The animated film ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ was released in theaters on July 25 and after years the audience got a chance to watch a pan India animated film in Hindi cinema. This film was liked by everyone from children to the elderly and the situation was such that the audience started taking off their slippers in the theaters because the film was based on our mythological texts and Lord Vishnu’s incarnation Narasimha, but do you know that director Ashwin Kumar had to mortgage everything to direct the film?

The animated film ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ broke all the box office earning records and crossed the Rs 300 crore mark. But it was difficult for director Ashwin Kumar to direct this film. Director Ashwin Kumar himself has revealed this while talking about the film in Shabdotsav 2026.

Why was ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ made?
Ashwin Kumar said- ‘I wanted a pan India spiritual film to be made, because after Jai Maa Santoshi made in 1975, no such film had come at the box office. That film had filled a wave of devotion to the mother within the audience and I wanted to make something like that pan India, but now times have changed, so I decided to make an animated film to tell the young generation about our scriptures and mythology.

House and jewelery mortgaged for film
Director Ashwin Kumar further said that this film was very special for him, because he had put everything at stake in the film. He said- ‘My wife is the producer of the film and he had mortgaged all his earnings, his wife’s jewelery and even the house.’ This film was very much liked by the audience and was a pan India hit.

Record breaking collection of ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’
The film ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ had earned more than Rs 300 crore at the box office, while the budget of the film was Rs 16 crore. The film had also left behind the Bollywood film ‘Mufasa the Lion King’ in terms of earnings, while ‘Mufasa the Lion King’ was dubbed in Hindi language by Shahrukh Khan in his own voice. Let us tell you that it took 5 years to make this film ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’.

This year many Indian films did wonders at the box office. While big budget films proved to be flops, low budget films made huge profits for the makers. Know here about those films whose earnings shocked even the makers. Know about those films here.

The performance of these films was better than expectations

1. In love with you
This film starring Kriti Sanon and Dhanush was released in theaters on 28 November. There was a lot of hype about the film but no one thought that it would do wonders. According to the report of Saknilk, this intense love story has collected Rs 83.65 crore in one week.

2. Sayara
No one had expected Mohit Suri’s romantic musical drama to perform so well. But the sizzling chemistry of Aneet Padda and Ahaan Pandey impressed the audience a lot and the film earned more than Rs 500 crore worldwide. Its collection at the Indian box office was Rs 329.2 crore.

3. Loka Chapter 1: Chandra
This film of Kalyani Priyadarshan was made on a very low budget. The film was released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages ​​and earned a lot of love across the country. Even the makers did not expect that the film would be included in the list of highest grossers of this year. According to Scanlink, this film became a Pan India blockbuster by earning Rs 156.82 crores.

4. Dragon
The name of South Indian film is also registered at the next number in this list. Pradeep Ranganathan and Anupama Parameswaram starrer this film was released in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil. Due to the tremendous story and star cast, it was successful in winning the hearts of the people and also joined the 100 crore club.

5. Jat
This big budget film of Sunny Deol is also included in the list of highest grossing movies of this year. The story and powerful action sequences of the film entertained the audience a lot. The film earned Rs 88.26 crore at the Indian box office, while it did a business of Rs 118.36 crore worldwide.

6. Shadow
Vicky Kaushal started 2025 with a bang with this historical action masterpiece. The strong performance of the entire star cast made the film a hit across the world. According to Scanlink, this big budget film collected Rs 601.54 crore.

7. Mahavatar Narasimha
No one expected this animated film of Ashwin Kumar to create havoc at the box office. Powerful visuals and tremendous storytelling technique won the hearts of the audience. The film created a new record in the history of Indian animation and earned Rs 250.29 crore at the box office.

8. Sankrantiki Vasthanam
This Telugu action comedy film took full advantage of strong word-of-mouth. The film was released only in Telugu language but the makers made more profits than expected. According to Sacknilk, the film did a business of Rs 186.7 crore at the box office.

The list of eligible films for the Best Animated Feature Film of Oscar 2026 has been released, and the Indian film ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ has been qualified in it. While sharing the official update, the Academy itself has confirmed that ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ will compete with many films in this category.

