Top 50 Highest Grossing South Indian Movies of All Time That Ruled the Box Office

Top 50 Highest Grossing South Indian Movies of All Time That Ruled the Box Office

The South Indian film industry has produced some of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed movies in Indian cinema. South Indian Cinema is used to refer collectively to the four distinct film industries of Telugu (Tollywood), Tamil (Kollywood), Malayalam (Mollywood), and Kannada (Sandalwood) as a single entity.

In our article we will take you on a journey through the blockbuster hits that have not only dominated the box office but also captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. From high-octane action films to heartwarming dramas, South Indian cinema has a diverse range of offerings that have resonated with global audiences. Join us as we explore the record-breaking success of these movies and the impact they have had on the Indian film industry.

Our comprehensive list will showcase the unprecedented financial success of these top-grossing South Indian movies, providing insights into their production, distribution, and the factors that contributed to their phenomenal box office performance. Whether you’re a fan of South Indian cinema or simply interested in the global impact of Indian movies, this article will offer a captivating overview of the highest-earning films that have solidified the South Indian film industry’s position on the world stage. Stay tuned as we unveil the cinematic masterpieces that have redefined the boundaries of commercial success in Indian cinema and continue to inspire audiences across the globe.

List of Highest Grossing South Indian Movies of All Time:

