The 1000-crore mark has become the new standard for a pan-India movie to be considered successful. The first film to reach this milestone was Dangal in 2016, thanks to its extraordinary success in China, bringing its worldwide total to around 2000 crores.
Baahubali 2 followed, grossing approximately 1700 crores globally. Subsequent films like KGF 2, RRR, Pathaan, and Jawan have also entered the 1000-crore club.
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However, films such as Animal, which earned 900 crores, and Kalki 2898 AD, with estimates between 920-950 crores, fell just short of this benchmark.
Tollywood, Bollywood, and the Kannada film industry have successfully produced 1000-crore films, but the Tamil film industry has yet to achieve this feat.
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High hopes were placed on Vijay’s Leo, Ponniyin Selvan, and Indian 2 to break this barrier. While Leo managed to gross around 600 crores and the Ponniyin Selvan series collected about 800 crores from its two parts, Indian 2 has been a huge letdown.
Indian 2 was anticipated to collect 1000 crores due to the sequel factor, Shankar’s renowned brand, and Kamal Haasan’s revived stardom post-Vikram. However, the film has turned out to be a massive disappointment and a significant disaster, with even reaching a 200 crore worldwide gross now appearing highly impossible.
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Currently, the Tamil industry is looking to Kanguva and Vijay’s GOAT to achieve the elusive 1000-crore milestone. Although it’s a challenging goal, nothing is impossible in the ever-evolving film landscape.
For now, the 1000-crore mark remains a distant dream for the Tamil industry.
