Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
2022 2h 47m movie Film India

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

பொன்னியின் செல்வன்: பாகம் 1

“The Cholas Are Coming”

Synopsis

பொன்னியின் செல்வன்: பாகம் 1

“The Cholas Are Coming”

The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?

Audience Engagement

59
Reviews
84th
Review-volume percentile
91st
Popularity percentile

59 audience reviews — more than 84% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among India films.

Other Titles From Lyca Productions

Action + Adventure in India

67 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ponniyin Selvan: Part I itself).

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Ponniyin Selvan: Part I. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2021–2023 India Window

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I holds position #55 of 237 India films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    I'M Possible

    ★ 9.9 · 2021
  2. Viduthalai: Part I
    #2

    Viduthalai: Part I

    ★ 8.6 · 2023
  3. Farzi
    #3

    Farzi

    ★ 8.0 · 2023
  4. Finch
    #4

    Finch

    ★ 7.9 · 2021
  5. Pyaar Ka Pehla Adhyaya  - Shiv Shakti
    #5

    Pyaar Ka Pehla Adhyaya – Shiv Shakti

    ★ 7.9 · 2023
  6. Drishyam 2
    #6

    Drishyam 2

    ★ 7.9 · 2022
  7. 2018
    #7

    2018

    ★ 7.9 · 2023
  8. Salute
    #8

    Salute

    ★ 7.9 · 2022

The 2020s India Landscape

2022 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 108 titles released, including Ponniyin Selvan: Part I. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (322 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 107 other India films in 2022.

The 1912th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Ponniyin Selvan: Part I, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • heir to the throne · 4
  • history of india · 4
  • 10th century · 4
  • indian empire · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • journey · 20
  • historical fiction · 12
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • based on novel or book · 288

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
59
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #363 of 1,983 India films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #83 of 637 (top 13%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageTamil
Production CompaniesLyca Productions, Madras Talkies
Runtime2h 47m
Release DateSeptember 30, 2022
IMDbtt10701074