Director Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ continues to create record at the box office. The film on Tueday, the fifth day of its release, collected Rs 27.5 crore in India. Its total now stands at an impressive Rs 165.5 crore, approximately.
So far, its five-day collection breakdown is: Friday – Rs 38.50 crore, Saturday – Rs 35.50 crore, Sunday – Rs 39 crore, Monday – Rs 25 crore, Tuesday – Rs 27.50 crore, bringing in the total of Rs 165.5 crore domestically.
Meanwhile, in Tamil Nadu, it crossed the Rs 100 crore mark after minting Rs 18.5 crore in the state on Tuesday.
The film is based on a five-part novel of the same name penned by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The period drama stars Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan and Sobhita Dhulipala, among others.
