful CGs and actions for second part, I believe. so Don't miss IMAX next year!
Our people here like GOT plots characters etc and other storylines, when it comes to our own story, you seem to have a better understanding, You are right, this is just tip of the cover mostly character introduction, definitely there is much more to come, to our people: dont judge the story based on 1st episode, that's how big distributors lost breaking bad, I guess even GOT. Happy to see you understood exactly the point of PS1.
Just saw the film and loved it thoroughly...have read the novel too, and i was really impressed with how it has been adapted with ease into a 2hr 50mins movie, atleast the first part. Infact, they've told almost 65% - 70% of the whole novel's story in the first part itself, and it turned out to be so good, just imagine how good and fast, the second part film will be, and also ending with that amazing climax of the novel. I just can't wait to watch the second part.
*Spoiler alert* i never though of an idea to end the first part of the film by revealing Aishwarya Rai's double role, because in the novel, the look alike character is just told in a simple way without making it into a big revelation. But, while adapating it to film, turning that particular character into a twist ending was just genius.
Some negative reviewers are saying that ps1 is not bahubali ,, and I am thinking that is a compliment ,, thank god we are not seeing the same over the top bahubali bs again and again ,, why can’t we just grow beyond bahubali ,, this movie has a lot more political drama and lot more characters than bahubali
The patience of 5 years and looking for the best tribute to Indian culture is not the cup of tea of every director. Rajamouli gives culture and Action flicks along with a strong emotion. But most importantly he is the best story teller in India. Agree of cry in replies no an issue...Mani Ratnam failed to depict our Indian history properly is the fact. U can understand this by the reach it will get in India and abroad
@@incognito2871 keep on crying ,rajamouli didn't have much story , only action and graphics .he just copied Mahabharata story and replicated it with bahubali.such a creative less content.
@@incognito2871 tell me for a god sake how come bahubali shows India's culture 😂😂. it's just a revenge action masala flick
@@incognito2871 mani has already 6 national awards stop comparing him with that masala freak ssr. Do you know no goltis including chiranjeevi,Allu Arjun,nte,jr ntr no one has national awards 🤣🤣,whereas here Kamal has 4,dhanush has 2 ,Vikram, prakash raj ,even this year Surya won🤣🤣,we also have Oscar where ARR just spoke Tamil after receiving the award,but for you goltis cry only with 1000 crores raaa and say we are insecure about golti kojjas🤣🤣🤣.even in actress list Pooja, Priyamani,keerthy Suresh has national awards, though our keerthi got on behalf of golti lanjas ,but that's ok anyway your people can't win let us win on behalf of Telugu movies too🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@incognito2871 i couldn't find any difference between bahubali and lion King cartoon
Most people outside Tamil Nadu don't even know that this is a book adaptation, or anything about the history of Cholas. Telugu and Hindi audience probably think this is a spinoff of Bahubali or something, because that's the only epic film they know. These people will say even the Roman Empire is inspired by Bahubali. One is a market saturated with low IQ, mass masala films and the other just makes pretentious romcoms, biopics or patriotism jerk-off films. So they don't have the ability to appreciate quality content.
PS 1 blockbuster
For Reviewers who intentionally downgrading the movie your review won't affect a masterpiece movie
Epic, Colossal, Triumphant
Yesterday, I saw the movie, Ponniyin Selvan 1, on IMAX screen. Awesome movie with great story, based on Chola empire! Mani Ratnam is probably the best director from India. This movie solidified that claim. This period novel has 100s of characters, factual and fictional, rich and complex with twists and turns, written in 5 volumes, comprising 1000s of pages. Doing justice to such a well read, most popular novel is impossible! Peter Jackson needed 6 movies to tell Tolkien’s story of Middle Earth, Hobbit and LOTR. Here Mani Ratnam is attempting to do it in two. Though the odds were against him, I will happily proclaim/conclude that the wizard has pulled it off gloriously!
