Mani Ratnam’s epic movie Ponniyin Selvan continues to rule Bollywood charts till date. The movie has given a stiff competition to Vikram Vedha, consequently affecting its revenue.
As soon as the teaser of Saif and Hrithik starrer Vikram Vedha released, their looks bowled people away. Many hopes were pinned on the movie. In fact, the movie was expected to be a success just like Ranbir and Alia’s Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva. Pushkar and Gayatri also made the remake of the original Tamil featuring R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi. The movie released on September 30 featured two of Bollywood’s leading men Hrithik and Saif. Consequently, the fans had huge expectations. On the other hand, filmmaker’s Mani Ratnam’s movie Ponniyin Selvan Part-1 released on the same day. Fans expected an epic Vikram Vedha PS-1 Clash owing to the larger-than-life trailers of both. However, Vikram Vedha failed to attract the fans to the theatres. Even after 10 days, the movie has failed to pick up.
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Filmmakers denied Vikram Vedha PS-1 Clash a reason for the former’s debacle
Pushkar and Gayathri’s movie had created quite a buzz from the very first day. However, the movie turned out to be a disappointment from the day 1. Movie underperformed on most of the days. Although, the movie picked up during the Dusshera times, but the collection nowhere came close to that of PS-1. Hrithik Roshan and Saif starrer movie collection remained low even on a Sunday. The movie made just over 5 Crores. It just needs to be seen how it fairs on the weekdays. So far, the movie collection has touched 70 Crore. On the other hand, PS-1 overall collection is touching 350 Cr and is still running strong. While audience think that Vikram Vedha PS-1 clash has done the damage for the former, the director duo doesn’t seem to agree. When asked they had the following words to say in support. He also requested the reporters not to contest movies with each other.
“Actually not. I think our market is big enough to handle two or three films at the same time because there are just that many people who come and watch the cinema. So, if they want to watch it, they will watch it. If not today, then tomorrow. I don’t think the presence of another big film is going to hurt either one of the movies majorly. I think it is not right to pit movies against each other. We all love the cinema.”
Pushkar comments on Vikram Vedha to the reporters
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PS-1 features Chiyaan Vikram, Trisha Krishnan, Jayam Rabi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Kartik among others in important roles. The movie is centered around the Chola Empire emperor
It revolves around South king Arulmozhivarman, who went on to become Rajaraja Chola I, the great Chola emperor.