

Although the film went on to gross more than Rs 150 crores worldwide, many distributers in Tamil Nadu claimed huge losses, demanding compensation as the film's worldwide distribution rights were reportedly amounted to an excess of Rs 140 crores. KS Ravikumar's Lingaa, Rajinikanth's comeback film after a brief period of ill-health, had the largest opening day for a South Indian film as it earned Rs 22 crores in India. Asin and Mallika Sherawat played the female leads in the film, while the script was written by Kamal Haasan himself. The film, again produced by Aascar Ravichandran, grossed Rs 200 crores worldwide. The science-fiction thriller, featuring Kamal Haasan in 10 roles and directed by KS Ravikumar, was the second Tamil film after Sivaji to reach the Rs 100-crore milestone in Tamil cinema. The sequel of the film, Vishwaroopam 2, has been announced. But when it released, it took the box office by storm. The movie faced a lot of controversy before it released in Tamil Nadu. Vishwaroopam, a spy thriller written, directed and co-produced by Kamal Haasan, who also starred in the lead role in the film, was produced simultaneously as a bilingual in Tamil and Hindi and dubbed into Telugu. Produced by Aascar Ravichandran, the film had Amy Jackson playing the female lead. By the end of its run, the film had collected more than Rs 200 crores worldwide and eventually became a commercial success. Shankar's grand romantic thriller I saw Vikram don multiple hats for portraying a bodybuilder-turned supermodel seeking revenge from his betrayers. Rajini sir's fans truly loved his 'Chitti' act in the film. The movie, which has been directed by Shankar and funded by Sun Pictures, was a runaway hit and made profitable business across all the territories. Superstar Rajinikanth's Enthiran, opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, was next only to Dasavatharam to hit the Rs 100-crore milestone. The blockbuster features an ensemble cast of Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu and Tamil and dubbed into Hindi and Malayalam. Produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni, it is the first of a two-part epic. SS Rajamouli's magnum opus Baahubali smashed all records by becoming the first film from the South to gross Rs 500 crores worldwide in just 24 days. So far, only 10 Tamil movies have managed to collect more than Rs 100 crores worldwide at the box office.īaahubali: The Beginning (Rs 500 Crores and Counting) However, it is not so easy for Tamil movies to collect the same amount.

Every now and then, we come across news articles stating that a Bollywood movie has joined the league of Rs 100-crore films.
