Highest Grossing Tamil Films
by noorbashaasifvali | created - 2 months ago | updated - 1 month ago | PublicThe Tamil films which grossed a minimum of 100 crore worldwide are listed here.
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1. 2.0 (2018)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After 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.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Adil Hussain
Votes: 27,096 | Gross: $5.57M
Worldwide Gross : 738.6cr
2. Leo (III) (2023)
164 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Parthiban is a mild-mannered cafe owner in Kashmir, who fends off a gang of murderous thugs and gains attention from a drug cartel claiming he was once a part of them.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Sarja
Votes: 58,817
Worldwide Gross : 615.6cr
3. Jailer (I) (2023)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A retired jailer goes on a manhunt to find his son's killers. But the road leads him to a familiar, albeit a bit darker place. Can he emerge from this complex situation successfully?
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, Jackie Shroff
Votes: 34,785
Worldwide Gross : 605.8cr
4. Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
Not Rated | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vandiyathevan crosses the Chola land to deliver a message from the Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan, while Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne.
Directors: Mani Ratnam, Sruti Harihara Subramanian | Stars: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi
Votes: 36,392
Worldwide Gross : 496.5cr
5. Vikram (2022)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A special investigator discovers a case of serial killings is not what it seems to be, and leading down this path is only going to end in a war between everyone involved.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Narain
Votes: 74,370
Worldwide Gross : 426.8cr
6. Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two (2023)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Arulmozhi Varman continues on his journey to become Rajaraja I, the greatest ruler of the historic Chola empire of south India.
Directors: Mani Ratnam, Sruti Harihara Subramanian | Stars: Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Votes: 18,105
Worldwide Gross : 343.5cr
7. Bigil (2019)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Michael gives up his dream of becoming a footballer after his father's murder. However, a friend convinces him to coach a women's football team and turn his life around.
Director: Atlee | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Vivek
Votes: 24,240
Worldwide Gross : 300.8cr
8. Kabali (2016)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reformed gangster is released from prison and attempts to protect his family from his enemies.
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Rajinikanth, Winston Chao, Radhika Apte, Dhansika
Votes: 14,193
Worldwide Gross : 294.2cr
9. Varisu (2023)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama
Vijay Rajendran is a happy to-go lucky man. Things change when his father becomes terminally ill, and he is left to manage his business empire.
Director: Vamshi Paidipally | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna, Shaam, Prabhu
Votes: 38,194
Worldwide Gross : 292.8cr
10. Enthiran (2010)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A 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.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam
Votes: 30,047 | Gross: $4.37M
Worldwide Gross : 291.2cr
11. Mersal (2017)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Thriller
A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.
Director: Atlee | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Nithya Menen, S.J. Suryah, Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Votes: 38,032
Worldwide Gross : 244.8cr
12. Sarkar (2018)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Drama
An 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.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Joseph Vijay, A.R. Murugadoss, Yogi Babu, Keerthy Suresh
Votes: 21,802
Worldwide Gross : 243.5cr
13. I (2015)
Not Rated | 188 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A 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.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Vikram, Amy Jackson, Suresh Gopi, Upen Patel
Votes: 23,343
Worldwide Gross : 234.3cr
14. Master (I) (2021)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster who uses the school children for criminal activities.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Malavika Mohanan, Arjun Das
Votes: 83,324
Worldwide Gross : 225.3cr
15. Petta (2019)
Not Rated | 171 min | Action, Drama
A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realize that it is they who should fear him.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, M. Sasikumar
Votes: 11,931
Worldwide Gross : 218.2cr
16. Beast (II) (2022)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A jaded former intelligence agent is pulled back into action when an attack at a mall creates a tense hostage situation.
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Pooja Hegde, K. Selvaraghavan, Shine Tom Chacko
Votes: 36,352
Worldwide Gross : 216.4cr
17. Thunivu (2023)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mysterious mastermind - Daredevil and his team forms a plan and commits bank heist to find the corporate looted people's money.
