For many years, South films have been overshadowing Bollywood. In fact, ‘Bahubali’, released 10 years ago, did such a miracle that this pan India film not only became a worldwide blockbuster but it also wrote a new chapter in the fate of the South Industry. Since then, South Cinema is proving itself to be superior to Bollywood in every aspect, be it new and heart-touching stories or action sequences, South Cinema has now overtaken Bollywood in every aspect.

The year 2025 is also not untouched. This year too, South films won and earned handsomely at the box office. Whereas Bollywood lagged behind in terms of earnings this year. The films of many big superstars including Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan could not do wonders at the box office this year. Rishabh Shetty’s serial action thriller ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ not only broke all the earning records but also got the title of the biggest film of the year.

South films will shine in the year 2025
Many films of South Cinema were successful at the box office this year. Rishabh Shetty’s ‘Kaatanra Chapter 1’ holds the record of highest grosser of the year. Let us tell you that this film was made with a budget of Rs 130 crore and it made a huge collection of Rs 662 crore in India and its worldwide earning was Rs 840 crore. Rajinikanth starrer ‘Coolie’ had collected Rs 516 crore worldwide. Kalyani Priyadarshan’s film ‘Lokah Chapter 1’, made with a budget of just Rs 40 crore, also did wonders. It surprised everyone by doing a worldwide business of Rs 302 crores. Mohanlal’s ‘L2 Empuraan’ was also a big hit of the year. The budget of this Malayalam language film was Rs 150 crore and it did a worldwide business of Rs 268 crore.

These South films earned the most in the year 2025

• Kantara Chapter 1- 840 crores worldwide
• Coolie- 561 crores worldwide
• Lokah Chapter 1- 302 crores worldwide
• L2 Empuraan – 268 crores worldwide

Movies of big Bollywood stars lagged behind
In the year 2025, films of big Bollywood superstars proved to be cold at the box office. Let us tell you that Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s ‘War 2’ was released in the beginning of this year. There were a lot of expectations from this film of YRF’s spy universe but this film could not recover its budget. Made at a cost of Rs 400 crore, this film was able to do a worldwide business of Rs 360 crore. Whereas superstar Salman Khan’s film ‘Sikander’ was released on Eid but it could not perform well. Made at a cost of Rs 200 crore, this film had collected Rs 184.71 crore worldwide. At the same time, Akshay Kumar’s multi-starrer film ‘Housefull 5’ was also not special. Made at a cost of Rs 225 crore, this film had earned Rs 190 crore worldwide. Recently, Maddock’s horror universe film ‘Thama’ also did not perform well. Its budget is said to be Rs 140 crore and it earned only Rs 132 crore worldwide.

Two films saved the shame of Bollywood
However, Bollywood’s honor was saved by two films. One is Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Chhaava’ and the other is newcomer Ahan Pandey and Aneet Padda’s ‘Sayara’. Let us tell you that ‘Chhawa’, made at a cost of Rs 150 crore, had earned Rs 808 crore worldwide. It is at second place among the highest grossing films of the year. Whereas new stars Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Padda’s ‘Sayara’ is at third place in the list. Made at a cost of Rs 50 crore, this film surprised everyone by doing a worldwide business of Rs 334 crore.

The year 2025 is about to go away and 2026 is going to come very soon. With the new year, Indian cinema is also bringing a lot of new things. From South to Bollywood, not one but 10 big films are going to be released next year.

These big films are not only because of the budget but also because of their star cast. In the list of these 10 films, things full of mythology, horror, suspense, thriller and action will be seen. So without waiting, know which big film and which star is coming to wreak havoc at the box office next year.

These 10 big films will come in 2026

Jan Nayakan: First of all, South actor Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayakan’ will be released which will be released on January 9. The special feature of the film is Bobby Deol whose stardom will make the film even bigger. Pooja Hegde is also a part of the film.

The Raja Saab: On January 9, 2026, not only Thalapathy Vijay. Prabhas’s film ‘The Raja Saab’ will also be released. That means the biggest clash will be seen in the very first month.

Border 2: Sunny Deol’s multistar film and much-awaited film ‘Border 2’ will be released on January 23. After ‘Gadar 2’ and ‘Jatt’, the actor’s stardom is back and fans are hopeful that it can prove to be the next blockbuster.

Toxic: After this, ‘KGF’ star Yash’s ‘Toxic’ will come which will be released on March 19. Kiara Advani is also opposite Yash in this film.

Peddi: The song ‘Chikiri Chikiri’ has already become a hit. This song is from Ram Charan’s ‘Peddi’. The buzz about the film is already building. This film will hit the theaters on March 26. Jhanvi Kapoor is also in the film.

Jailer 2: Superstar Rajinikanth will also come to create havoc at the box office by June. His film ‘Jailor 2’ will be released on June 12.

Soldier: Apart from Prabhas’ film ‘The Raja Saab’, another big film ‘Fauji’ will be released in 2026 which will be released on 15th August.

