Pushkar-Gayathri don’t think Ponniyin Selvan I affected Vikram Vedha box office: ‘Presence of another big film...'

Vikram Vedha box office was not affected because of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: I, filmmaker duo Pushkar-Gayathri said, adding it was not right to pit films against each other. Both films released on September 30.

Vikram Vedha released on September 30. Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: I released in theatres worldwide on the same day. Now, filmmaker duo Pushkar-Gayathri have spoken about if the business of their film, starring Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan, was impacted due to the box office clash with Ponniyin Selvan: I or PS1. The Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai, Vikram and Karthi film collected more than ₹325 crore gross worldwide in its first week.

A poster of Hrithik Roshan from Vikram Vedha (left), and Aishwarya Rai in Ponniyin Selvan: I.

Vikram Vedha stands at a gross worldwide collection of ₹103.82 crore, as per production house Reliance Entertainment. On Saturday, Reliance Entertainment had tweeted about the film's nett 8-day collection of ₹61.10 crore at the domestic box office. Alongside Saif and Hrithik, the action thriller features Radhika Apte, Yogita Bihani, Sharib Hashmi and Rohit Saraf in pivotal roles.

In a recent interview, Pushkar-Gayathri said it was not right to pit Vikram Vedha against Ponniyin Selvan: I. Asked if their film's business was affected because of PS1, the director duo told India Today, “Actually not. I think our market is big enough to handle two or three films at the same time because there are just that many people who come and watch the cinema. So, if they want to watch it, they will watch it. If not today, then tomorrow. I don't think the presence of another big film is going to hurt either one of the movies majorly. I think it is not right to pit movies against each other. We all love the cinema.”