First let’s thank Kalki for such a wonderful novel that tells the story of India’s greatest Chola empire!
Secondly, ARR’s music takes us on a wonderful journey along Ponni Nadhi, Tanjavur, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bali, underpinning myriad of emotions from love, courage, victory to heartbreak! It was soulful, exhilarating, teasing, haunting, triumphant, melancholic and quite simply blissful!
All actors were amazing! You forget them as actors, they truly became the characters!
Vikram, Aditya Karikalan - He once again proved that he is one of the top actors from India! He is our Russel Crowe in this movie! As much as he roared in the battlefield, butchered his enemies, scored victories, partied hard, he also carried the burden of failed love! He was simply superb in the interval block!
Karthi, Vandhya Devan - Lifeline of the movie! Perfect portrayal of courage, loyalty, charm, wit and romance. He is awesomely chivalrous and boisterous! His smile is bewitching and infectious!
Jayam Ravi, Arul Mozhi Varman - The novel and the movie is named after his character. He is like his older brother Aditya Karikalan, a Prince. He is more regal, patient, majestic and as brave as his brother.
Karthi and Jayam Ravi were amazing in the climax and the entire last 5-10 mts of the movie can compete with any obscenely budgeted Hollywood movie! Action was relentless!
Aishwarya Rai Bachan, Nandini - She is a beauty with brain just like Kundhavai (Trisha), the princess. Aishwarya looked gorgeous! Her past life made her who she is, tragic but resolute. A woman with a mission! She acted brilliantly! Her encounters with Kundhavai and Karikalan are quite a treat to watch!
Trisha, Princess Kundhavai - If you ever want a princess in your movie, Trisha it is! She looked regal, majestic, intelligent, clever, pleasingly bold and valiant! The interplay between her and Karthi was delightful! Similarly encounter between her and Nandini was full of wit and sarcasm! Trisha is born to play this role! Case closed!
All the others have also given their best performances.
The visuals, locations, costume, VFX, settings are all top notch! The movie was so engaging. Rarely any dull moments! Kudos to Mani for tight screenplay! The lyrics of the songs captured the moments so vividly and accurately! The choreography was in perfect harmony with the period! Editing is crisp!
Roman Empire was the subject of many great Hollywood movies. Let Ponniyin Selvan be the first movie that celebrates Cholas, India’s greatest empire!
Overall, this movie is an epic, colossal, triumphant! Nine out of Ten!
We can now confidently say that Indian movies have arrived!
thank god guys you loved this movie i also watched it yesterday and i loved it very much because i did not carried preconceived notion that it is similar to bahubali and rrr. but there are some reviewer in hindi who had bahubali in mind and did not appreciate this movie. sad for them.
Korbin getting pissed for not having full songs in movie is such a transformation of him from where he started.
Absolutely loved the movie. I knew nothing about the story book or the history. And i enjoyed it a lot. Like literally the edge of the seat experience.
Your Nanbar Shared this video on twitter 😊❣️
Comparing Ponniyin Selvan 1 and Baahubali is very similar to Dune: Part 1 and Star Wars.
Both Ponniyin Selvan and Dune talks about the chosen one and both the movies are slow paced and brilliant setup for the sequel, which everyone is eagerly awaiting for. Both movies, spoke about politics in their respective world. Both stand above their counterparts as grounded, without any flashy scenes. Both are cinematic brilliance. And score, what can you say....
Both Baahubali and Star Wars were copied from those two novel series. After when people started noticing similaries of the respective novels and the movies, the filmmakers started accepting the novels as their 'inspiration'. Until then they've been getting away without giving any credit (which they still haven't).
Now half-baked Star Wars and Baahubali fans are calling these movies as copies.