,Mahavatar Narasimha’ Included in the list of Oscar 2026
Clem Productions and Homble Films’ Mahavatar Narasimha created a stir at the box office across the country and the world. Now this film has done another miracle. In fact, it has been shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards in the Best Animated Feature Film category.

Directed by Ashwin Kumar, the film is listed along with K-pop Demon Hunters, Zootopia 2, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, and many others. To qualify for Best Animated Feature, a film must be over 40 minutes in length, with at least 75% of the runtime composed of animation.

,Mahavatar Narasimha’ How was the box office performance?
‘Mahavatar Narasimha’, released in July this year, proved to be a blockbuster at the box office which surprised the trade and Indian industry. The film grossed approximately Rs 325 crore worldwide, and holds the record for the highest-grossing Indian animated film of all time.

7 films of Mahavatar Cinematic Universe will be released
Let us tell you that earlier, India’s Dharma Productions’ “Homebound” was selected as the country’s official Oscar entry in the International Feature Film category. Meanwhile, “Mahavatar Narasimha” is the first film of the Mahavatar Cinematic Universe, which will have a total of 7 films. The next film of this series is “Mahavatar Parashuram”, which will be released in theaters across the world in 2027.

When will Oscars 2026 take place?
The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on January 22, 2026. The 98th Oscars will be held on March 15, 2026 at the Dolby Theater in Ovation Hollywood and will be telecast live on ABC.

For the last many years, Hindi audience has given immense love to South films. Many times even Bollywood films have been left behind due to the audience’s love for these South films. But one special thing is that Hindi audience has played a big role in making South films blockbusters. Let us know all the details one by one.

Hindi audience made these films blockbusters
For the last few years, the South film industry has been giving tough competition to Bollywood. This South industry was ahead from the beginning in terms of content and tremendous action, but now the South has made its place in the list of blockbusters too. However, in this too, Hindi audience has become a big strength of South films. Understand the complete mathematics from these three examples.

1. Pushpa 2
This film of Allu Arjun was released last year. After this, it captured the theaters as soon as it was released. Within no time, this Allu Arjun starrer film became a bumper hit. But the Hindi audience has a big role in this film becoming a blockbuster. According to the report of Saknilk, the film had earned Rs 1274.1 crore in India. But only in Hindi language the film deposited Rs 812.14 crore in its account.

2. Mahavatar Narasimha
Another example of this is Ashwin Kumar’s recently released animated film. This film also made huge profits at the box office. Everything including the story, cinematography and background music of the film was absolutely top notch. But the reason behind it becoming a blockbuster was the support of the Hindi audience. The film earned Rs 250.29 crore in India but Hindi audiences alone contributed Rs 187.69 crore to its earnings.

3. Kantara Chapter 1
Rishabh Shetty’s latest film is at number three in this list. Even though this film was released in Kannada, the Hindi audience also left no stone unturned in showering their love towards this film. In just 1 week the film has collected Rs 334.94 crore.

But Hindi audience has also contributed behind its strong earnings. According to Sacknilk, the Hindi audience has made the film earn more than Rs 108 crore. Let us tell you that the film is still at the box office and this data may become bigger in future.

The director of popular filmmaker Ashwin Kumar and the film Mahavatar Narasimha, on July 25, knocked in theaters around the world. The film won the hearts of everyone with its story and cinematography and the audience had also fiercely rained money on this film in theaters. Now after a long wait of 56 days, this film has agreed to its OTT release. Today we will give you every information about it.

Narasimha’s roar will once again echo on this OTT platform
Ashwin Kumar’s animated film Mahavatar Narasimha had impressed the audience so much in theaters that the audience started cheering Lord Narasimha while sitting in the cinema hall. Now after a long wait of 56 days, Mahavatar Narasimha is going to be released on OTT.

If you miss the theatrical experience of this film, do not panic, now you can watch the film comfortably sitting at home. Netflix has shared a post on its official X handle (first Twitter) on Thursday and gave information that the film will be fully ready for streaming from 12:30 pm on Netflix from 19 September.

