Southern Indian Cinema is used to refer collectively to the four distinct film industries of Telugu cinema (Tollywood), Tamil cinema (Kollywood), Malayalam cinema (Mollywood), Kannada cinema (Sandalwood) and Tulu cinema as a single entity.[1] The list is based on conservative box office estimates as reported by industry sources. However, there is no official tracking of figures and sources publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their estimates.[2]
South Indian cinema has produced many of the most expensive films in Indian cinema, such as Enthiran, Baahubali, 2.0 and RRR .[3]
The first South Indian film as well as the first Indian film to gross over ₹1000 crore worldwide was the 2017 sequel film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion directed by S. S. Rajamouli.[4][5][6] The highest-grossing film in India is Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), with a total domestic gross of ₹1,429.83 crore.[7][8]
The top 25 South Indian films worldwide are listed here, including films from all South Indian languages. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
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* | Denotes films still playing in theatres |
Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Primary language(s) | Year | Reference(s) |
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1 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹1,810.595 crore | Telugu Tamil |
2017 | [9][10][11][12] |
2 | RRR | ₹1,387.26 crore | Telugu | 2022 | [a][14] |
3 | KGF: Chapter 2 | ₹1,200–1,250 crore | Kannada | 2022 | [b] |
4 | Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | ₹705–715 crore | Telugu | 2023 | [22][23] |
5 | 2.0 | ₹699.89 crore | Tamil | 2018 | [24][25] |
6 | Jailer | ₹607–610 crore | Tamil | 2023 | [26] |
7 | Baahubali: The Beginning | ₹600–650 crore | Telugu Tamil |
2015 | [10][27] |
8 | Leo | ₹595–620.50 crore | Tamil | 2023 | [28][29] |
9 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹450–500 crore | Tamil | 2022 | [30][31] |
10 | Vikram | ₹435–500 crore | Tamil | 2022 | [32][33][34][35][36] |
11 | Saaho | ₹419–439 crore | Telugu | 2019 | [10][37] |
12 | Kantara | ₹393.30–450 crore | Kannada | 2022 | [38][c][53] |
13 | Pushpa: The Rise | ₹365–373 crore | Telugu | 2021 | [d] |
14 | Adipurush | ₹354 crore | Telugu | 2023 | [56][57][58] |
15 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | ₹350 crore | Tamil | 2023 | [59] |
16 | Hanu-Man | ₹330 crore | Telugu | 2024 | [60] |
17 | Enthiran | ₹320 crore | Tamil | 2010 | [61][62] |
18 | Kabali | ₹305 crore | Tamil | 2016 | [63][62][64] |
19 | Varisu | ₹290 crore | Tamil | 2023 | [65][66][67] |
20 | Bigil | ₹285–305 crore | Tamil | 2019 | [68][69] |
21 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | ₹262–280 crore | Telugu | 2020 | [70] |
22 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | ₹260 crore | Telugu | 2020 | [71][72][73] |
23 | KGF: Chapter 1 | ₹250 crore | Kannada | 2018 | [74] |
24 | Sarkar | ₹243.90–260 crore | Tamil | 2018 | [63][75][76][77] |
25 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | ₹240 crore | Telugu | 2019 | [78][79] |
Main article: List of highest-grossing Kannada films |
* | Denotes films still running in theatres |
Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Reference(s) |
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1 | KGF: Chapter 2 | ₹1,200–1,250 crore | 2022 | [e] |
2 | Kantara | ₹400–450 crore | 2022 | [80][f] |
3 | KGF: Chapter 1 | ₹250 crore | 2018 | [88] |
4 | Vikrant Rona | ₹158.50–210 crore | 2022 | [g] |
5 | James | ₹151 crore | 2022 | [97] |
6 | 777 Charlie | ₹105 crore | 2022 | |
7 | Kaatera | ₹104.58 crore | 2023 | |
8 | Roberrt | ₹102 crore | 2021 | [98] |
9 | Kurukshetra | ₹90 crore | 2019 | [88] |
10 | Raajakumara | ₹75 crore | 2017 | [99] |
Main article: List of highest-grossing Malayalam films |
Malayalam cinema, popularly known as Mollywood, is the filmmaking industry based in Kerala. The films are made primarily in Malayalam language.
Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Reference(s) |
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1 | Manjummel Boys | ₹225 crore | 2024 | [100][101][102] |
2 | 2018 | ₹175.50 crore | 2023 | [103] |
3 | Pulimurugan | ₹152 crore | 2016 | [104][105][106][107] |
4 | Lucifer | ₹125.27 crore | 2019 | [108] |
5 | Premalu | ₹135 crore | 2024 | [109][110] |
6 | Neru | ₹86 crore | 2023 | [111][112][113] |
7 | Bheeshma Parvam | ₹85 crore | 2022 | [114] |
8 | RDX: Robert Dony Xavier | ₹84.55 crore | 2023 | [115][116][117] |
9 | Kannur Squad | ₹82 crore | 2023 | [118][119][120] |
10 | Kurup | ₹81 crore | 2021 | [121] |
Main article: List of highest-grossing Tamil films |
Tamil cinema, popularly known as Kollywood, is the filmmaking industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The films are made primarily in Tamil language.
* | Denotes films still playing in theatres |
#+ | Implies that the film is a multilingual and the gross collection figure includes the worldwide collection of the other simultaneously filmed versions. |
Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Reference(s) |
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1 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹1,810.595 crore #+ | 2017 | [10][31] |
2 | 2.0 | ₹699.89 crore | 2018 | [24][25] |
3 | Jailer | ₹607 crore | 2023 | [26] |
4 | Baahubali: The Beginning | ₹600–650 crore #+ | 2015 | [10][27] |
5 | Leo | ₹595–620.50 crore | 2023 | [122][123] |
6 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹450–500 crore | 2022 | [124][125] |
7 | Vikram | ₹435–500 crore | 2022 | [126][h] |
8 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | ₹350 crore | 2023 | [59] |
9 | Varisu | ₹290–310 crore | 2023 | [i] |
10 | Enthiran | ₹250–320 crore | 2010 | [132] |
Main article: List of highest-grossing Telugu films |
Telugu cinema, also known by its nickname "Tollywood," is a part of Indian cinema producing films in the Telugu-language, in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and is centered in the Hyderabad neighbourhood of Film Nagar.[133]
* | Denotes films still playing in theatres |
#+ | Implies that the film is a multilingual and the gross collection figure includes the worldwide collection of the other simultaneously filmed versions. |
Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Reference(s) |
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1 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹1,810.595 crore #+ | 2017 | [10][31] |
2 | RRR | ₹1,387.26 crore | 2022 | [134][135] |
3 | Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | ₹705–715 crore | 2023 | [136][137] |
4 | Baahubali: The Beginning | ₹600–650 crore #+ | 2015 | [10][27] |
5 | Saaho | ₹419–439 crore #+ | 2019 | [10][37] |
6 | Pushpa: The Rise | ₹360–373 crore | 2021 | [138][139][140] |
7 | Adipurush | ₹353–450 crore #+ | 2023 | [141][142] |
8 | Hanu-Man | ₹330 crore | 2024 | [143] |
9 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | ₹262–280 crore | 2020 | [144][145] |
10 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | ₹260 crore | 2020 | [146] |
Rank | Title | Gross | Language(s) | Year | Ref |
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1 | RRR | ₹223 crore | Telugu | 2022 | [147] |
2 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹217 crore | Telugu Tamil |
2017 | [148] |
3 | Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | ₹178.7 crore | Telugu | 2023 | [149] |
4 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | ₹165.37 crore | Kannada | 2022 | [150] |
5 | Leo | ₹140 crore | Tamil | 2023 | [151] |
6 | Adipurush | ₹140 crore | Telugu Hindi |
2023 | |
7 | Saaho | ₹130 crore | 2019 | [152] | |
8 | 2.0 | ₹100 crore | Tamil | 2018 | [153] |
9 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | ₹85 crore | Telugu | 2020 | [154] |
10 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | ₹82 crore | 2019 | [155] |
Month | Title | Language | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
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January | Hanu-Man | Telugu | ₹330 crore | [156] |
February | Manjummel Boys | Malayalam | ₹225 crore | [157][158][102] |
March | RRR | Telugu | ₹1,387.26 crore | [134] |
April | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Telugu | ₹1,810.595 crore | [159] |
May | Sarkaru Vaari Paata | Telugu | ₹180–230 crore | [160][161] |
June | Vikram | Tamil | ₹435–500 crore | [162] |
July | Baahubali: The Beginning | Telugu | ₹600–650 crore | [10][27] |
August | Jailer | Tamil | ₹607–610 crore | [26] |
September | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Tamil | ₹450–500 crore | [31] |
October | Leo | Tamil | ₹595–620.50 crore | [163][164] |
November | 2.0 | Tamil | ₹699.89 crore | [165] |
December | Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | Telugu | ₹705–715 crore | [166][167] |