Ponnian Selvan is the biggest film in the history of tamil cinema. mani ratnam, one of the most legendary directors of all time in Kollywood, is making this film. This is his dream project. The idea of making this film came to him almost 20 years ago. The story is coming in two parts. The first part will greet the audience on september 30th this year.
However, six months before the release of the first part. The second part of the film, along with the wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital deal is complete. Streaming giant amazon Prime has acquired the wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital rights to the post-release. Primes are paying Rs 125 crore for the two parts combined. Needless to say, this is the biggest wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital deal in Tamil.
Set in a Bahubali-style historical setting, the film has a huge cast. It is arguably the biggest film in india in terms of casting. Attempts were made there to make a huge picture of Bahubali. But so far, no film has come within its reach. Vikram, aishwarya Rai, Karthi, Trisha, jayam Ravi, Sharat Kumar, Prakash Raj, Parthiban, Prabhu, vikram Prabhu, Shobhita Dulipalla. There is such a huge cast in the film. The combined budget for the two components is around Rs 500 crore. The film is being produced by Leica Productions, one of the biggest banners in South india, in association with mani ratnam Madras Talkies.
With Rs 125 crore coming from wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital rights alone, it is not surprising that the overall business of the two components combined could reach Rs 1000 crore. So the previous touch in mani ratnam is not there now. Moreover, there is also the question of whether he can make such a huge film appealing to the average audience, like Rajamouli, to the masses. And we have to see what kind of result this movie will get at the box office.