List of most expensive Indian films#Meitei

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This ranking lists the most expensive films in Indian cinema, based on conservative production budget estimates reported by organisations classified as green by Wikipedia.{{efn|See WP:RSP, WP:ICTFSOURCES}} The figures are not adjusted for inflation and represent only the actual filming costs, excluding promotional expenses (such as advertisements, commercials, posters, etc.).

Most expensive films

The following table list of the most expensive films produced in the Indian film industry, each with a budget of 200 crore or more.

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!scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Language

!scope="col" |Year

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|Kalki 2898 AD

|align="right" |₹600 crore

|align="center" |Telugu

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |{{Cite web |date=26 June 2023 |title=Project K: From Prabhas to Deepika Padukone, here's how much actors are getting paid |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/nag-ashwins-project-k-from-prabhas-to-deepika-heres-how-much-actors-are-getting-paid-1227370 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626142436/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/nag-ashwins-project-k-from-prabhas-to-deepika-heres-how-much-actors-are-getting-paid-1227370 |archive-date=26 June 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Pinkvilla |language=en |quote=Reportedly, 600 crores is being spent to make this multi-starrer film.}}{{Cite web |last=Prakash |first=B. V. S. |date=10 June 2024 |title=Whopping Budget for Kalki 2898 AD in Two Parts |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/prabhass-kalki-mounted-on-rs-700-cr-budget-898213 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627182913/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/prabhass-kalki-mounted-on-rs-700-cr-budget-898213 |archive-date=27 June 2024 |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=27 June 2024}}

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|RRR

|align="right" |₹550 crore

|align="center" |Telugu

|align="center" |2022

|align="center" |{{cite web|title=RRR, 2.0, Brahmastra, Adipurush: Expensive Indian films that cost over Rs 300 crore|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/photo-gallery-from-rrr-to-prithviraj-9-most-expensive-movies-that-crossed-a-budget-of-rs-300-crores-or-more-2954513/20-2954517|website=DNA India|access-date=24 September 2022|archive-date=24 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924054414/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/photo-gallery-from-rrr-to-prithviraj-9-most-expensive-movies-that-crossed-a-budget-of-rs-300-crores-or-more-2954513/20-2954517|url-status=live}}

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|Adipurush

|align="right" |₹500–700 crore

|align="center" |Hindi
Telugu

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |{{efn|name="adi"|Adipurush{{'s}} reported budget varies between ₹500 crore (Bollywood Hungama{{Cite web |title=Prabhas starrer Adipurush made on a budget of Rs. 500 cr. recovers Rs. 432 cr. before its release |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/prabhas-starrer-adipurush-made-budget-rs-500-cr-recovers-rs-432-cr-release/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602132032/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/prabhas-starrer-adipurush-made-budget-rs-500-cr-recovers-rs-432-cr-release/ |archive-date=2 June 2023 |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=2 June 2023 |access-date=1 July 2023}}) – ₹700 crore (India Today,{{Cite magazine |title=Om Raut calls Prabhas 'flop-proof', says 'Adipurush' did 'well at box office' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/om-raut-calls-prabhas-flop-proof-says-adipurush-did-well-at-box-office-2590078-2024-08-29 |magazine=India Today |date=29 August 2024 |access-date= 6 September 2024}} News18{{Cite news |date=15 July 2023 |title=Chandrayaan-3 Is Rs 75 Cr Cheaper Than Prabhas' Adipurush: Viral Tweet Leaves Netizens In Splits |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/chandrayaan-3-is-rs-75-cr-cheaper-than-prabhas-adipurush-viral-tweet-leaves-netizens-in-splits-8340841.html |access-date=17 July 2023 |work=News18 |archive-date=16 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716214655/https://www.news18.com/movies/chandrayaan-3-is-rs-75-cr-cheaper-than-prabhas-adipurush-viral-tweet-leaves-netizens-in-splits-8340841.html |url-status=live }})}}