Since then, the audience has been growing in the audience with the film and the audience is eagerly waiting to experience the film on OTT.

The roar of this lion can topple a kingdom
Watch Mahavatar Narsimha, OUT 19 September, 12:30 PM, On Netflix. #Mahavatarnarsimhaonnetflix pic.twitter.com/vmdsaiw8e7

– Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) September 18, 2025

Bumper collection of 300 crores worldwide
This film, made under the direction of Ashwin Kumar, is the story of Prahlada, the supreme devotee of Lord Vishnu. Seeing whose devotion, Lord Vishnu incarnated Narasimha to kill the cruel demon Raj Hiranyakashipu.

The background music and visuals of the film were so appealing that it kept the audience tied till the end. According to the report of Sixelk, the film collected 325.65 crores in its account, while the film’s total gross in the Indian box office was 250.2 crores. Along with this, this animated film made under the banner of Cleem Productions and Hombale Films was a blockbuster.

This year, the Indian film industry has entertained the audience with many tremendous films. Not only Bollywood but South Film Industry also did not lag behind in the race of hit films. Even every single industry of South films, whether it is Telugu or Tamil or Malayalam or Kannada, each industry has made 2-2 superhit films.

Now the report of the Omax Media has come out in which it said that this time from January to August, which films have secured the place in the top 10 list from their bumper earnings.

What does this report of Omax Media say?
The Omax Media has shared a report in which it was told how much in the Indian box office in which films from January to August this year. On the basis of box office collection, these films have been kept in a scale of 1 to 10. Let us tell you that in this list, 6 Hindi films are recorded, while the names of 4 South films are recorded. The list of these films is as follows-

1. Catch
Vicky Kaushal starrer The film was released in the month of February this year. In the film, the actor’s opposite Rashmika Mandana was seen. The story of this historical action film revolves around Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s son Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. The film received a lot of love from the audience from all over the world. According to the report of Omax Media, the Vicky Kaushal starrer film has secured the number 1 position while doing a box office collection of 693 crores.

2. Saira
This musical romantic drama of Mohit Suri was released in July. The chemistry of Ahaan Pandey and Anit Padda was well liked in the film. So far, the discussions of this film are being done among the audience. The story and music of the film also impressed the critics with the audience. According to Omax Media, this film has collected 396 crores in the Indian box office. Along with this, Ahaan Pandey’s debut film has registered its name in the second place in the top 10 list.

3. Coolie
This film by South’s legend actor Rajinikanth also cut a ruckus at the box office. The film was also well liked by the Hindi audience with the audience of South. The film was released on the occasion of Independence Day and along with this Rajinikanth starrer film also got a lot of benefit from National Holiday. According to Omax Media, the film has done a business of 325 crores. With this, it made its place at number three.

4. Mahavatar Narasimha
Ashwin Kumar’s film was released in the month of July. The film’s dialogue, cinematography and visuals completely touched the heart. Through its emotional music and powerful story, this animated film has left an indelible mark in the mind of the audience. According to the report of Omax Media, ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ has registered its name in fourth place by earning a total of Rs 301 crore in the Indian box office.

5. War 2
This film of Hrithik Roshan was also released on 14 August before Independence Day. Thalaiva Rajinikanth of South on one side and Bollywood’s Greek God Hrithik Roshan on the other. There was a tremendous craze about both of their films, but in the end Rajinikanth’s film won. Junior NTR and Kiara Advani were seen in this film with Hrithik Roshan. It was liked a lot in the theater of the audience. According to the report of Omax Media, Hrithik Roshan starrer This movie has deposited Rs 283 crore in its account.

6. Connection object
This Telugu action comedy film was released in January this year. Venkatesh, Aishwarya Rajesh and Meenakshi Chaudhary were seen in the lead roles in this film. According to the Omax Media, 222 crores have been deposited in the account of this film and this film has secured sixth position.

7. Stars on the ground
Aamir Khan’s film shows the story of children suffering from down syndrome. The film was released in theaters on 20 June. When this film was released, it was appreciated by many people. In this, Aamir Khan played the role of basketball coach Gulshan Arora. According to Omax Media, the film collected a collection of 201 crore at the Indian box office.

