Year Ender 2023: From Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' to Tovino Thomas's '2018', check out box office reports of south films

Year Ender 2023 Yet another year has come to an end This was an interesting year at the movies as films were released with all their glory at the cinemas postpandemic The Indian film industry delivered some of the biggest blockbusters while the audience also showered love on the little films Here we look at some of the biggest and talked about South films that fared well at the boxofficeLeo TamilDirected by Lokesh Kangaraj Leo was released in theatres on October 8 The film stars Thalapathy Vijay Trisha Sanjay Dutt and Priya Anand in pivotal roles The film follows the story of Parthiban a mildmannered cafe owner in Kashmir who ends off a gang of murderous thugs and gains attention from a rug cartel claiming he was once part of themBox Office reportDomestic Nett Rs 3419 crWorldwide gross Rs 6155 crJailer TamilDirected by Nelson Dilipkumar this film was released on August 9 The film follows the story of a jailer who is out in search of his sons killer However it leads him into familiar but complex situations How he deals with these situations forms the rest of the story The film stars Rajinikanth Mohanlal Shivarajkumar and Jackie Shroff in important roles The film was made on a budget of Rs 190 croreBO report Worldwide Gross Rs 6073crDomestic Nett Rs 3369crVarisu TamilDirected by Vamshi Paidipally the film stars Vijay and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead The film follows the story of a carefree man who is left to manage his familys business empire when his father falls sick The film was made on a budget of Rs 175 croreBO reportWorldwide Gross Rs 2928crDomestic Nett Rs 1776crWaltair Veerayya TeluguDirected by KS Ravindra the film stars Ravi Teja Shruti Haasan Chiranjeevi and Urvashi Rauela The action drama follows the story of a fisherman who accepts the request from a police officer for his gainsThe film was made on a budget of Rs 125 croreBO reportWorldwide Gross Rs 2102crDomestic Nett Rs 1561crThunivu TamilDirected by H Vinoth the film stars Ajith and Manju Warrier as the lead It is a bank heist where a team of people try to trace a corporation that looted peoples money The film was made on a budget of Rs 115 croreBO reportDomestic Nett Rs 1221crWorldwide Gross Rs 1966cr2018 MalayalamDirected by Jude Anthany Joseph the film has an ensemble cast including Tovino Thomas Kunchacko Boban Asif Ali and Vineeth Sreenivasan among others The film recounts tales of Keralites who stepped up when the state was facing one of the worst floods in a century in the year 2018 The film made on a meager budget of Rs 15 crore was a blockbuster hit It is also Indias official entry for the OscarsBO reportWorldwide Gross Rs 1754crDomestic Nett Rs 908crDasara TeluguDirected by Srikanth Odela the film is set against the backdrop of Singareni coal mines in Telangana The film stars Nani Keerthy Suresh and Shine Tom Chacko The film was made on a budget of Rs 55 croreBO reportWorldwide Gross Rs 1151crDomestic Nett Rs 777crRDX Rbert Dony Xavier Malayalam Set in a small town in Kerala the lives of three individuals change after a horrifying incident The film directed by Nahas Hidayath stars Shane Nigam Neeraj Madhav Antony Varghese and Babu Antony The film was made on a budget of Rs 10 croreBO reportWorldwide Gross Rs 834crDomestic Nett Rs 449crBaby TeluguDirected by Sai Rajesh Neelam the film stars Anand Deverakond Vaishnavi Chaitanya Viraj Ashwin and Kirrak Seetha Made on a small budget of Rs 10 cr the film was a blockbusterBO reportWorldwide Gross Rs 832crDomestic Nett Rs 661crKannur Squad MalayalamDirected by Roby Varghese Raj the film is based on the true story of the Kannur squad officers Starring Mammootty in the lead the film traces the journey of a team of police officers chasing criminals across the country The film was made on a budget of Rs 25 croreBO reportWorldwide Gross Rs 811crDomestic Nett Rs 386crMaamannan 2023Directed by Mari Selvaraj the film stars Vadivelu Fahadh Faasil Keerthy Suresh and Udhyanidhi Stalin The film was made on a budget of Rs 30 crore and was a blockbusterBO report Domestic Nett 497crWorldwide Gross 667crSaptha Sagaradaache Ello Side A KannadaDirected by Hemanth M Rao the film stars Rakshit Shetty Rukmini Vasanth Chaithra J Achar and Avinash The film was made on a budget of Rs 15 croreWorldwide gross Rs 273crSapta Sagaradaache Ello Side B KannadaThe second part was made on a budget of Rs 10 crore and earned Rs 192 crore worldwide making it a hit