South Indian cinema encompasses the five distinct film industries of Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada 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 and Kalki 2898 AD. 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.
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Highest-grossing films The following table lists the top 50 highest-grossing South Indian films worldwide.
RankTitleWorldwide grossLanguageYear1Baahubali 2: The Conclusion₹1,810.60 croreTelugu20172Pushpa 2: The Rule20243RRR₹1,300–1,387 crore20224KGF: Chapter 2₹1,200–1,250 croreKannada20225Kalki 2898 AD ₹1,042–1,100 croreTelugu20246Kantara: Chapter 1 Kannada202572.0₹699.89–800 croreTamil20188Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire₹614–702 croreTelugu20239Jailer₹605–650 croreTamil202310Baahubali: The Beginning₹600–650 croreTeluguTamil201511Leo₹595–615 croreTamil202312 Coolie croreTamil202513Ponniyin Selvan: I₹495.60-500 croreTamil202214The Greatest of All Time₹440–460 croreTamil202415Saaho₹434–440 croreTelugu201916Vikram₹424–500 croreTamil202217Kantara₹400–450 croreKannada202218Adipurush₹392.70 croreTelugu202319Devara: Part 1Telugu202420Pushpa: The Rise₹360 croreTelugu202121Ponniyin Selvan: II₹345 croreTamil202322Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups₹340-342.07 croreKannadaEnglish202623Peddi₹330–336.85 croreTelugu202624Bethlehem Kudumba UnitMalayalam202625Amaran₹320–335 croreTamil202426Jana Nayagan₹320–325 croreTamil202627 Karuppu croreTamil202628 Lokah Chapter 1: ChandraMalayalam202529Mahavatar Narsimha₹300–325 croreMultilingual202530 Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu croreTelugu202631Hanu-ManTelugu202432 They Call Him OGTelugu202533Varisu₹290–302 croreTamil202334Bigil₹285–300 croreTamil201935Kabali₹284–305 croreTamil201636Enthiran₹283–320 croreTamil201037L2: EmpuraanMalayalam202538Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo₹262–280 croreTelugu202039Sarileru Neekevvaru₹260 croreTelugu202040Sankranthiki VasthunamTelugu202541KGF: Chapter 1₹250 croreKannada201842Vettaiyan croreTamil202443Good Bad Ugly₹200–247 croreTamil202544Sarkar₹243.90–253 croreTamil201845Manjummel Boys₹242.30 croreMalayalam202446Drishyam 3₹242 croreMalayalam202647Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy₹240 croreTelugu201948Annatthe₹240 croreTamil202049Vishwanath & SonsTamil202650Waltair VeerayyaTelugu 202351 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros₹234–235 croreMalayalam202052 ThudarumMalayalam202553I₹227–240 croreTamil201554Master₹220–300 croreTamil202155Petta₹219–250 croreTamil201956Beast ₹216–300 croreTamil202257Rangasthalam₹216 croreTelugu201858Darbar₹202–250 croreTamil202059Mersal₹200–260 croreTamil2017
Highest-grossing films by language
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Highest-grossing films by opening day
RankTitleWorldwide grossLanguage Year1Pushpa 2: The RuleTelugu20242RRR₹223 crore20223Baahubali 2: The Conclusion₹217 crore20174Kalki 2898 AD₹180–191 crore20245Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire₹178.7 crore2023 6KGF: Chapter 2₹165.37 croreKannada20227Devara: Part 1₹157 croreTelugu20248They Call Him OGTelugu20259 Coolie₹151 croreTamil2025 10Leo₹148.5 crore2023
Highest-grossing films by opening weekend
RankTitleWorldwide grossLanguage Year1Pushpa 2: The RuleTelugu2024 2KGF: Chapter 2₹442 crore Kannada2022 3Kalki 2898 AD₹401 croreTelugu20244Baahubali 2: The Conclusion₹400–450 crore20175RRR₹380 crore2022 6Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire₹302 crore20237Kantara: Chapter 1 Kannada20258 Leo₹250 croreTamil2023 9 Peddi₹233 croreTelugu202610L2: Empuraan₹175 croreMalayalam202510 The Greatest of All Time₹160 croreTamil2024
Highest-grossing films by month
MonthTitleWorldwide grossLanguage YearJanuaryMana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu ₹300–310 croreTelugu2026FebruaryManjummel Boys₹242.30 croreMalayalam2024 MarchRRR₹1,300–1,387 croreTelugu2022AprilBaahubali 2: The Conclusion₹1,810.60 crore2017MayKaruppu₹310–315 croreTamil2026JuneKalki 2898 AD₹1,042–1,100 croreTelugu2024JulyBaahubali: The Beginning₹599.72–650 crore2015AugustJailer₹605–607 croreTamil2023SeptemberPonniyin Selvan: I₹500 croreTamil2022OctoberKantara: Chapter 1₹850–852 croreKannada2025November2.0 ₹699.89–800 croreTamil2018DecemberPushpa 2: The Rule Telugu2024
Highest-grossing films by year
+YearTitleWorldwide grossLanguage 2000Nuvve Kavali₹20 crore distributors' shareTelugu2001Kushi₹23.4 crore distributors' share2002Indra₹55 crore2003Tagore₹28 crore2004Ghilli₹50 croreTamil2005Chandramukhi₹75-90 crore2006Pokiri₹70 croreTelugu2007Sivaji: The Boss₹152 croreTamil2008Dasavathaaram₹200 crore2009Magadheera₹150 croreTelugu2010Enthiran₹283–300 croreTamil2011Dookudu₹101 croreTelugu2012Eega₹125–130 croreTelugu/Tamil2013Attarintiki Daredi₹131 croreTelugu2014Lingaa₹154 croreTamil2015Baahubali: The Beginning₹599.72–650 croreTelugu2016Kabali₹284–305 croreTamil2017Baahubali 2: The Conclusion₹1810.60 croreTelugu20182.0₹699.89–800 croreTamil2019Saaho₹434–439 croreTelugu2020Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo2021Pushpa: The Rise2022RRR2023Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire2024Pushpa 2: The Rule 2025Kantara: Chapter 1Kannada 2026 ToxicKannada
See also
List of highest-grossing Indian films List of highest-grossing films in India 1000 Crore Club 100 Crore Club
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