Kollywood All-Time Grossers
This is a list of all-time highest grossing Tamil films. No fancruft. No planted stories.
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- DirectorS. ShankarStarsRajinikanthAkshay KumarAmy JacksonAfter mobiles start mysteriously flying out of the hands of people in Chennai, Dr Vaseegaran summons his trusted robot Chitti to ward off the bird-shaped supernatural powers of Pakshirajan.Global gross - ₹5,800 million
Chennai admissions - 1 million - DirectorS. ShankarStarsRajinikanthAishwarya Rai BachchanDanny DenzongpaA brilliant scientist creates a humanoid robot to protect mankind, but things go awry when human emotions are programmed and inner turmoil causes the robot to switch sides.Global gross - ₹2,840 million
Chennai admissions - 1 million - DirectorPa. RanjithStarsRajinikanthWinston ChaoRadhika ApteA reformed gangster is released from prison and attempts to protect his family from his enemies.Global gross - ₹2,711 million
Chennai admissions - 1 million - DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsPrabhasRana DaggubatiAnushka ShettyAmarendra Baahubali, the heir apparent to the throne of Mahishmati, finds his life and relationships endangered as his adoptive brother Bhallaladeva conspires to claim the throne.Global gross - ₹2,661 million (Tamil)
Chennai admissions - 1 million - DirectorS. ShankarStarsVikramAmy JacksonSuresh GopiA deformed hunchback kidnaps a bride and holds her hostage while his connection to her and his targets is revealed in a series of flashbacks that unfold as he starts seeking revenge.Global gross - ₹2,423 million
Chennai admissions - 1 million - DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsJoseph VijayA.R. MurugadossVaralaxmi SarathkumarAn NRI businessman learns his vote has been cast by someone else and decides to investigate the matter, eventually finding himself pitted against two corrupt politicians.Global gross - ₹1,450 million
- DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsJoseph VijayKajal AggarwalVidyut JammwalAn army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.Global gross - ₹1,445 million
- DirectorAtleeStarsJoseph VijaySamantha Ruth PrabhuAmy JacksonWhen his daughter's life is endangered by a local gang, Joseph Kuruvilla will do whatever it takes to stop them. However, at the same time, his dangerous past slowly resurfaces.Global gross - ₹1,355 million
- DirectorAtleeStarsJoseph VijayNithya MenenS.J. SuryahA police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.Global gross - ₹1,330 million
- DirectorHariStarsSuriyaAnushka ShettyHansika MotwaniTough cop Durai Singam performs an undercover operation and identifies some nefarious activities in the seas around the coastal town.Global gross - ₹1,286 million
- DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsSuriyaShruti HaasanJohnny Tri NguyenA genetic engineering student tries to revive the skills of a past legend and use them to save India from a deadly virus attack orchestrated by China.Global gross - ₹1,269 million
- DirectorK.S. RavikumarStarsRajinikanthAnushka ShettySonakshi SinhaA small-time thief reforms after learning about the role played by his grandfather in building a dam.Global gross - ₹1,226 million
- DirectorSivaStarsAjith KumarShruti HaasanLakshmi MenonA doting brother who works as a cab driver tries to hunt down three notorious criminals in Kolkata who had harmed his sister.Global gross - ₹1,211 million
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsRajinikanthShriya SaranSumanA software engineer comes to India in order to serve the nation and invest in its welfare. A few corrupt officials and politicians try to stop him while he tries to do good for the poor.Global gross - ₹989 million
Chennai admissions - 1 million - DirectorPa. RanjithStarsRajinikanthNana PatekarSamuthirakaniKaala is about the life of Nellai / Tirunelveli based Tamils who live in large number in Mumbai.Global gross - ₹966 million
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsJoseph VijayJiivaSrikanth10 years after leaving college, two best friends and their rival go on a search for their third friend, while finding out some truths along the way.Global gross - ₹963 million
- DirectorHariStarsSuriyaAnushka ShettyPrakash RajHonest police officer Durai Singam locks horns with big-time extortionist Mayil Vaaganam.Global gross - ₹946 million
- DirectorVikram KumarVikram K. KumarStarsSuriyaSamantha Ruth PrabhuNithya MenenA scientist invents a time machine, which leads to a bitter battle between his evil twin brother and his son.Global gross - ₹903 million
- DirectorSivaStarsAjith KumarVivek OberoiKajal AggarwalAn Interpol agent betrayed by his friends sets out to take revenge against the friends who work for a secret agency.Global gross - ₹887 million
- DirectorVishnuvardhanStarsAjith KumarAryaNayantharaA mysterious man along with a young computer hacker tries to unveil a major government conspiracy which resulted in several bloody deaths.Global gross - ₹857 million
- DirectorVenkat PrabhuStarsAjith KumarArjun SarjaTrisha KrishnanVinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues.Global gross - ₹846 million
- DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsJoseph VijaySamantha Ruth PrabhuNeil Nitin MukeshA case of mistaken identity embroils an escaped convict in a fight against a large corporation intent on seizing a village's land.Global gross - ₹817 million
- DirectorRaghava LawrenceStarsRaghava LawrenceTaapsee PannuKovai SaralaA couple of revenge seeking ghosts haunts an innocent man, and the people surrounding him, to get justice for their murders.Global gross - ₹807 million