Mani Ratnam’s historical epic, Ponniyin Selvan 2 saw a slight drop in its box office collections on its sixth day of release.
Mani Ratnam’s much anticipated historical epic, Ponniyin Selvan 2 released in theatres last week and opened to generally positive reviews from critics. Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s popular novel, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’, the visual spectacle boosts of a star-studded cast which includes Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Trisha, Jayam Ravi, Sobhita Dhulipala and Aishwarya Lekshmi.
Upon the film’s release, Ponniyin Selvan 2 had minted an opening day collection of Rs 24 Crore. Over the weekend, the Mani Ratnam directorial picked up business and collected Rs 26.20 Crore and Rs 30.30 Crore on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Further, Ponniyin Selvan 2 passed the Monday test with flying colours and minted Rs 23.25 Crore which was followed by Rs 10.50 Crore on Tuesday.
As per a report in Sacnilk, the movie saw a slight decline in its box office figures on Wednesday and collected around Rs 8.79 Crore. The total six-day box office collection now stands at Rs 123.04 Crore.
| DAY | BOX OFFICE COLLECTION (IN NETT) |
| 1 | Rs 24 Crore |
| 2 | Rs 26.20 Crore |
| 3 | Rs 30.30 Crore |
| 4 | Rs 23.25 Crore |
| 5 | Rs 10.50 Crore |
| 6 | Rs 8.79 Crore |
| TOTAL | Rs 123.04 Crore |
When it comes to its worldwide box office, Ponniyin Selvan 2 is slowly inching towards Rs 250 Crore mark.
Trisha who essays the role of Kundavai in the film had told The Hindu in an interview, “I’m a Chennai ponnu and I grew up watching Mani sir’s films. So we don’t even think about how a woman character in his film would be; you just know how it is. We go in blind and follow everything Mani sir said, but he also made sure we had a few months of prep time which gave us the space to process the character. This made things much easier on the sets. After a film like this, there’s obviously pressure as to what we’re doing next. It also motivates us to be careful with the type of films we’ll choose hereafter.”