Well, Arr posted this video's link in his Twitter 🔥🔥he is gonna be always a great Nanbar of yours
You guys are correct do not compare with bagubali. This movie related to real lifes not fantasy movie
This is one of those films that gonna become masterpiece, classic in future
The mermaid aishwarya isnt nandhini. She is mandakini. She is the mysterious woman who keeps saving arulmozhi varman when ever he is in trouble ( the lady in the elephant).Its not very clear in the novels, but she is likely Nandhinis mother and Veerapandiyan's (the king who was beheaded by Vikram is front of Aish) wife,
It’s about story and strong characters not simple buildups and illogical stunts like bahubali… maniratnam did very well … ps1 lived upto the expectations
U mean lion king adaptation and lord of the rings, angry birds stunts adaptation which is called bahubali.
@@vikramrajan9369 nope, it's highest collected indian movie ever...
Well said
5 volumes can't be fast fwded in 2 films
@@harshsonu100 yes it is but you can't skip it's cringe just for its box-office
20:10 that's one of my fav too.. ❤❤❤ Even there are so many going on, that one scene with gorgeous camera movement, vikram's performance was keep running on my mind..
Great review for a great movie…we stop should affirm from comparing this movie to Bahuballi, they are plies apart…it is a disgrace to PS-1 on the comparison 😀
Excellent review korbin and Rick. People here
Don't understand the nuances of cinema and want every movie to be a RRR and bahubali. Not so realistic.
2:36.. Yeah that's noted.. Mani Ratnam is all about international appeal.. Seriously Indian ppl did not deserve him..
then why release pan india?
@@1ne7evN atleast here and there sensible people Exists. it's for them !
@@tharuenselvan6871 THIS SHOWS YOU DONT RESPECT HONEST VIEWS OF INDIANS .IF ITS GOOD THEN ITS GENUINE REVIEW ,IF NOT THEN HE IS A HATER ,LOW IQ DUMB . SHAME ON U PEOPLE /THIS IS NOT A THEATRE EXPERIENCE ,DEFINATLEY A MASTERPIECE BUT ON OTT /.
Maniratnam fans know his kind of cinema and during promotions he clearly said it's NOT going to be like bahubali or RRR. He said we kept it real and that's how the novel is so we are going to be true to the novel. I wonder even after hearing this n number of times from the director himself why do ppl watch the movie and disappointed that it doesn't have bahubali stunts 🙄🙄 you can rewatch bahubali or RRR it's as simple as that🤷♀️ have read reviews from really trusted and genuine reviewers and they loved it so much like that korbin and Rick they talked abt so many beautiful shots from the movie.
Mermaid!?! LOL 😂😂😂😂 I'm howling! Did they miss the whole riding on the elephant and saving the titular character's ass bit or couldn't correlate it was the same person as in the last frames?🤣
Glad, you understood, the essence of this epic. Every frame showed the amount of sincere, hard work the cast and crew has put in. The best cast like you guys said. And an amazing crew. A huge vanakkam and thank you to Mr.Maniratnam for making our imaginations come to life. It's a very complex novel that moves around n number of characters. Awestruck by the screenplay- 3 books in 1 movie!
Huge respect 🙏
Korbin, is so right. This is not Baahubali. Baahubali is a fantastical wonder. Ponniyin Selvan, is a realistic, soulful wonder! The pride of the Tamil civilization.
You're review & understanding story of Ponniyin Selvan was far better than our goltis 😂
Bhahubhali is superman powers but ps1normal human kings era subject 🎉🎉tamil culture sozha desam era will be continues 😍
Dei ethuku vair eriyuthu? 😂 what about Tamil Talkies blue sattai? Watch his review.. and views of Tamil teaser and Trailer very less compared to Other Tamil trailers😂.. first of all Tamils itself don’t like it
@@rams9762 innum irukiyada ? 200 crs in 3 days 🤣🤣🤣 katharals
@@user-rf2ff6li8l 🤣 amam namma thaaan edukanum nammathaan pakkanum.. bookings eppome appadithaan irukkum.. over hype koduthathu naaale.. cancel panname poyi pathitanga already book panna ticket ku
@@rams9762 bro smell inga vacuum varuthu bro. Golti nu nalla theriyithu. Nee poi bahubali angry bird scene paaru naanga intha legendary movie pakurom.