RankTitleYearIndustry / LanguageWorldwide CollectionDirectorStar Cast
1Baahubali 2: The Conclusion2017Telugu₹1,810.60 croreS. S. RajamouliPrabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, Nassar, Subbaraju
2Pushpa 2: The Rule 2024Telugu₹1,642–1,800 croreSukumarAllu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna
3RRR2022Telugu₹1,253–1,387 croreS. S. RajamouliN. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, Olivia Morris
4KGF: Chapter 22022Kannada₹1,187–1,300 crorePrasanth NeelYash, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Srinidhi Shetty, Prakash Raj, Archana Jois, Achyuth Kumar, Vasishta N. Simha, Rao Ramesh
5Kalki 2898 AD2024Telugu₹1,042–1,200 croreNag AshwinAmitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone
62.02018Tamil₹666–800 croreS. ShankarRajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson
7Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire2023Telugu₹618.06–700 crorePrashanth NeelPrabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, Easwari Rao, Jagapathi Babu, Tinnu Anand
8Jailer2023Tamil₹605–650 croreNelson DilipkumarRajinikanth, Vinayakan, Ramya Krishnan, Vasanth Ravi, Yogi Babu, Mirnaa Menon, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sunil
9Baahubali: The Beginning2015Telugu₹599.72–650 croreS. S. RajamouliPrabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, Nassar
10Leo2023Tamil₹595–620.50 croreLokesh KanagarajVijay, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Trisha
11Ponniyin Selvan: I2022Tamil₹450–500 croreMani RatnamVikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthik Sivakumar (Karthi), Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala
12The Greatest of All Time2024Tamil₹440–456 croreVenkat PrabhuVijay, Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan, Jayaram, Ajmal Ameer, Vaibhav, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren, Sneha, Laila, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Abyukta Manikandan
13Vikram2022Tamil₹424–500 croreLokesh KanagarajKamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil
14Saaho2019Telugu₹419–439 croreSujeethPrabhas, Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pandey, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay, Neil Nitin Mukesh
15Kantara2022Kannada₹400–450 croreRishabh ShettyRishabh Shetty, Sapthami Gowda, Achyuth Kumar
16Devara: Part 12024Telugu₹380–521 croreKoratala SivaN. T. Rama Rao Jr, Saif Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Srikanth Shine, Tom Chacko
17Pushpa: The Rise2021Telugu₹360–373 croreSukumarAllu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna, Jagadeesh Prathap, Bandari, Sunil, Dhananjaya, Ajay Ghosh
18Adipurush2023Telugu₹350–392.70 croreOm RautPrabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Singh, Devdatta Nage
19Ponniyin Selvan: II2023Tamil₹345 croreMani RatnamVikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala
20Amaran2024Tamil₹335 croreRajkumar PeriasamySivakarthikeyan, Sai Pallavi, Rahul Bose, Bhuvan Arora
21Hanu-Man2024Telugu₹301–350 crorePrasanth VarmaTeja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Samuthirakani, Vinay Rai, Vennela Kishore
22Varisu2023Tamil₹290–310 croreVamshi PaidipallyVijay, R. Sarathkumar, Srikanth, Shaam, Rashmika Mandanna
23Bigil2019Tamil₹285–305 croreAtleeVijay, Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Kathir Vivek
24Kabali2016Tamil₹284–305 crorePa. RanjithRajinikanth, Radhika Apte, Winston Chao, Dhansika
25Enthiran2010Tamil₹283–300 croreS. ShankarRajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa
26Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo2020Telugu₹262–280 croreTrivikram SrinivasAllu Arjun, Pooja Hegde, Tabu, Jayaram, Sushanth, Nivetha Pethuraj, Murali Sharma
27Sarileru Neekevvaru2020Telugu₹260 croreAnil RavipudiMahesh Babu, Rashmika Mandanna, Vijayashanti, Prakash Raj, Rajendra Prasad
28Sarkar2018Tamil₹253 croreA. R. MurugadossVijay, Keerthy Suresh, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Radha Ravi
29KGF: Chapter 12018Kannada₹250 crorePrashanth NeelYash, Srinidhi Shetty, Vasishta N. Simha, Ramachandra Raju, Archana Jois, Anant Nag, Achyuth Kumar, Malavika Avinash
30Manjummel Boys2024Malayalam₹242 croreChidambaramSoubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Deepak Parambol, Balu Varghese, Ganapathi S. Poduval, Lal Jr., Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Arun Kurian, Khalid Rahman, Chandu Salimkumar, Shebin Benson, Vishnu Reghu
31Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy2019Telugu₹240.6 croreSurender ReddyChiranjeevi, Nayanthara, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sudeep, Vijay Sethupathi, Jagapathi Babu
32Vettaiyan2024Tamil₹240−250 croreT. J. GnanavelRajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, Dushara Vijayan, Rohini, Rao Ramesh, Abhirami, Ramesh Thilak
33I2015Tamil₹239 croreS. ShankarVikram, Amy Jackson, Suresh Gopi
34Waltair Veerayya2023Telugu₹236.15 croreBobby KolliChiranjeevi, Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, Catherine Tresa, Bobby Simha, Prakash Raj
35Beast2022Tamil₹227–240 croreNelsonVijay, Pooja Hegde, Selvaraghavan
36Sankranthiki Vasthunam ↑2025Telugu₹225–300 croreAnil RavipudiVenkatesh, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Aishwarya Rajesh
37Bharat Ane Nenu2018Telugu₹225 croreKoratala SivaMahesh Babu, Kiara Advani
38Master2021Tamil₹220–300 croreLokesh KanagarajVijay, Vijay Sethupathi
39Mersal2017Tamil₹220–260 croreAtleeVijay, S. J. Suryah, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Sathyaraj
40Vishwaroopam2013Tamil₹220 croreKamal HaasanKamal Haasan, Shekhar Kapur, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Jaideep Ahlawat
41Petta2019Tamil₹219–240 croreKarthik SubbarajRajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, M. Sasikumar
42Rangasthalam2018Telugu₹216 croreSukumarRam Charan, Samantha, Aadhi Pinisetty
43Darbar2020Tamil₹202–250 croreAR MurugadossRajinikanth, Suniel Shetty, Nayanthara, Nivetha Thomas
44Radhe Shyam2022Telugu₹200–214.04 croreRadha Krishna KumarPrabhas, Pooja Hegde
45Dasavathaaram2008Tamil₹200 croreK. S. RavikumarKamal Haasan, Asin, Jaya Prada, Mallika Sherawat, K. R. Vijaya
46Srimanthudu2015Telugu₹200 croreKoratala SivaMahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad
47Maharshi2019Telugu₹200 croreVamshi PaidipallyMahesh Babu, Pooja Hegde, Allari Naresh
47Thunivu2023Tamil₹190–250 croreH. VinothAjith Kumar, Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken
48Attarintiki Daredi2013Telugu₹187 croreTrivikram SrinivasPawan Kalyan, Samantha, Pranitha Subhash
49Viswasam2019Tamil₹185–200 croreSivaAjith Kumar, Nayanthara, Jagapathi Babu
50Sarkaru Vaari Paata2022Telugu₹180–230 croreParasuramMahesh Babu, Keerthy Suresh, Samuthirakani

Top 10 Highest-grossing South Indian Movies by Opening Day

Here is the list of the highest-grossing South Indian films by opening day.

RankTitleYearLanguageWorldwide Gross
1Pushpa 2: The Rule2024Telugu₹257–280 crore
2RRR2022Telugu₹223 crore
3Baahubali 2: The Conclusion2017Telugu₹217 crore
4KGF: Chapter 22022Kannada₹165.37 crore
5Kalki 2898 AD2024Telugu₹161.50–180 crore
6Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire2023Telugu₹145 – 175 crore
7Leo2023Tamil₹144 crore
8Devara: Part 12024Telugu₹132 – 146 crore
9Saaho2019Telugu₹116–130 crore
10The Greatest of All Time2024Tamil₹100.50 crore

Highest-grossing South Indian Movies by Month

Here is the list of the highest-grossing South Indian films by month.

