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2022
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Negative reviews
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Average Rating
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4.5
You cant enjoy Ponniyin Selvan: Part II without having already seen Ponniyin Selvan: Part I, not unless youve read Krishnamurthys books.
Rogerebert
4.0
What doesnt work is that the film doesnt have the space to breathe and take it slow.
FilmiBeat
4.5
If youre walking into Ponniyin Selvan expecting an SS Rajamouli style action spectacle, you might be disappointed.
Hindustan Times
4.5
And yet, PS 1 doesnt quite end in a way that signifies the satisfying completion of a first film.
The New Indian Express
3.5
The director doesnt exactly skim on showing us some of the cultural themes present in the book though.
Firstpost
4.5
Part one is nearly all preface, and doesnt extend beyond the obvious dictum about corrosive ambition.
Scroll
3.3
Ravi Varmans camera too doesnt stand at one place for most of the film.
BehindWoods
4.0
Mani Ratnam has a way of making sure his actors give him their best and hes done it again here.
FilmFare
1.5
I mean, hes the dude who made a leaky roofed loft in Kasimedu look like a boho chic hipster cafe in Aaytha Ezhuthu (2004).
Film Companion
3.0
However, in a few moments, her performance doesnt add up to the hype.
India Today
4.0
The lines seldom sound odd to the viewer who doesnt speak that old Tamil anymore.
The Indian Express
4.0
Sure, theres plenty of drama and A R Rahmans magnificent score underlining the scale of it all, but Ponniyin Selvan: 1s ethereal spectacle doesnt poss ..
Rediff
4.5
Vikram doesnt have a lot of screen time and isnt instantly convincing, but he slowly makes you believe.
News18
1.5
I understand resembles is uncanny but that doesnt mean we dont the wild soul of filmmaker we have admired all these years.
Koimoi
1.5
Karthi almost steals the show, especially in the first half, kindling a feeling of joie de vivre, thanks to his zesty acting style (Un vaal oda naaku ..
The Hindu
1.5
Pratiksha Prashant reveals what went behind making Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Trishas jewellery for Ponniyin Selvan It doesnt help that you first hear ..
Mid Day
4.5
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Bollywood Life
4.5
And yet, PS 1 doesnt quite end in a way that signifies the satisfying completion of a first film.
Cinema Express
1.5
However, in a few moments, her performance doesnt add up to the hype.
MSN
4.0
Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) September 30, 2022 One of the fans tweeted, #PonniyinSelvan1 WOW!
Zee News India
3.5
The fight sequences arent tacky but they arent extraordinary either.
Deccan Herald
2.5
Technicalities PS 1 has got a great story enough to make one gripping movie.
1.5
Art director Thotta Tharani mounts a magnificent canvas of labyrinthine palaces, towering forts, warships and battlegrounds.
News9 Live (India)
4.5
Politics, love and intrigue mix to make this movie one other Mani Ratnam masterpiece.
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