Actor Karthi, at a recent promotional event for Ponniyin Selvan 2, talked about why the first instalment of the film failed to perform better in the Hindi-speaking belt of the country.
With just about one week remaining for Ponniyin Selvan 2 to hit the big screen, the team is currently on a promotional spree across the country. Recently, the star-studded cast landed up in Delhi for the same.
At one of the promotional events, Karthi who plays the role of Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan in this Mani Ratnam directorial, opened up on why Ponniyin Selvan 1 fared better in South than the Hindi-speaking belt.
The actor told the reporters that the first film didn’t perform well in the North compared to KGF and Kantara as the story was a bit difficult to understand.
As per a report in Pinkvilla, Karthi said, “I think they (the audience in the North) found it a bit difficult to understand. That’s what I felt initially. When you are reading a novel, you will forget the names by the time you get to the tenth page. Similarly, here too they had that problem. However, when the film was released on OTT, they were able to get it. So, they will be able to better understand the film when the second part comes. However, the film was praised for its aesthetics,” he said.
He further added, “In Kerala and Karnataka the film was well-received. In the South, due to the relatability factor, the film worked well. However, after the OTT release, even many from North are awaiting the release of the second part.”
He went on to assure that Ponniyin Selvan 2 will be easy to grasp because of the familiar characters and the end of the story.
Helmed by Mani Ratnam, Ponniyin Selvan is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel of the same name. The historical epic features Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Trisha, Jayam Ravi, Sobhita Dhulipal and Aishwarya Lekshmi in key roles.
