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South Indian Cinema is used to refer collectively to the four distinct film industries of Tollywood (Telugu) , Kollywood (Tamil) , Mollywood (Malayalam) , and Sandalwood (Kannada) , as a single entity.[1] 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.[2]
The combined industries' revenue represent 50% of Indian cinema ,[3] Indian box office .[4]
Overview [ edit ] South Indian cinema has always produced their films cost effectively.[citation needed However, in recent times, it has produced many of the most expensive films in Indian cinema , such as: 2.0 Enthiran Bahubali [5] Hindi cinema .[citation needed
The first South Indian film to gross over ₹ 100 crore worldwide was the 2007 Tamil film Sivaji Rajinikanth and Shriya Saran in lead roles.[6] South Indian film as well as the first Indian film to gross over ₹1000 crore worldwide was the 2017 Telugu Film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion S. S. Rajamouli ,[7] [8] [9] Prabhas , Rana Daggubati , Anushka Shetty , Tamannaah , Ramya Krishna and Subbaraju in lead roles. The highest-grossing film in India is Baahubali 2: The Conclusion crore.[10] [11]
Highest-grossing films worldwide [ edit ] The following list shows the top 10 highest-grossing South Indian films worldwide, which includes films from all South Indian languages. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
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List of highest grossing films by language [ edit ] Kannada [ edit ]
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Malayalam [ edit ]
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Industry hit by Language [ edit ] Kannada [ edit ] List of Industry Hits(All time grosser) From kannada cinema.
The kannada films with a minimum worldwide gross of 10 crore are only considered.
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Malayalam [ edit ] List of Industry Hits(All time grosser) From Malayalam cinema.
The Malayalam films with a minimum worldwide gross of 10 crore are only considered.
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List of Industry Hits(All time grosser) From Tamil cinema.
The Tamil films with a minimum worldwide gross of 10 crore are only considered.
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List of Industry Hits(All time grosser) From Telugu cinema.
The Telugu films with a minimum worldwide gross of 10 crore are only considered.
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Highest-grossing films by year [ edit ] Timeline of gross records [ edit ] Nominal gross [ edit ] Adjusted gross [ edit ] Records [ edit ] Biggest opening day [ edit ] Biggest opening week [ edit ] Highest-grossing franchises and film series [ edit ] See also [ edit ] Note 1 Saaho References [ edit ]
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