Highest-Gross
Openings
Of
South-Indian
Films
2023
Worldwide:
The
Indian
film
industry
is
winning
the
world
with
its
unique
content
and
improvised
cinematic
expertise
with
every
film
that
they
are
making.
The
phenomenal
actors
have
been
becoming
global
stars
and
well-known
worldwide
with
their
multi-crore
box
office
records.
The
year
2023
has
come
to
an
end
and
it
was
very
sweet
for
the
four
south-Indian
film
industries.
The
Tamil,
Telugu,
Kannada,
and
Malayalam
film
industries
produced
several
remarkable
films
which
went
on
to
shatter
worldwide
box
office
records
thereby
minting
money
and
winning
love
from
film
buffs
and
critics.
As
many
as
five
films
have
earned
more
than
Rs
100
Crore
and
there
are
about
12
films
that
earned
over
Rs
50
Crore
in
India
as
openings.
Four
out
of
ten
mega-budget,
star-studded
films
are
from
the
Tamil
and
Telugu
film
industries.
Here
is
a
small
detail
about
the
highest-grossing
south-Indian
films
below.
List
Of
South-Indian
Films
Which
Opened
To
Over
Rs
100
Crore
Revenue
Salaar
Part
1-Ceasefire-
Rs
167
Crore
+
Prabhas'
latest
mass
action
thriller
written
and
directed
by
Prashanth
Neel
is
taking
the
world
box
office
by
storm.
The
movie
which
was
released
in
five
languages
on
December
22
is
winning
acclaim
and
is
said
to
have
put
Prabhas
back
in
his
success
track.
Needless
to
say,
the
movie
made
a
staggering
Rs
167
Crore
on
the
opening
day.
Leo-
Rs
146.15
Crore
Thalapathy
Vijay
joined
hands
with
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
for
a
remarkable
film
that
is
called
Leo.
The
movie
was
a
phenomenon
when
it
was
released
but
the
movie
met
a
thunderous
response
besides
getting
mixed
reactions.
The
film
created
a
sensation.
The
opening
day
collection
was
a
whopping
Rs
146.15
Crore.
Jailer-
Rs
91.20
Crore
Superstar
Rajinikanth's
latest
action
drama
Jailer,
written
and
directed
by
Nelson
went
on
to
become
a
massive
blockbuster,
surprising
the
makers
as
well.
The
movie
opened
to
a
massive
amount
of
Rs
91.20
Crore
on
its
release
day.
Ponniyin
Selvan
2-
Rs
59.12
Crore
Mani
Ratnam's
much-hyped
venture
to
date,
Ponniyin
Selvan
2,
a
star-studded
mega
film
enjoyed
the
biggest
success
it
deserved.
The
movie's
sequel
is
a
bigger
success
than
its
first
part.
Owing
to
the
hype
around
it,
the
movie
made
about
Rs
59.12
Crore
in
its
opening
collection.
In
addition,
films
like
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
Jawan
and
Ranbir
Kapoor's
Animal,
which
are
helmed
by
and
contain
south-Indian
actors
and
technicians
also
earned
over
Rs
100
Crore
on
the
release
day,
globally.
List
of
South-Indian
Films
Which
Earned
About
Rs
50
Crore
As
Opening
Collections
Veera
Simha
Reddy-
Rs
50.10
Crore
Nandamuri
Balakrishna
continued
his
success
streak
this
year
too.
The
veteran
of
Tollywood
started
conquering
the
box
office
with
his
Sankranthi
release
Veera
Simha
Reddy.
The
movie
in
which
he
played
a
dual
role
and
had
Shruti
Haasan
as
the
female
lead
marked
one
of
the
biggest
films
of
his
career.
It
earned
about
Rs
50.10
Crore
on
day
one.
Waltair
Veerayya-
Rs
49.10
Crore
Megastar
Chiranjeevi
delivered
his
career's
best
film
in
terms
of
collections
and
range
with
director
Bobby
Kolli's
mass
action
entertainer
titled
Waltair
Veerayya.
Shruti
Haasan
and
Massraja
Ravi
Teja
played
key
roles
in
the
film
which
was
released
for
Sankranthi
2023.
BRO-
Rs
48.50
Crore
This
Pawan
Kalyan-Sai
Dharam
Tej's
movie
is
a
remake
of
Vinodhaya
Sitham,
a
Tamil
film
helmed
by
Samuthirakani.
The
movie
is
directed
by
Samuthirakani
himself
and
the
movie
made
a
decent
number
despite
mixed
reactions
from
the
viewers
and
fans.