Some of the leading Bollywood actors shall lock horns as two of the Bollywood’s big budget movies lock horns on Friday. As Mani Ratnam’s PS-1 goes up against Pushkar-Gayatri’s Vikram Vedha, the audience is on for a treat.
Legendary filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan is coming in the theatres on September 30th. Maverick filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s massive period drama Ponniyin Selvan shall be a movie to watch. Mani Ratnam does not need any introduction and is a legend in the area of film making. On one hand PS-1( Ponniyin Selvan Part 1) boasts of an elite league of actors such as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is making a comeback after 4 years. She last acted in Fannay Khan in the year 2016. Besides her the other actor is Chiyaan Vikram. Vikram Vedha on the other hand has Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan. As both the movies go head-on this Friday, it’s time to see who shall eventually triumph. Early trends and advance booking reports suggest that the audience is ready to make room for both big-budget entertainers this festive weekend.
Advance Booking Trends suggest PS-1 Vikram Vedha clash shall be nail-biting
According to advance booking reports for both movies, PS-1 has already touched about 6 lakhs ticket sales mark. Ponniyin Selvan-1 so far has earned around 11.30 Cr on Day 1. On the other hand, Saif and Hrithik starrer movie is expected to do well. So far more than 70,000 to 80,000 tickets overall are expected to sell taking the opening day collection to around Rs 15 crore. The revenue would be second highest opening of the year, just managing to beat Bhool Bhulayiaa 2 which had collected 14.11 crore on its opening day on May 20, 2022. At the international level, Ponniyin Selvan is received well. An Indian daily reported the film made Rs 6.8 crore at the US box office. The movie was getting closer to hit a million-dollar advance booking figure in the North American market.
With the state-of-the-art movies PS-1 Vikram Vedha Clash this weekend, it is just a matter of time
On one hand Mani Ratnam’s period drama is a two-part magnum opus. Historical drama features the phenomenal star cast of Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Jayaram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Trisha in lead roles, while Prabhu, Vikram Prabhu, and Aishwarya Lekshmi appear in supporting roles. AR Rahman has composed the music of Ponniyin Selvan. It is an adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy’s historical period-based fictional novel of the same name.
