Top Kollywood films

Ranked on reported gross, return on cost, momentum and audience rating, each measured against other Kollywood releases rather than against Hollywood. 135 of 464 Kollywood films have reported figures.

Verdicts by year

2025

#	Film	Gross	Return	Audience	Score
1	Leo2023	$73Mon $39M	1.9×	6.9152 votes	94
2	Vikram2022	$59Mon $15M	3.8×	7.6190 votes	94
3	Amaran2024	$39Mon $14M	2.7×	7.4264 votes	94
4	Jailer2023	$76Mon $25M	3×	6.5127 votes	92
5	Ponniyin Selvan: Part I2022	$59Mon $30M	2×	7.1100 votes	92
6	Maharaja2024	$23Mon $2M	9.5×	7.7257 votes	91
7	Vishwanath & Sons2026	$27Mon $14M	1.9×	7.234 votes	88
8	Coolie2025	$70Mon $44M	1.6×	6.295 votes	86
9	Karuppu2026	$36Mon $16M	2.3×	6.632 votes	86
10	Dragon2025	$18Mon $4M	4.1×	7.452 votes	86
11	Ponniyin Selvan: Part 22023	$40Mon $30M	1.4×	6.265 votes	81
12	DC2026	$12Mon $3M	4×	7.825 votes	81
13	Vettaiyan2024	$30Mon $36M	0.8×	6.244 votes	80
14	Retro2025	$19Mon $7M	2.6×	6.348 votes	80
15	Mandaadi2026	$17Mon $9M	2×	—5 votes	80
16	Tourist Family2025	$11Mon $819K	12.9×	7.947 votes	79
17	Jana Nayagan2026	$37Mon $46M	0.8×	5.222 votes	78
18	Blast2026	$9Mon $2M	4.2×	7.871 votes	78
19	The Greatest of All Time2024	$54Mon $47M	1.2×	4.752 votes	77
20	Good Bad Ugly2025	$26Mon $32M	0.8×	5.931 votes	76
21	Thalaivan Thalaivii2025	$13Mon $3M	4.4×	6.812 votes	76
22	Raayan2024	$19Mon $12M	1.6×	6.041 votes	75
23	Youth2026	$9Mon $753K	11.7×	6.923 votes	74
24	Varisu2023	$35Mon $29M	1.2×	5.068 votes	73
25	Love Today2022	$13Mon $636K	20×	6.965 votes	73
26	Beast2022	$33Mon $18M	1.8×	5.191 votes	72
27	Madharaasi2025	$12Mon $20M	0.6×	6.833 votes	72
28	Thaai Kizhavi2026	$9Mon $1M	7.7×	7.115 votes	72
29	Bison Kaalamaadan2025	$9Mon $4M	2.5×	7.320 votes	72
30	Thunivu2023	$27Mon $24M	1.1×	5.645 votes	71
31	Thiruchitrambalam2022	$15M	—	7.474 votes	71
32	Annaatthe2021	$32Mon $24M	1.3×	4.726 votes	70
33	Vidaamuyarchi2025	$16Mon $34M	0.5×	6.034 votes	69
34	Maanaadu2021	$16Mon $12M	1.3×	6.955 votes	69
35	Dude2025	$12Mon $3M	3.9×	5.553 votes	69
36	Maaveeran2023	$11Mon $4M	2.5×	7.154 votes	69
37	Demonte Colony 22024	$10Mon $2M	4.9×	6.824 votes	69
38	Valimai2022	$25Mon $19M	1.3×	5.535 votes	68
39	Captain Miller2024	$10Mon $6M	1.7×	6.883 votes	68
40	Madha Gaja Raja2025	$9Mon $2M	5×	—3 votes	67
41	Thangalaan2024	$10Mon $15M	0.7×	6.921 votes	66
42	Indian 2: Zero Tolerance2024	$18M	—	3.134 votes	66
43	Parasakthi2026	$11Mon $23M	0.5×	6.113 votes	65
44	Idli Kadai2025	$8Mon $10M	0.8×	6.726 votes	65
45	Etharkkum Thunindhavan2022	$17Mon $10M	1.8×	5.842 votes	64
46	Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 22025	$8Mon $6M	1.2×	6.927 votes	64
47	Sardar2022	$13M	—	6.830 votes	63
48	Jigarthanda DoubleX2023	$8M	—	7.759 votes	62
49	With Love2026	$5Mon $462K	9.7×	6.827 votes	61
50	Don2022	$15M	—	6.038 votes	61

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.