Director: H. Vinoth | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken
Votes: 29,350
Worldwide Gross : 200.2cr
18. Darbar (2020)
Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A police officer is on a chase to hunt down a dreaded gangster to fulfill his own secret agenda.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Rajinikanth, Nayanthara, Nivetha Thomas, Suniel Shetty
Votes: 7,364
Worldwide Gross : 198.3cr
19. Viswasam (2019)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Drama
A village ruffian, who settles disputes in his native, takes on a big shot when he tries to sort out the rough patch in his marriage after several years.
Director: Siva | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Jagapathi Babu, Anikha Surendran
Votes: 10,540
Worldwide Gross : 182.5cr
20. Valimai (2022)
Not Rated | 178 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Arjun, an IPS officer sets out for a mission on hunting down illegal bikers involving in theft and murder.
Director: H. Vinoth | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Kartikeya Gummakonda, Gurbani
Votes: 20,577
Worldwide Gross : 158.4cr
21. Kaala (2018)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Drama
Kaala is about the life of Nellai / Tirunelveli based Tamils who live in large number in Mumbai.
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Rajinikanth, Nana Patekar, Samuthirakani, Easwari Rao
Votes: 10,333
Worldwide Gross : 153.9cr
22. Sivaji (2007)
Not Rated | 188 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A 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.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Shriya Saran, Suman, Vivek
Votes: 21,613
Worldwide Gross : 153.2cr
23. Annaatthe (2021)
163 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Kaaliyan has a sister who marries a young man without the permission from Kaaliyan and moves to Kolkata with her husband , where she faces unknown threats. Soon her brother Kaaliyan comes to the rescue.
Director: Siva | Stars: Rajinikanth, Keerthy Suresh, Nayanthara, Kushboo
Votes: 10,660
Worldwide Gross : 150.6cr
24. Lingaa (2014)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A small-time thief reforms after learning about the role played by his grandfather in building a dam.
Director: K.S. Ravikumar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Anushka Shetty, Sonakshi Sinha, Jagapathi Babu
Votes: 6,281
Worldwide Gross : 148.2cr
25. Theri (2016)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When 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.
Director: Atlee | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amy Jackson, Baby Nainika
Votes: 23,026
Worldwide Gross : 143.6cr
26. Kanchana 3 (2019)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A young man who gets easily scared is possessed by a ghost that is seeking revenge.
Director: Raghava Lawrence | Stars: Raghava Lawrence, Oviya, Vedhika, Nikki Tamboli
Votes: 1,728
Worldwide Gross : 130.2cr
27. Vedalam (2015)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Drama
A doting brother who works as a cab driver tries to hunt down three notorious criminals in Kolkata who had harmed his sister.
Director: Siva | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Lakshmi Menon, Soori
Votes: 8,279
Worldwide Gross : 125.7cr
28. Singam 2 (2013)
Not Rated | 166 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Tough cop Durai Singam performs an undercover operation and identifies some nefarious activities in the seas around the coastal town.
Director: Hari | Stars: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, Vivek
Votes: 7,417
Worldwide Gross : 125.6cr
29. Thuppakki (2012)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Thriller
An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Vidyut Jammwal, Sathyan
Votes: 37,823
Worldwide Gross : 125.2cr
30. Kaththi (2014)
Not Rated | 166 min | Action, Drama
A case of mistaken identity embroils an escaped convict in a fight against a large corporation intent on seizing a village's land.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tota Roy Chowdhury
Votes: 30,036
Worldwide Gross : 124.5cr
31. Kanchana 2 (2015)
Not Rated | 166 min | Comedy, Horror
A couple of revenge seeking ghosts haunts an innocent man, and the people surrounding him, to get justice for their murders.
Director: Raghava Lawrence | Stars: Raghava Lawrence, Taapsee Pannu, Kovai Sarala, Nithya Menen
Votes: 2,006
Worldwide Gross : 121.5cr
32. Don (2022)
165 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows the life of a youngster from college to his marriage.