MonthTitleYearLanguageWorldwide Gross
JanuaryHanu-Man2024Telugu₹301–350 crore
FebruaryManjummel Boys2024Malayalam₹242 crore
MarchRRR2022Telugu₹1,188–1,387 crore
AprilBaahubali 2: The Conclusion2017Telugu₹1,747–2,500 crore
MaySarkaru Vaari Paata2022Telugu₹180–230 crore
JuneKalki 2898 AD2024Telugu₹1,100–1,200 crore
JulyBaahubali: The Beginning2015Telugu₹599.72–650 crore
AugustJailer2023Tamil₹605–650 crore
SeptemberPonniyin Selvan: I2022Tamil₹450–500 crore
OctoberLeo2023Tamil₹595–620.50 crore
November2.02018Tamil₹666–800 crore
DecemberPushpa 2: The Rule2024Telugu₹1,600–1,800 crore

Highest-grossing South Indian Movies by Year

Here is the list of the highest-grossing South Indian films by year.

YearTitleWorldwide GrossLanguage
2025Sankranthiki Vasthunam ↑₹225 croreTelugu
2024Pushpa 2: The Rule₹1,600–1,800 croreTelugu
2023Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire₹618.06–700 croreTelugu
2022RRR₹1,188–1,387 croreTelugu
2021Pushpa: The Rise₹360–373 croreTelugu
2020Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo₹262–280 croreTelugu
2019Saaho₹419–434 croreTelugu
20182.0₹666–800 croreTamil
2017Baahubali 2: The Conclusion₹1,747–2,500 croreTelugu
2016Kabali₹284–305 croreTamil
2015Baahubali: The Beginning₹599.72–650 croreTelugu
2014Lingaa₹154 croreTamil
2013Vishwaroopam₹220 croreTamil
2012Gabbar Singh₹150 croreTelugu
2011Dookudu₹100 croreTelugu
2010Enthiran₹283–300 croreTamil
2009Magadheera₹150 croreTelugu
2008Dasavathaaram₹200 croreTamil
2007Sivaji: The Boss₹125–160 croreTamil
2006Pokiri₹70 croreTelugu
2005Chandramukhi₹65–74 croreTamil
2004Ghilli₹50 croreTamil
2003Okkadu₹32–39 croreTelugu
2002Indra₹40–55 croreTelugu
2001Kushi₹24–27 croreTelugu
2000Nuvve Kavali₹24 croreTelugu

FAQs

Which is the highest grossing South Indian film ever?

S. S. Rajamouli’s directed film ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ is the highest grossing South Indian film ever as well as highest grossing Telugu film, and the second highest-grossing Indian film worldwide. Upon its release, it grossed ₹1,737.68–1,810.60 crore worldwide ($256.26–267.01 million).

Which is the highest grossing Indian film ever?

Aamir Khan starrer ‘Dangal’ is the highest grossing Indian film ever. The film grossed ₹2,024 crore (US$340 million) worldwide and also became the first Indian movie, to cross ₹1000 crore and ₹2000 crore mark.

Which is the highest grossing Telugu film ever?

S. S. Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ is the highest grossing Telugu film of all time.

Which is the highest grossing Tamil film ever?

The bilingual film ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ is the highest grossing Tamil film of all time.

Which is the highest grossing Kannada film ever?

Prashanth Neel’s ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ is the highest grossing Kannada film of all time and the only movie grossed over 1000 crore till date.

Which is the highest grossing Malayalam film ever?

Jude Anthany Joseph directed film ‘2018’ is the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time. The film grossed around ₹177 crore (US$22 million) at the box office.

Which was the first 1000 crore movie in South India?

‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ is the first South Indian film to gross over ₹1000 crore worldwide. The film is directed by S. S. Rajamouli and features Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, Nassar, and Subbaraju.

Which was the first 100 crore movie in South India?

The first South Indian film to gross over ₹100 crore worldwide was 2007 Rajinikanth starring Tamil film Sivaji. The first Telugu film to enter the “100 Crore club” was 2009 film by S.S. Rajamouli, Magadheera.

Which is the fastest 1000 crore movie in South India?

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) is the fastest Indian movie grossing over 1000 crore, it takes 10 days.

Which was the first 1000 crore movie in South India?

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) became the first Indian film to gross over ₹1000 crore worldwide.

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