8. Housefull 5
Akshay Kumar and Housefull franchise have entertained the audience every time. This multistarrer film was released on 6 June in theaters. It received mixed response from audience and critics, but still it has also made its place in the list of top 10 films released in 2025. According to Omax Media, in this movie of Akshay Kumar, a collection of 200 crores has been done in the Indian box office.

9. Red 2
Ajay Devgan’s film was released on May 1 in theaters. Ritesh Deshmukh and Vani Kapoor have also played the lead roles in this film. This time Ajay Devgan has raided the house of Ritesh Deshmukh in the role of Amay Patnaik. The story of the film was so great that people have rained money on it. According to the Omax Media, 199 crores have been deposited in the film’s account.

10. Loca Chapter 1: Chandra
Kalyani Priyadarshan’s film was released in theaters on August 28. It was made in a very low budget. But its story has become its home in the mind of the audience. Critics have also given a lot of positive reviews to this Malayalam action film. According to the report of the Omax Media, so far this movie has deposited Rs 184 crore in its account. With this, it has been ranked 10th.

Mahavatar Narasimha has emerged as a historical film for the Indian Animation Genre. With the release, the film has broken such records at the box office, which no one must have thought in a dream. The film made records on Opening Week and then became the highest grossing Indian animation film. Even after 39 days, the film’s earnings are not taking the name of stopping.

Mahavatar Narasimha created history

Mahavatar Narasimha was released on 25 July. The film earned a large scale. Some time ago the film left the Kashmir files behind and became the Most Profatible Bollywood film of Modern Times. Now the film has created history.

Mahavatar Narasimha’s return on investment

The film has collected a box office of NET 241.2 crores. At the same time, a gross collection of 284.61 crores has been done. The budget of the film is only 15 crores. The return on investment of the film has gone up to 226.2 crores. At the same time, the return on investment has become 1508 percent. It has become the first Hindi film to get more than 1500 percent returns in Modern Era. The film has become a super duper hit.

Mahavatar Narasimha These 6 films will be released after

Let us know that the film Worldwide is also performing well. The film has crossed the 300 crore mark. After the success of this film, the makers have also announced the remaining parts. The next party of the film should be released in 2027.

6 parts of the film are to come. The incarnations of Lord Vishnu will be shown in the film. Mahavatar Parashuram will be released in 2027. After this, Mahavatar Raghunandan will come in 2029. Then Mahavatar Dwarkadhish will come. The film will be released in 2031. After this Mahavatar Gokulanand will come in 2033. Then Mahavatar Kalki Part 1 and Part 2 will come. These films will be released in 2035 and 2037.

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For the last 1 month, there has been tremendous enthusiasm between the audience over Saira, Mahavatar Narasimha and Kannada film Su from So. The total budget of these three films is not even 100 crores, whereas their total earnings have reached close to 1000 crores.

Mahavatar Narasimha’s bumper collection
The animated film Mahavatar Narasimha was released in theaters on 25 July. From the story of this film, music and cinematography and VFX have greatly impressed the audience. Directed by Ashwin Kumar, the film shows the story of Lord Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar to get rid of the atrocities of Hiranyakashyap demon.

The audience is very fond of this attempt to present the story of Indian culture and Lord Vishnu on screen as animation. Ashwin Kumar’s film has settled in the hearts of people. Talking about the collection of this film made with a budget of 40 crores, according to the report of Scanilk, the worldwide film deposited Rs 313.15 crore in its account.

Saira also broke a record collection
Ahaan Pandey and Anit Padda’s film Saira was released on July 18 in theaters. Directed by Mohit Suri, this love story has settled in the hearts of people and the audience is appreciating this film very much.

If you talk about the earnings of the film, then Anit Dadda and Ahaan Pandey starrer film has done a business of 564.48 crores worldwide. According to Koimoi, the film was made in a budget of only 45 crores.

This Kannada film has also created a gather
Su from So was released in theaters on 25 July. Without any big celebrity and budget, this film quietly collected a bumper collection. The story of the film was introduced in such a great way that it made its place in the mind of the audience. This film with an ordinary character and ordinary story also failed the big budget movies in front of them.

