Vikram and Aishwarya Rai-starrer beat the record of Kamal Haasan-'s Vikram, which had earned Rs 194 crore collection in its lifetime.
The worldwide gross collection of Mani Ratnam's creation stands at Rs 461 crore.
It has now become the second highest grossing Tamil film after Rajinikanth's 2.0 which earned Rs 617.9 crore in its lifetime.
'Ponniyin Selvan' has minted $6,255,655 from the US box office.
'Ponniyin Selvan: 1', which is a historical film based on Kalki's novel of the same name, stars Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Jayam Ravi and Trisha among others.