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List of highest-grossing South Indian films
South Indian cinema encompasses the five distinct film industries of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Tulu. This ranking lists the highest-grossing South Indian films produced by South cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organizations classified as green by Wikipedia. The figures are not adjusted for inflation. However, there is no official tracking of figures and sources publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their estimates. The industry has produced many of the most expensive films in the Indian cinema, such as*, Enthiran, 2.0,* RRR, Kalki 2898 AD and L2: Empuraan. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), directed by S. S. Rajamouli, was the first South Indian and Indian film to gross over ₹1000 crore worldwide and remains the highest-grossing film in India to date.
The list includes films that have grossed ₹200 crore or more worldwide.
Kannada cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru. The films are made primarily in Kannada-language. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Kannada films produced in the Kannada film industry.
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGF: Chapter 2 | ₹1,200–1,250 crore | 2022 | ||
| Kantara: Chapter 1 | ₹850 crore | 2025 | ||
| Kantara | ₹400–450 crore | 2022 | ||
| Mahavatar Narsimha | ₹300–325 crore | 2025 | ||
| KGF: Chapter 1 | ₹250 crore | 2018 | ||
| Vikrant Rona | ₹159–210 crore | 2022 | ||
| James | ₹151 crore | |||
| Su From So | ₹125 crore | 2025 | ||
| 777 Charlie | ₹105–115 crore | 2022 | ||
| Kurukshetra | ₹90 crore | 2019 |
Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood by certain media outlets, is a part of Indian cinema, based in Kerala and dedicated to the production of films in the Malayalam-language. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Malayalam films produced in the Malayalam film industry.
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra | ₹300.08–304 crore | 2025 | ||
| L2: Empuraan | ₹265–268.05 crore | 2025 | ||
| Manjummel Boys | ₹242.30 crore | 2024 | ||
| Thudarum | ₹233–235.30 crore | 2025 | ||
| Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros | ₹220 crore | 2026 | ||
| 2018 | ₹177 crore | 2023 | ||
| The Goat Life | ₹158.50 crore | 2024 | ||
| Aavesham | ₹156 crore | 2024 | ||
| Sarvam Maya | ₹153 crore | 2025 | ||
| Pulimurugan | ₹139–145 crore | 2016 |
Tamil cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The films are made primarily in Tamil-language. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Tamil films produced in the Tamil film industry.
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | ₹666–800 crore | 2018 | ||
| Jailer | ₹605–650 crore | 2023 | ||
| Leo | ₹595–615 crore | |||
| Coolie | ₹514–675 crore | 2025 | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹450–500 crore | 2022 | ||
| The Greatest of All Time | ₹440–460 crore | 2024 | ||
| Vikram | ₹424–500 crore | 2022 | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: II | ₹345 crore | 2023 | ||
| Amaran | ₹300–335 crore | 2024 | ||
| Mahavatar Narsimha | ₹300–325 crore | 2025 |
Telugu cinema 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. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Telugu films produced in the Telugu film industry.
