Ahead of Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 1 release, Canada theatre owners receive threats; Read here

New Delhi: Ahead of worldwide release of Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 1, theatre owners in Canadian cities like Hamilton, Kitchener, and London have received threats against the film screening.

The theatre owners have alleged that the threat came via e-mail and they also claimed to cause ruckus in the theatres upon the release of Ponniyin Selvan 1. 

The overseas distributor of Ponniyin Selvan 1 in Canada, KW Talkies took to Twitter handle to share the alleged threat mail.

The tweet from KW Talkies read, “I have updates from Hamilton, Kitchener and London. All the theatre owners have been threatened with attacks if they play PS1 Tamil or any movie from KW Talkies. Let’s see how other places fare.”

However, this is not the first time that the South Indian film has met with threats from unidentified people.

Last year in November, Dulquer Salmaan starrer Malayalam film Kurup also faced attack when it was released in Ontario.

#BookingMonday updates! I have updates from Hamilton, Kitchener and London. All the theatre owners have been threatened with attacks if they play PS1 Tamil or any movie from KW Talkies. Let’s see how other places fare.#PS1TamilInCineplex #PS1TamilInLandmark pic.twitter.com/PxpiqWvjDb

— KW Talkies (@kwtalkies) September 26, 2022

Meanwhile, Mani Ratnam directorial Ponniyin Selvan 1 is all set for the grand release on Friday (September 30.)