Southern Indian Cinema is used to refer collectively to the four distinct film industries of

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, Kollywood (Tamil), Mollywood (Malayalam), Sandalwood (Kannada) as a single entity. The following is a list of 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.

Overview

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, such as ''2.0'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''RRR'' . The first South Indian film to gross over ₹100

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worldwide was the 2007

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'', which starred

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and

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in lead roles. The first South Indian film to gross over ₹600 crore worldwide was the 2015 film '' Baahubali: The Beginning''. Also, the first South Indian film as well as the first

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to gross over ₹1000crore worldwide was the 2017 sequel film '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' directed by

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. The highest-grossing film in India is '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' (2017), with a total domestic gross of ₹1,429.83crore.

Highest-grossing films worldwide

The South Indian films which grossed a minimum of 200 crore worldwide are listed here, which includes films from all South Indian languages. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.

List of highest-grossing films by language

Kannada

Malayalam

Tamil

Telugu

Timeline of nominal gross records by language

Kannada

The

Kannada films Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

with a minimum worldwide gross of ₹10 crore are only considered.

Malayalam

The Malayalam films with a minimum worldwide gross of ₹10 crore are only considered.

Tamil

The Tamil films with a minimum worldwide gross of ₹10 crore are only considered.

Telugu

The Telugu films with a minimum worldwide gross of ₹10 crore are only considered.

Highest-grossing films by year

Timeline of gross records

Nominal gross

Adjusted gross

Records

Biggest opening day

Biggest opening weekend

Highest-grossing franchises and film series

Notes

References

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Overview

Highest-grossing films worldwide

List of highest-grossing films by language

Kannada

Malayalam

Tamil

Telugu

Timeline of nominal gross records by language

Kannada

Malayalam

Tamil

Telugu

Highest-grossing films by year

Timeline of gross records

Nominal gross

Adjusted gross

Records

Biggest opening day

Biggest opening weekend

Highest-grossing franchises and film series

See also

Notes

References