Ramayana Part 1: Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi are coming up with one of the biggest films of Indian cinema so far. The first part of his film ‘Ramayana’ will be released on the occasion of Diwali next year.

King: Ever since the teaser of Shahrukh Khan’s ‘King’ came out, it is being discussed everywhere. According to many reports, the multi-starrer film can be released only next year i.e. 2026.

Scene 3: Both Ajay Devgan in Bollywood and Mohanlal in Mollywood have released two films each in the ‘Drishyam’ series. At present, it is not known when Ajay Devgan’s ‘Drishyam’ will be released but Mohanlal is going to come with his ‘Drishyam 3’ next year.

Every Friday some film is released at the box office. Many films were released in October also from South to Bollywood. Some of these films are still standing at the box office and some have moved away.

Ormax Media has published the report of gross collection of 5 such films, which contains the list of top 5 grossing films released in October. See here which are the top 5 films in this list.

‘Kantara Chapter 1’

The first number in this list is of Rishabh Shetty’s film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’. This film, released on October 2, has collected Rs 735 crore as per this report.

‘hold’

The second name in the list is Ayushmann Khurrana’s film ‘Thama’ which according to Ormax has done a business of Rs 156 crore. The film was released on 21 October on the occasion of Diwali.

‘The madness of a crazy person’

Harshvardhan Rane’s low budget superhit film ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ has got the third place in the list. This film was also released in theaters along with ‘Thama’ on 21 October. According to Ormax, the film has collected Rs 95 crore.

‘Lalo Krishna always helps’

The fourth film in the list is ‘Lalo Krishna Sada Sahayate’. This film has also become the highest grossing film in Gujarati cinema history. This film, which was released on October 10, is still standing at the box office and is earning a lot. According to Ormax data, the film has collected Rs 92 crore.

‘Dude’

This low budget film, released on October 17, proved to be a hit. Pradeep Ranganathan is in the lead role in the film originally made in Tamil language. According to the report of Ormax Media, the film has done a business of Rs 86 crore in India.

(Note: All data used here is as per Ormax and is not final as many of these films are still running in theatres. This data is at the time of writing the report and is subject to change.)

Bollywood and South’s popular actress Rashmika Mandanna has been in the news for the past several days regarding the news of her engagement with Vijay Deverakonda. Now there are reports that the couple is going to take their relationship a step further. According to reports, after the secret engagement, Rashmika and Vijay are now going to tie the knot. Know on which day both are going to get married.

Vijay and Rashmika will take seven rounds in February

According to a report in Pinkvilla, Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna are reportedly going to tie the knot on February 26, 2026. The grand wedding of both is going to be held in a palace located in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The couple also had a secret engagement on October 3, 2025 in Hyderabad. Regarding which neither of them has given any reaction yet.

I’ll marry VIJAY
Says RashmikaDeverakonda#VijayDeverakonda #RashmikaMandanna pic.twitter.com/PXhHsQ0wfx

— THE (@TheDEVERA_fan) November 5, 2025

Love story started on the sets of this film

Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna worked together in the film ‘Geeta Govindam’. Which was released in the year 2018. The closeness of both of them increased on the set of this film. Then this couple was seen in “Dear Comrade” (2019). The chemistry of both of them set the screen on fire. Everyone went crazy about their couple. After this, news of their dating started surfacing. Many times both were spotted together on vacation and in restaurants. While talking about the engagement in Rashmika’s recent interview, she had said, “Everyone knows about it..”

Rashmika Mandanna’s work front

Talking about the work front, Rashmika Mandanna was recently seen in Maddock Horror Comedy Universe’s film ‘Thama’. In the film, she had stars like Ayushmann Khurrana and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Now his another film ‘The Girlfriend’ is going to be released, which will hit the theaters on 7 November 2025.

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On one hand, ‘Thama’, which shows the story of blood-drinking vampires, is creating a stir, while on the other hand, ‘Ek Deewane Ki Diwaniyat’, the story of a lover who sacrifices his life for love, is succeeding in attracting the audience towards the big screen.

Meanwhile, the havoc of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’, which has been creating a huge storm at the box office for the last 23 days, is still not over. The storm of earnings of the film is blowing in such a way that the fear of ‘Sarkate Ka Terror’ and ‘Chudail’ also seems to be ending.

‘Kantara Chapter 1’, which is earning a lot even in front of ‘Thama’ of horror comedy universe, now seems to be moving ahead to break the record of blockbuster like ‘Stree 2’.

Will ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ break the record of ‘Stree 2’?

