Ponniyin Selvan directed by Mani Rathnam opened with great reviews yesterday all over the world. With fans praising the director for his true to the book work, we hear that the film has smashed some box office records in the USA.

Ponniyin Selvan 1 generated a very strong buzz in North America before its release day due to the craze on Mani Ratnam’s films among Tamil film lovers. This has resulted in terrific pre-sales before release and solid footfalls during the premiers day. The film reportedly grossed $818, 437 which roughly come around 7.5 crores on its first day from 453 locations.

The film notched up more than a million dollars by the end of Thursday night. Lately Rajinikanth’s Kabali still holds the record for highest premiers day numbers with $ 1.9 M in North America.

Directed by Mani Ratnam, 'Ponniyin Selvan' is a historic epic drama adapted from the novel. The story revolves around the rise of Chola Empire. Starring Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles, the music for the movie is composed by AR Rahman. The film has huge expectations from audience and it is expected that the movie will break all the set records in the box office till date.