Every year, the Indian cinema box office delivers a few major blockbusters from different languages. In recent times, the highest-grossing films have varied across industries. Let us take a look at the biggest grossers by language in Indian cinema so far.
The highest-grossing Telugu film is RRR. In Tamil, Jailer and Leo share the top position. Dhurandhar leads in Hindi, while Lokah Chapter 1 holds the record in Malayalam. In Kannada, Kantara Chapter 1 stands as the biggest grosser.
Rajamouli’s Varanasi has all the chances to become the next biggest grosser for Telugu
Looking at this list, RRR remains the top Telugu grosser, and director S.S. Rajamouli is known for breaking his own records. His upcoming film Varanasi with Mahesh Babu has a strong chance of becoming the next highest-grossing Telugu film. In Tamil cinema, Jana Nayagan and Jailer 2 are expected to challenge existing records. In Hindi, Dhurandhar is close to becoming the biggest grosser, and its sequel also has the potential to repeat the success.
In Malayalam cinema, Drishyam 3 is expected to aim for record-breaking collections. In Kannada, only another film from the Kantara franchise seems capable of surpassing the current record. It will be interesting to see which films enter the list of the biggest grossers by language in Indian cinema in the coming years.