South Indian Cinema is used to refer collectively to the four distinct film industries of Kollywood (Tamil) , Tollywood (Telugu) , Mollywood (Malayalam) and Sandalwood (Kannada) as a single entity.[1] The following is a list of the highest-grossing South Indian films , based on the 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] The combined industries' revenue represent 30% of Indian cinema .[3] [4]
Overview [ edit ]
South Indian cinema has always produced their films cost effectively.[citation needed ] However, in recent times, it has produced many of the most expensive films in Indian cinema , such as: 2.0 , Enthiran , Bahubali , etc.[5]
The first South Indian film to gross over ₹ 100 crore worldwide was the 2007 Tamil film Sivaji , which starred Rajinikanth and Shriya Saran in lead roles.[6] The first South Indian film to collect over ₹ 300 crores was Enthiran which starred Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles.[7] Also, the first South Indian film as well as the first Indian film to gross over ₹1000 crore worldwide was the 2017 Telugu Film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion directed by S. S. Rajamouli ,[8] [9] [10] which starred Prabhas , Rana Daggubati , Anushka Shetty , Tamannaah , Ramya Krishna and Subbaraju in lead roles. The highest-grossing film in India is Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), with a total domestic gross of ₹1,429.83 crore.[11] [12]
Highest-grossing films worldwide [ edit ]
The following list shows the top 10 highest-grossing South Indian films worldwide, which includes films from all South Indian languages. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
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List of highest grossing films by language [ edit ]
Kannada [ edit ]
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Malayalam [ edit ]
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Timeline of nominal gross records by language [ edit ]
Kannada [ edit ]
The Kannada films with a minimum worldwide gross of ₹10 crore are only considered.
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Malayalam [ edit ]
The Malayalam films with a minimum worldwide gross of ₹10 crore are only considered.
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The Tamil films with a minimum worldwide gross of ₹10 crore are only considered.
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The Telugu films with a minimum worldwide gross of ₹10 crore are only considered.
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Highest-grossing films by year [ edit ]
Timeline of gross records [ edit ]
Nominal gross [ edit ]
Adjusted gross [ edit ]
Records [ edit ]
Biggest opening day [ edit ]
Biggest opening week [ edit ]
Highest-grossing franchises and film series [ edit ]
Highest-grossing franchises and film series [§]
(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)
Rank
Series
Total worldwide box office (crore INR)
No. of films
Average of films (crore INR)
Highest-grossing film (gross in INR(₹ ) crores)
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See also [ edit ]
Note 1 Saaho is filmed simultaneously in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil.
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