• The story of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ is based on legends more than 5000 years old. People liked the story of Panjurli and Guliga Dev so much that now this film seems to be breaking the record of ‘Stree 2’ released last year.
• This film, directed by Rishabh Shetty, earned Rs 337.4 crore in the first week, Rs 147.85 crore in the second and Rs 78.85 crore in the third, according to Sacnilk. Today the film is doing business for its 23rd day and till 10:45 pm it has collected a total of Rs 566.33 crores while earning Rs 2.23 crores.
• Talking about ‘Stree 2’, it had earned Rs 597.99 crore in 13 weeks according to Sacknilk. That means ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ is only at a distance of about Rs 30 crores. As soon as it earns this much, Shraddha Kapoor’s film will be left behind.

Big heroes collapse in front of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’

‘Kantara Chapter 1’ has left behind many big Rs 500 crore films. You can see their list below.

• Animal- 553.87 crores
• Bahubali 2- 562 crores
• Pathan- 543.09 crores
• Gadar 2- 525.7 crores

Let us tell you that if this film of Rishabh Shetty, Gulshan Devaiah and Rukmini Vasant breaks the record of ‘Stree 2’, then soon after that ‘Chhaava’ (601.54 crores) will also be in danger.

The film has also made a good collection worldwide and has collected Rs 781.60 crore in just 22 days as per Sacnilk data.

Two big films ‘Jolly LLB 3’ and ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ are both stable at the box office and are earning decently. So let us know how much Akshay Kumar’s magic is working on Diwali and on the other hand, how many viewers is Rishabh Shetty’s film getting.

Box office collection of ‘Jolly LLB 3’

This comedy film of Akshay Kumar had earned Rs 74 crore in the first week, Rs 29 crore in the second and Rs 7.3 crore in the third. The film’s earning in the fourth week was Rs 3.9 crore. On the 29th day it was Rs 25 lakh, on the 30th day it was Rs 40 lakh and on the 31st day it increased to Rs 67 lakh.

Today, on the 32nd day of Diwali, people are coming to watch the film. According to Saknilk, till 4:35 pm the earning has reached Rs 19 lakh and the total collection has reached Rs 115.71 crore.

Box office collection of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’

Kannada film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ collected Rs 337.4 crore in the first week and Rs 147.85 crore in the second week. On the 16th day, the film’s earnings decreased slightly and stopped at Rs 8.5 crores. But the film made a comeback on the 17th and 18th day, earning Rs 12.9 crore and Rs 17 crore respectively.

Today, on the occasion of Diwali, the film has collected a total of Rs 529.66 crore, earning Rs 6.16 crore so far, according to Sacknilk. Let us tell you that this data related to both the films available on Saknilk is not final at the moment. There may be change in this.

The release of ‘Thama’ will affect both the films.

Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna and Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s film ‘Thamaa’ is going to hit the box office on October 21. This means that within a few hours, there is going to be a huge impact on the earnings of both ‘Jolly LLB 3’ and ‘Kantara Chapter 1’.

Due to less shows of both and the arrival of new films, the earnings at the box office may decrease. However, the earnings of both the films will be known by tomorrow, one day after Diwali.

Rishabh Shetty’s film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ had already taken the record of the second highest grossing film of the year 2025 by breaking many records one after the other at the box office. Now even after spending 12 days in theatres, the film’s strong earnings are not stopping.

Not only this, it has broken the records of all the blockbusters released till date except 10 films. So let us first know the earnings of the film and then we will know which films’ record is currently safe in front of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’.

Box office collection of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’

By earning Rs 337.4 crore in the first extended week of 8 days, the prequel of 2022’s ‘Kantara’, ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ had left ‘Sayara’ behind. The film’s earning on the 9th day was Rs 22.25 crores, but on the 10th day, it reached Rs 39 crores with a huge jump.

On the 11th day, taking advantage of Sunday holidays, it increased to Rs 40 crore. Today i.e. on the 12th day, the film has collected a total of Rs 442.84 crores, earning Rs 4.44 crores till 5:10 pm. These figures available on SACNILC are not final. There may be changes in these.

Only these 10 films are ahead of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’

‘Kantara Chapter 1’ has left behind the lifetime earnings of all the blockbuster films released so far. There are only 9 films left whose record the film has not been able to break yet. Below, you can see the list of those 10 blockbusters according to Sacknilk.

1. Pushpa 2 The Rule- 1234.1 crores
2. Baahubali 2- 1030.42 crores
3. KGF 2- 859.7 crores
4. Kalki 2898 AD- 646.31 crores
5. Jawan- 640.25 crores
6. Chava- 601.54 crores
7. Stree 2- 597.99 crores
8. Animal- 553.87 crores
9. Pathan- 543.09 crores
10. Gadar 2- 525.7 crores

Worldwide collection of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’

Made under the direction of Rishabh Shetty, this film has been made with a budget of only Rs 125 crore. According to Saknilk, the film has made a worldwide collection of Rs 614.30 crore in just 11 days.

This film of Rukmini Vasanth, Gulshan Devaiah and Rishabh Shetty still has a full week’s time when it will not face any major competition. After this, there will be tough competition as soon as ‘Thamaa’ is released on the occasion of Diwali.