According to the report by Sixelk, this film, made in around 3 crores, deposited the worldwide 118.3 crore rupees. It was only after its release that theaters were covered in theaters and entertained the audience. Through the film, social message has been given in the best way in comic style.

The makers of all three films had only put 88 crores, earning many times

If you add 40 crores of Mahavatar Narasimha, 45 crores of Saira and 3 crores of Su from So, then the total budget of all three films reaches 88 crores. On the other hand, if you add collection of these three films, then it reaches 995.93 crores. That is, only these three small budget films have earned around 1000 crores.

The animated film ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ has surprised everyone with his brilliant performance, the film was released during the ‘Saira’ storm, yet it made its own identity. Even after the release of War 2 and Coolie, its earnings were expected to decline drastically, but it did not happen. Recently, the film completed a month in theaters, but its earnings are still going on. Let us know here what ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ has done wonders in the 32nd day of release i.e. the fifth Monday Test.

‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ earned how much on the 32nd day?
The Indian animated film ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’, released amidst very low expectations, has so far earned historic. In the animation genre, it has broken all the current records and has already become the highest -grossing Indian animated film. Its Telugu dubbed version has played an important role behind this success.

Please tell that Mahavatar Narasimha was released in five Indian languages: Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam. With the tremendous response of the audience, the film has earned a net of 231.75 crores at the Indian box office in 31 days, out of which it has collected the highest collection of 175.25 crores in the Hindi version. After this, it has earned 45.35 crores so far in the Telugu version. The rest have earned in other languages.

• According to the data of the same second, ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ has collected a collection of 1.25 crores on the 32nd day of release.
• With this, the total earnings of 32 days ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ have now been Rs 233 crore.

How far ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ from 250 crores
‘Mahavatar Narasimha’ has earned more than one crore on the 32nd day of its release. However, its earnings also saw a fifth decline. Amidst all this, now it is moving towards becoming 250 crores. If the film continues to do business like this and its earnings rise in its sixth weekend, then it can become 250 crores. It needs 17 crores to cross this milestone. It will be seen whether the film can touch this figure or not.

About ‘Mahavatar Narasimha’
The film is based on the mythology of Lord Narasimha, one of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. It focuses on the divine incarnations of Vishnu, especially Narasimha, on the semi-human and semi-lion form, which Lord Vishnu assumed to defeat the demon King Hiranyakashyap and protect his devotee son Prahlad. The film was released in theaters 25 July 2025.

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These days, many films are rocking at the box office. These films are not able to earn anything in Week Day, but they are doing such a strong business on weekends that everyone has become a fan of them. Syara and Mahavatar Narasimha have been at the box office for a long time and are earning well. Quli and War 2 released on August 14 have also printed thick notes on the weekend. On Sunday, all the films have grossed tremendously. Let us tell you how the collection of films has been on Sunday.

Coolie did so much collection
Rajinikanth’s porter has grossed tremendous worldwide. The film started falling only after the opening weekend, but now the porter has jumped a high jump on Sunday. According to the report of Caiknilk, Coolie had a collection of 10.75 crores on Sunday. After which the total collection has increased to 256.75 crores.

War 2 Gaya Chha
Hrithik Roshan, Junior NTR and Kiara Advani’s War 2 earnings have increased on this weekend. The film has grossed 6.50 crores on the second Sunday i.e. 11th day. After which the total collection has increased to 221 crores.

Mahavatar Narasimha
The animated film Mahavatar Narasimha has been released more than 1 month. Mahavatar Narasimha, who was ready in the budget of 15 crores, has earned 6.15 crores on the 31st day. After which the total collection of the film has gone up to 231.75 crores.

Saira
Saira of Ahaan Pandey and Anit Padda is one of these year -old films of these year. In this film, Sunday has earned 80 lakhs. This film has so far grossed 327.65 crores.

Sunday is the most grossing Rajinikanth’s porter. Coolie has left everyone behind by earning 10 crores. All the films are failing in front of the coolie at this time.

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