Updated On: 02 October, 2022 07:00 PM IST | Chennai | IANS
Taking to Twitter, Lyca Productions, the firm that had produced the film along with director Mani Ratnam`s Madras Talkies, tweeted: "Thank you for giving `Ponniyin Selvan 1` the biggest ever opening day for Tamil cinema worldwide"

A still from the Ponniyin Selvan 1
Director Mani Ratnam`s magnum opus `Ponniyin Selvan 1`, which is based on eminent writer Kalki`s literary classic by the same name, has made history by emerging as the film with the biggest ever opening in Tamil cinema.
The film, its makers announced, grossed a worldwide sum of over Rs 80 crore on its very first day.