@@user-rf2ff6li8l poda covering naye … beast padathuku vantha craze la paathi kooda ithukku illai.. blue sattai sonnathu correct thaaan… Muttu boyaaa neeee 🤣
Mani is also a master at long single shots...and in this movie the long single shots were so mesmerizing and his best work in his life
Thank you guys for an honest review. In this movie manirathnam left some hooks and the answers are waiting in the second part with lots of surprises.Especially Mandhagini and Sendan amudhan (the flower picker in the temple)
The movie was epic and cool!!! First of all a shoutout and applause to the technical team behind the movie.. Art Director: Thotta Tharani, DOP: Ravi Varman, Music and BGM: ARR and also kudos to the make up and costume designers...
The 'story' is the king and the 'captain' is the director. Director Mani Ratnam sir has showcased and showed justice to the Novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy sir... If Kalki sir was with us now, he must have praised Mani sir for the movie created.
Star cast has shown great performance for the roles given to them. Let it be Vikram, Aishwarya Rai and Lekshmi, Trisha, Parthiben, Nasar, Lal, Prabhu, Karthik, Jayaram and all other Co stars everybody has done their part so well.. Here, story is the king hence Mani sir, without imjecting too much mass into the movie, he went according to the book. Mass performances were all suttle without any single character over doing anything. Even though Jayam Ravi performed well, ofcourse he's a good character, I felt instead of him an other actor would have performed a bit more better. That doesn't mean he didn't show justice to the character but still......
The way Ravi Varman captured frames in this movie was outstanding. He bought out all the beauty of the women characters in this movie. By focusing more on them.... Especially I loved the scene before interval where Vikram talks about the past and the camera was on him for good 5-7 minutes. Not only this there are 'N' number of other scenes as well. .
ARR as usual has proved his music scores. Very well scored the bgm for the movie according to the pace of the movie..
Not concerned abt CGI or Vfx..
Proper hardcore Tamil language is used in the movie, hence subtitles helped me and I will again watch the Malayalam version as well. I heard dubbing for all the languages were perfect. Climax has been a bit confused and it concluded well for the 2nd part..
**** Brilliant movie**** Eagerly waiting for the 2nd part and please please do not do a comparison with RRR, Bahubali or KGF.. This is purely story based and not action based...
Thankyou...thankyou Soooo much for validating our thoughts on the film..I absolutely loved it but was kinda shocked and sad seeing mixed responses for the film..I even read people saying the narration and direction was flat and not engaging..I was engrossed completely... Glad to see that you share similar thoughts... Master's have proven once again.. Just on the side note , the team shot both the films in just 150 days admist peak covid restrictions...I mean that's just mind boggling when you see this output....
exactly.I will watch it on Monday(my birthday),so I was curious to see the reactions online and I was kind of unpleasantly surprised by the mixed reactions of the Indians.One reaction especially hurt my feelings.Some guys in London I think(they were Tamils I think) commented "Aishwarya is getting old" and "Vikram's performance 👎".AR Rahman music? mmmm...yeah,kind of ok....Having those 2 so close to my heart (especially after Raavanan) and AR Rahman my music idol(and Im not even Indian!) ,I thought "This cant be right!" I was shocked....Now after listening to the Stupids I know thd problem is in the dumb auditories,not in us or Mani Ratnam.Im sure I will love it😉
Was disappointed the way Hindi audience commented! Watched it and felt absolutely amusing! Didn't sense the time phase at all! My 8 yr old says she wants to watch it again in theatre!
To Hindi audience - This movie is a Political drama with a plot. You don't have to remember names just recognise the face of the person playing the character which is enough. But if you really want to know the names then just go through the lineage chart of the dynasty of Raja Raja Chola. You don't have to read the book ! Just spend 1 min in knowing the characters before hand and enjoy the movie in theatre. This movie is for theatrical experience not for OTT platform!
