In the last few years, South Cinema has not only won the hearts of the audience with its powerful story and brilliant acting, but has also made record-breaking earnings at the box office. These films, full of action, thriller and tremendous visuals, have created a lot of buzz. Whenever there is talk of South’s highest grossing films, the name of ‘Pushpa 2’ is definitely taken, but the surprising thing is that some other film occupies the number 1 position. Let us know which South film became the biggest grossing film till date.
bahubali 2
At number one is Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia and Ramya Krishnan’s film Baahubali 2. It had earned Rs 1788.60 crore worldwide. This was a Telugu and Tamil language film, which was highly appreciated by the audience.
Pushpa 2
At second place is the film Pushpa 2 which had earned Rs 1742.10 crore worldwide. It is the sequel to Allu Arjun’s blockbuster film ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ (2021), written and directed by Sukumar. In this film, Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil are in lead roles along with Allu Arjun.
RRR
At number three is the film RRR which is SS Rajamouli’s film. This film made in Telugu had earned Rs 1230 crore worldwide. The film stars actors like Ram Charan, Jr NTR and Alia Bhatt.
kgf chapter 2
At number four comes the Kannada action film KGF Chapter 2, released in the year 2022, starring superstar Yash. This film had earned Rs 1215 crore worldwide.
Kalki 2898 AD
After this comes the science-fiction epic film Kalki 2898 AD, directed by Nag Ashwin, which was a Telugu film. This film had earned Rs 1042.25 crore.
Kantara Chapter 1
At sixth place comes the Kannada film Kantara Chapter 1, released in the year 2025, which earned Rs 852.19 crore worldwide. The film’s cinematography, music, production design and action sequences were highly appreciated.
Robot 2.0
Then at 7th place comes the 2010 science-fiction film Robot 2.0, which was a Tamil film. This movie had earned Rs 691 crore. It is directed by Shankar and stars Rajinikanth, Amy Jackson and Akshay Kumar in lead roles.
bahubali 1
At number 8 comes Prabhas’s film Baahubali 1 which had earned Rs 650 crores worldwide. It is called S.S. Rajamouli has directed. Apart from Prabhas, the film stars Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah Bhatia in lead roles.
Salaar
At number 9 comes Prabhas’s action film Salaar, which was a Telugu film released in 2023. This movie had earned Rs 617.75 crore.
leo
At number 10 is the action thriller film Leo, which was a Tamil movie, in which Thalapathy Vijay was in the lead role. The film had earned Rs 605.90 crore.