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹1,810.43 crore | 2017 | ||
| Pushpa 2: The Rule | ₹1,642–1,800 crore | 2024 | ||
| RRR | ₹1,300–1,387 crore | 2022 | ||
| Kalki 2898 AD | ₹1,042–1,100 crore | 2024 | ||
| Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | ₹614–702 crore | 2023 | ||
| Baahubali: The Beginning | ₹599.72–650 crore | 2015 | ||
| Saaho | ₹419–439 crore | 2019 | ||
| Devara: Part 1 | ₹380–521 crore | 2024 | ||
| Pushpa: The Rise | ₹360 crore | 2021 | ||
| Adipurush | ₹350–392.70 crore | 2023 |
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Language | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushpa 2: The Rule | ₹280–294 crore | Telugu | 2024 | ||
| RRR | ₹223 crore | 2022 | |||
| Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹217 crore | 2017 | |||
| Kalki 2898 AD | ₹180–191 crore | 2024 | |||
| Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | ₹178.7 crore | 2023 | |||
| KGF: Chapter 2 | ₹165.37 crore | Kannada | 2022 | ||
| They Call Him OG | ₹155 crore | Telugu | 2025 | ||
| Coolie | ₹151 crore | Tamil | 2025 | ||
| Leo | ₹148.5 crore | 2023 | |||
| Devara: Part 1 | ₹132–146 crore | Telugu | 2024 |
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Language | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushpa 2: The Rule | ₹428 crore | Telugu | 2024 | ||
| KGF: Chapter 2 | ₹442 crore | Kannada | 2022 | ||
| Kalki 2898 AD | ₹401 crore | Telugu | 2024 | ||
| Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹400–450 crore | 2017 | |||
| RRR | ₹380 crore | 2022 | |||
| Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | ₹302 crore | 2023 | |||
| Kantara: Chapter 1 | ₹268 crore | Kannada | 2025 | ||
| Leo | ₹250 crore | Tamil | 2023 | ||
| L2: Empuraan | ₹174 crore | Malayalam | 2025 | ||
| The Greatest of All Time | ₹160 crore | Tamil | 2024 |
| Month | Title | Worldwide gross | Language | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu | ₹300–400 crore | Telugu | 2026 | ||
| Manjummel Boys | ₹242 crore | Malayalam | 2024 | ||
| RRR | ₹1,253–1,387 crore | Telugu | 2022 | ||
| Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹1,810.60 crore | Telugu | 2017 | ||
| Sarkaru Vaari Paata | ₹180–230 crore | Telugu | 2022 | ||
| Kalki 2898 AD | ₹1,042–1,100 crore | Telugu | 2024 | ||
| Baahubali: The Beginning | ₹599.72–650 crore | Telugu | 2015 | ||
| Jailer | ₹605–607 crore | Tamil | 2023 | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹450–500 crore | Tamil | 2022 | ||
| Kantara: Chapter 1 | ₹850 crore | Kannada | 2025 | ||
| 2.0 | ₹666–800 crore | Tamil | 2018 | ||
| Pushpa 2: The Rule | ₹1,642–1,800 crore | Telugu | 2024 |
| Year | Title | Worldwide gross | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvve Kavali | ₹20 crore distributors' share | Telugu | ||
| Kushi | ₹23.4 crore distributors' share | |||
| *₹7.46 crore re-release | ||||
| Indra | ₹55 crore | |||
| Tagore | ₹28 crore | |||
| Ghilli | ₹50 crore | Tamil | ||
| Chandramukhi | ₹75-90 crore | |||
| Pokiri | ₹70–76 crore | Telugu | ||
| Sivaji: The Boss | ₹152 crore | Tamil | ||
| Dasavathaaram | ₹200 crore | |||
| Magadheera | ₹150 crore | Telugu | ||
| Enthiran | ₹283–300 crore | Tamil | ||
| 7 Aum Arivu | ₹100 - ₹109 crore | |||
| Thuppakki | ₹180 crore | |||
| Vishwaroopam | ₹220 crore | |||
| Lingaa | ₹154 crore | |||
| Baahubali: The Beginning | ₹599.72–650 crore | Telugu | ||
| Kabali | ₹284–305 crore | Tamil | ||
| Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹1810.60 crore | Telugu | ||
| 2.0 | ₹666–800 crore | Tamil | ||
| Saaho | ₹419–439 crore | Telugu | ||
| Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | ₹262–280 crore | |||
| Pushpa: The Rise | ₹360 crore | |||
| RRR | ₹1,253–1,387 crore | |||
| Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | ₹618.06–700 crore | |||
| Pushpa 2: The Rule | ₹1,642–1,800 crore | |||
| Kantara: Chapter 1 | ₹850 crore | Kannada | ||
| Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu | ₹300–400 crore | Telugu |
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