If you had already watched the movie and couldn't get connected then comment that you didn't understand and don't say that this is faltu or bakwas because it hurts those who clearly understood the plot!
Over 50 main characters are there in this novel and even SS Rajamouli thought of taking a web series because it's not possible to convert into a movie!
But Maniratnam proved it and only he could have done it by justifying almost all the character names!
Thank you so much Mani Sir!!!
Waited for 3 years for this masterpiece and listened to the audio book just for this movie! My kid and spouse doesn't have any knowledge of the story still they enjoyed!
Must watch in theatre! Jai Shri Krishna! Jai Shri Ram 🙏🌹
Telgu and north people expectations :
*Palm tree fight
*Item dance from Trisha
*Jumping from bridge and giving tough to gravity
* Fight scene with tiger
*America and London return hero 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Angry bird game also😂🤣🤣
@@Kumaresh-z1u 🤣🤣
@@Kumaresh-z1u 😂😂😂
Telugus expect item songs even in Mother Teresa's biography.
@@albertlee8151 😂
Guys…. The nambi character (that korbin did not care much for) .. his name is Jayaram. He is a veteran actor and comic and such a humble person… Apparently he is the one actor that never was asked for a retake for an average or bad performance. So it’s a clear indication of how close to the boom he nailed his character….. I also only heard the first few chapters in an audio book where nambi is introduced and right of the top it was obvious why his performance is so well appreciated. He is an artist whom Karthi , Jayam Ravi and other actors look upto. Hope this info helps…. Also another info to keep in mind- White/grey hair in a person of Indian origin is usually indicative of aging 😊
Jayaram as Azhwarkadiyan is exactly how Kalki described his character. The only issue was his height, for which he bent down to match. Tamils knew this story by heart so we all loved his character. I couldn't imagine anyone else in this character.
Ponniyin selvan is the king Raja raja Cholan, who built Tanjore brigadeeshwara temple (which you have already reacted in one of ur past videos)
If you recollect correctly.."the mermaid aiswarya" is the one who saved the ponnyin Selvan(jayam Ravi) two times ....fst tym...when he was a kid drowning in ponni river and the second tym ..when he was with karthi as shown in the movie,the woman in the elephant with white hair was the mermaid aiswarya Rai ...to make it clear ...."the mermaid aiswarya Rai" and the one as" Nandhini" are two different characters...they will be revealed in second part..hope it helps u to understand better...
The climax Aishwarya Rai is the old lady who saved ponniyin Selvan (Jayam Ravi) from the enemies by riding the elephant... The story drawn on the caves is her life story drawn by herself as she is a delf and dumb... The story will be revealed in PS 2
True to your heart👏thats the best review of PS1 i have seen in the last 2 days since the release. You guys covered all the tremendous parts on the film. Technicality, storyline, screenplay . KUDOS👏
NOTE: YOU are thinking about the climax twist, part 2 would be filled with more twists . Wait for it 😜😁
I am so damn glad u actually liked it... seriously some people criticized for VFX..and action...which means they had no clue about the novels....i really enjoyed it
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Ponniyin Selvan 1.. watched in a full theater with correct whistling and clapping and roaring.. For people like me who have a deep emotional connection to this book, the movie is a feast. Because Kalki was a master writer who illustrates characters, locations, emotions, and even jewelry in detail. So, he drew elaborate pictures in our minds. The casting did excellent justification for our ideas. Extracting the limited canvas of movie script from the wide wild canvas of 5 volume novel must have been a tough challenge for Mani Ratnam. Hats off. Rahman's songs and BGM superb. The craft of Vikram.. changing from a warrior with great valour into a lover with deeply wounded pains, only he can do that. Karthi, Ravi, Jayaram, Trisha, and Aishawaryas all carried their roles beautifully.
No tickets at all. I wanted to watch it once again. Waiting for the second part impatiently.