In recent times, the popularity of South Indian films has increased exponentially not only in India but also across the world. There is a huge demand for Indian films all over the world and it is not circumscribed to Bollywood these days, but people are also showing great interest in films in southern regional languages. These films are now not only released in theaters around the world, but are also achieving huge successes at the box office. Below are some examples of films that have grossed over Rs 100 crore worldwide.
Boys from Manjummel
Written and directed by Chidambaram, the film stars Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese and Ganapathi S Poduval in pivotal roles. The film is based on a real event from 2006. It also became the first film in the Malayalam film industry to mint over Rs 200 crore, surpassing Tovino Thamas’s 2018 records.
Avesham
Another Malayalam film in the list of South Indian films that achieved international success is ‘Aavesham’. It stars Fahadh Faasil in the lead role. The film grossed over Rs 150 crore on a petite budget of just Rs 30 crore and was declared a blockbuster. ‘Aavesham’ is currently the fourth highest-grossing South Indian film of 2024.
Life of a Goat
The survival drama was written, directed and co-produced by Blessy. The film is an adaptation of the 2008 best-selling Malayalam novel ‘Aadujeevitham’ by Benyamin. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jimmy Jean-Louis and KR Gokul in the lead roles and Amala Paul and Shobha Mohan in supporting roles. The film grossed over Rs 160 crore worldwide.
Premal
This romantic comedy is directed by Girish AD and stars Naslen K Gafoor and Mamitha Baiju in the lead roles. The film grossed nearly Rs 136 crore at the box office, including nearly Rs 95 crore in India and Rs 40 crore in international theaters. According to box office collections, it is currently the sixth highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time.
Captain Miller
The action-adventure film stars Dhanush in the titular role along with a supporting cast that includes Shiva Rajkumar, Aditi Balan, Edward Sonnenblick, Sundeep Kishan, Priyanka Mohan and John Kokken. The film grossed over ₹100 crore and received mostly positive reviews.
Aranmanai 4
The horror comedy film stars Tamannaah Bhatia, Raashii Khanna, Yogi Babu, Ramachandra Raju and Santhosh Prathap in pivotal roles. The film has grossed over Rs 100 crore at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film in the entire franchise and one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2024.
