Top Kollywood films

Ranked on reported gross, return on cost, momentum and audience rating, each measured against other Kollywood releases rather than against Hollywood. 227 of 464 Kollywood films have reported figures.

Verdicts by year

2025

#	Film	Gross	Return	Audience	Score
1	Vikram2022	$59Mon $15M	3.8×	7.6190 votes	95
2	Amaran2024	$39Mon $14M	2.7×	7.4264 votes	92
3	Maharaja2024	$23Mon $2M	9.5×	7.7257 votes	92
4	Leo2023	$73Mon $39M	1.9×	6.9152 votes	88
5	Ponniyin Selvan: Part I2022	$59Mon $30M	2×	7.1100 votes	88
6	Jailer2023	$76Mon $25M	3×	6.5127 votes	86
7	Mersal2017	$38Mon $18M	2.1×	7.3137 votes	85
8	Dragon2025	$18Mon $4M	4.1×	7.452 votes	82
9	Vishwanath & Sons2026	$27Mon $14M	1.9×	7.234 votes	81
10	Karuppu2026	$36Mon $16M	2.3×	6.632 votes	80
11	Master2021	$35Mon $18M	1.9×	6.6137 votes	80
12	Petta2019	$33Mon $23M	1.4×	7.297 votes	79
13	Kaithi2019	$15Mon $4M	4.2×	7.6172 votes	79
14	I2015	$37Mon $16M	2.4×	6.7143 votes	78
15	Tourist Family2025	$11Mon $819K	12.9×	7.947 votes	78
16	Coolie2025	$70Mon $44M	1.6×	6.295 votes	77
17	Enthiran2010	$66Mon $31M	2.1×	6.6270 votes	77
18	Love Today2022	$13Mon $636K	20×	6.965 votes	76
19	Bigil2019	$42Mon $26M	1.6×	6.385 votes	75
20	Nanban2012	$28Mon $8M	3.4×	7.272 votes	75
21	Thani Oruvan2015	$16Mon $2M	6.7×	7.4107 votes	75
22	DC2026	$12Mon $3M	4×	7.825 votes	75
23	Blast2026	$9Mon $2M	4.2×	7.871 votes	75
24	Ponniyin Selvan: Part 22023	$40Mon $30M	1.4×	6.265 votes	74
25	Retro2025	$19Mon $7M	2.6×	6.348 votes	74
26	Theri2016	$22Mon $11M	2×	6.9120 votes	73
27	Kabali2016	$48Mon $15M	3.2×	6.097 votes	72
28	Kaththi2014	$19Mon $8M	2.3×	7.2113 votes	72
29	Thiruchitrambalam2022	$15M	—	7.474 votes	72
30	Vishwaroopam2013	$38Mon $17M	2.2×	6.4106 votes	71
31	Thuppakki2012	$23Mon $13M	1.7×	7.3127 votes	71
32	Thalaivan Thalaivii2025	$13Mon $3M	4.4×	6.812 votes	71
33	Mandaadi2026	$17Mon $9M	2×	—5 votes	71
34	2.02018	$110Mon $77M	1.4×	5.8190 votes	70
35	Vettaiyan2024	$30Mon $36M	0.8×	6.244 votes	70
36	Youth2026	$9Mon $753K	11.7×	6.923 votes	70
37	Singam2010	$20Mon $3M	6×	6.879 votes	69
38	Maanaadu2021	$16Mon $12M	1.3×	6.955 votes	69
39	Maaveeran2023	$11Mon $4M	2.5×	7.154 votes	69
40	Vikram Vedha2017	$9Mon $2M	5.5×	7.3244 votes	69
41	Nerkonda Paarvai2019	$21M	—	6.930 votes	69
42	Jana Nayagan2026	$37Mon $46M	0.8×	5.222 votes	68
43	Viswasam2019	$27Mon $14M	1.9×	6.250 votes	68
44	Thaai Kizhavi2026	$9Mon $1M	7.7×	7.115 votes	68
45	The Greatest of All Time2024	$54Mon $47M	1.2×	4.752 votes	67
46	Sarkar2018	$37Mon $16M	2.3×	5.791 votes	67
47	Good Bad Ugly2025	$26Mon $32M	0.8×	5.931 votes	67
48	Raayan2024	$19Mon $12M	1.6×	6.041 votes	67
49	Mankatha2011	$18Mon $5M	3.5×	6.877 votes	67
50	242016	$15Mon $10M	1.4×	7.2145 votes	67

The method, in full

How this is scored

Reported gross: Worldwide box office as reported on TMDB, as a percentile of the industry.
Return on budget: Gross against budget, capped so a tiny budget cannot outrank a real blockbuster.
Audience rating: TMDB user rating, trusted more the more people have voted.
Momentum: Gross discounted by age, so a hit this year outweighs the same gross from a decade ago.
Resono members (off): Watches, favourites and written takes from members here.

Gross and rating are as reported on TMDB and Wikipedia, which are crowd-sourced and can lag or disagree with studio statements. Treat them as indicative rather than audited.