The
year
has
been
a
roller-coaster
ride
for
the
Indian
entertainment
industry.
For
south
Indian
movies,
it
has
been
quite
a
journey
with
so
many
highly-awaiting
movies
hitting
the
big
screens.
Starting
from
KGF:
Chapter
2
to
the
most
recent
magnum
opus
Ponniyin
Selvan
1,
here
are
all
the
big
budget
movies
from
South
India
that
were
released
in
2022.
Valimai
Ajith
Kumar’s
Valimai,
which
was
released
on
February
24,
was
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs.
150
crore.
The
H
Vinoth
directorial
performed
fairly
well
despite
the
negative
reviews
from
critics
and
mixed
reviews
from
cinephiles.
It
made
Rs.
232
crore
at
the
worldwide
box
office.
RRR
SS
Rajamouli’s
RRR
starring
Ram
Charan
and
Jr
NTR
was
released
on
March
24
amid
huge
expectations.
The
filmmaker
made
a
comeback
with
this
movie
after
his
enormously
successful
Baahubali
franchise.
It
was
made
on
a
mammoth
budget
of
Rs.
600
crore
and
it
collected
more
than
Rs.
1000
crore
from
its
worldwide
box
office.
KGF:
Chapter
2
Prashanth
Neel
directed
action-drama
KGF:
Chapter
2
starring
Yash
in
the
lead
role
was
released
on
April
14.
The
film
was
made
on
a
whopping
budget
of
Rs.
100
crore
and
it
set
the
box
office
on
wildfire,
smashing
all
movies
released
along
with
it
to
dust.
The
film
earned
an
unimaginable
collection
of
more
than
Rs.
800
crore
from
all
languages
and
it
set
several
records
that
will
not
be
easy
to
beat
any
time
soon.
Beast
Vijay’s
Beast,
which
clashed
with
KGF:
Chapter
2
by
releasing
on
April
13
was
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs.
150
crore.
Even
after
facing
stiff
competition,
the
Nelson
Dilipkumar-directed
venture
managed
to
bring
in
Rs.
236.90
crore
at
its
worldwide
box
office.
Vikram
Kamal
Haasan’s
Vikram,
which
also
starred
Fahadh
Faasil
and
Vijay
Sethupathi
in
crucial
roles
was
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs.
120
crore.
The
film
directed
by
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
collected
close
to
Rs.
400
crore.
It
was
released
on
June
3.
Mani
Ratnam’s
magnum
opus
Ponniyin
Selvan
is
a
two-part
franchise
and
Rs.
500
crore
went
into
the
making
of
the
franchise.
Its
first
installment,
released
on
September
30,
made
Rs.
496
crore
at
the
global
box
office.
The
multi-starrer
movie
features
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Trisha
Krishnan,
“Jayam”
Ravi,
Karthi,
and
“Chiyaan”
Vikram
in
lead
roles.