Director: Cibi Chakravarthi | Stars: Sivakarthikeyan, Priyanka Arulmohan, S.J. Suryah, Samuthirakani
Votes: 10,976
Worldwide Gross : 121.4cr
33. Vaathi (2023)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama
When a private school teacher is assigned to a neglected public school, he must overcome personal and political strife in his fight for education.
Director: Venky Atluri | Stars: Dhanush, Samyuktha Menon, Sai Kumar, Tanikella Bharani
Votes: 10,284
Worldwide Gross : 116.5cr
34. Singam 3 (2017)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Uncompromising police chief Durai Singam battles against a criminal operation dealing in deadly toxic waste.
Directors: Hari, P.H. Kumanan | Stars: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Shruti Haasan, Thakur Anoop Singh
Votes: 7,048
Worldwide Gross : 115.6cr
35. Vivegam (2017)
Not Rated | 149 min | Action, Thriller
An Interpol agent betrayed by his friends sets out to take revenge against the friends who work for a secret agency.
Director: Siva | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Vivek Oberoi, Kajal Aggarwal, Akshara Haasan
Votes: 12,892
Worldwide Gross : 112.3cr
36. Bairavaa (2017)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Thriller
Bairavaa, a gallant debt collector, takes on a violent criminal masquerading as a philanthropist in the education field.
Director: Bharathan | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Keerthy Suresh, Jagapathi Babu, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 11,581
Worldwide Gross : 110.8cr
37. 7aum Arivu (2011)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A 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.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Tri Nguyen, Abhinaya
Votes: 13,276
Worldwide Gross : 109.2cr
38. Kaithi (2019)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dilli, an ex-convict, endeavours to meet his daughter for the first time after leaving prison. However, his attempts are interrupted due to a drug raid planned by Inspector Bejoy.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Karthi, Narain, Arjun Das, George Maryan
Votes: 42,491
Worldwide Gross : 107.8cr
39. Vishwaroopam (2013)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Thriller
When a classical dancer's suspecting wife sets an investigator behind him, a series of violent events are triggered, revealing his real identity and connection to a darker world.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Pooja Kumar, Miles Anderson, Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose
Votes: 40,952
Worldwide Gross : 107.6cr
40. Thiruchitrambalam (2022)
131 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Thiruchitrambalam lives with his father and grandfather. He blames the former for the loss of his mother and sister and is not on good terms with the latter. Meanwhile, his love life is not so successful.
Director: Mithran Jawahar | Stars: Dhanush, Nithya Menen, Bharathiraja, Prakash Raj
Votes: 15,126
Worldwide Gross : 106.2cr
41. Dasavatharam (2008)
Not Rated | 188 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After realizing the danger of a bio-weapon, a scientist wants to protect it from being misused. The vial accidentally reaches India, and he must race against time to prevent a potential disaster.
Director: K.S. Ravikumar | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Asin Thottumkal, Jaya Prada, Mallika Sherawat
Votes: 10,580
Worldwide Gross : 105.2cr
42. Mark Antony (2023)
150 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Mark, the son of gangster Antony, finds a telephone that has the ability to contact the past.
Director: Adhik Ravichandran | Stars: Vishal, S.J. Suryah, Ritu Varma, Sunil
Votes: 5,283
Worldwide Gross : 104.5cr
43. 24 (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A scientist invents a time machine, which leads to a bitter battle between his evil twin brother and his son.
Directors: Vikram Kumar, Vikram K. Kumar | Stars: Suriya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Saranya Ponvannan
Votes: 23,969
Worldwide Gross : 100.8cr
44. Doctor (2021)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When his fiancee's niece is kidnapped, a stoic army doctor and his motley team launch a rescue operation in which they need both wit and their wits.
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar | Stars: Sivakarthikeyan, Vinay Rai, Priyanka Arulmohan, Yogi Babu
Votes: 18,880
Worldwide Gross : 100.4cr
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