PS 1 box office collection: It's a massive feat by ace director Mani Ratnam's magnum-opus Ponniyin Selvan 1! Director Mani Ratnam's lavishly mounted film Ponniyin Selvan 1 has created abig record by becoming the #1 movie among all-time top 5 Tamil Nadu grossers. Confirming the development, Entertainment Industry Tracker, Ramesh Bala tweeted, "All-time Top 5 TN Grossers : 

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1. #PS1 

2. #Vikram 

3. #Baahubali2 

4. #Viswasam 

5. #Bigil."

"Ponniyin Selvan-I" had become the  1st Tamil movie to garner £ 1 Million in UK. Confirming the PS1 record, Entertainment Industry Tracker Ramesh Bala tweeted, "#PS1 becomes the first Tamil movie to do £ 1 Million in UK."

 Tamil historical drama Ponniyin Selvan-I features a star-studded cast of Chiyaan Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

The film had grossed a worldwide sum of over Rs 80 crore on its very first day. PS 1 has earned Rs 200 crore in its worldwide gross box office collection in the first week of its release.

Ratnam's Madras Productions, one of the banners behind the movie, took to Twitter to share the latest box office figures. "Marching on and making history! We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the audience who've been showering us with love. Catch #PS1 in theatres near you!" the production house captioned the post.

Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 historical fiction novel, "Ponniyin Selvan-I" chronicles the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman (played by Jayam Ravi), a powerful king of the south who went on to become the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I.

The much-anticipated film opened to positive response from both critics and audiences.

Also backed by Allirajah Subaskaran's banner Lyca Productions, "Ponniyin Selvan-I" released in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.