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|2.0

| align="right" |₹400–600 crore

| align="center" |Tamil

| align="center" |2018

| align="center" |{{efn|name="2.0"|2.0{{'s}} reported budget varies between ₹400 crore (Bollywood Hungama{{cite web|title=REVEALED: The Real Budget of the Rajinikanth – Akshay Kumar starrer 2.0|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/revealed-real-budget-rajinikanth-akshay-kumar-starrer-2-0/|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=26 October 2018|access-date=3 March 2023|archive-date=2 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302184312/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/revealed-real-budget-rajinikanth-akshay-kumar-starrer-2-0/|url-status=live}}) – ₹500 crore (NDTV{{Cite web |date=23 November 2018 |title=Rajinikanth And Akshay Kumar's 2.0 Has Reportedly Recovered Rs 370 Crore Out Of 500 Already |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-and-akshay-kumars-2-0-has-reportedly-recovered-rs-370-crore-out-of-500-already-1952280 |access-date=2 March 2023 |website=NDTV.com |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302184310/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-and-akshay-kumars-2-0-has-reportedly-recovered-rs-370-crore-out-of-500-already-1952280 |url-status=live}}) – ₹500–570 crore (News18{{Cite web|title=Zero to Saaho, Films That Tanked at Box Office Despite Their Trailers Smashing Records|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/zero-to-saaho-films-that-tanked-at-box-office-despite-their-trailers-smashing-records-4919396.html|website=News18|date=29 March 2022|access-date=3 March 2023|archive-date=12 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712115536/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/zero-to-saaho-films-that-tanked-at-box-office-despite-their-trailers-smashing-records-4919396.html|url-status=live}}) – ₹543 crore (The News Minute,{{cite web |title='2.0' strikes gold at box-office, grosses over Rs 500 crore in 1 week|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/20-strikes-gold-box-office-grosses-over-rs-500-crore-1-week-92882|website=The News Minute|date=6 December 2018|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019131046/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/20-strikes-gold-box-office-grosses-over-rs-500-crore-1-week-92882|url-status=live}} Filmfare,{{cite web|title=Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's 2.0 has earned Rs 490 crores already|url=https://m.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/rajinikanth-and-akshay-kumars-20-has-earned-rs-490-crores-already-31363.html|website=Filmfare|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020063831/https://m.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/rajinikanth-and-akshay-kumars-20-has-earned-rs-490-crores-already-31363.html|url-status=live}} Zee News{{cite web|title=Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's 2.0: Makers spend over Rs 543 crore on VFX!|url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/rajinikanth-and-akshay-kumars-2-0-makers-spend-over-rs-543-crore-on-vfx-2139951.html|website=Zee News|date=10 September 2018|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020063834/https://zeenews.india.com/regional/rajinikanth-and-akshay-kumars-2-0-makers-spend-over-rs-543-crore-on-vfx-2139951.html|url-status=live}}) – ₹550 crore (India Today,{{cite web|title=VFX work in 2.0 starring Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar cost Rs 550 crore?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/vfx-work-in-2-0-starring-rajinikanth-and-akshay-kumar-cost-rs-550-crore-1337646-2018-09-11|website=India Today|date=11 September 2018 |access-date=28 September 2022|archive-date=28 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928055802/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/vfx-work-in-2-0-starring-rajinikanth-and-akshay-kumar-cost-rs-550-crore-1337646-2018-09-11|url-status=live}} Business Today{{cite web|title=2.0 Box Office Collection: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar film makes a mark in US; earns Rs 24 crore in 4 days|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/2point0-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-akshay-kumar-film-makes-mark-us-earns-rs-24-crore-in-4-days-119884-2018-12-03|website=Business Today|date=3 December 2018|access-date=28 September 2022|archive-date=28 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928060152/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/2point0-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-akshay-kumar-film-makes-mark-us-earns-rs-24-crore-in-4-days-119884-2018-12-03|url-status=live}}) – ₹570 crore (DNA India) – ₹600 crore (Cinema Express,{{cite web|title=Lyca Productions says 2.0 grosses Rs 400 crore worldwide|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/dec/03/lyca-productions-says-20-grosses-400-crores-worldwide-9050.html|website=Cinema Express|date=3 December 2018|access-date=24 September 2022|archive-date=24 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924111323/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/dec/03/lyca-productions-says-20-grosses-400-crores-worldwide-9050.html|url-status=live}} The New Indian Express,{{cite web|title=Rajinikanth's 2.0 has recovered Rs 370 crore already?|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/nov/23/rajinikanths-20-has-recovered-rs-370-crore-already-1902323.amp|website=The New Indian Express|date=4 November 2018|access-date=16 October 2022|archive-date=16 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016120551/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/nov/23/rajinikanths-20-has-recovered-rs-370-crore-already-1902323.amp|url-status=live}} The Hindu{{cite news|title=Rajinikanth's 2.0: Why it is a big deal|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/20-the-buzz-about-the-rajinikanth-akshay-kumar-film/article25613646.ece/|website=The Hindu|date=28 November 2018|access-date=16 October 2022|archive-date=16 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016121111/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/20-the-buzz-about-the-rajinikanth-akshay-kumar-film/article25613646.ece/amp/|url-status=live}})}}

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|Pushpa 2: The Rule

| align="right" |₹400–500 crore

| align="center" |Telugu

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{cite web |access-date=25 April 2024 |title=Allu Arjun Increases His Fee To ₹150 Crore Ahead Of Pushpa 2 Release? Heres What We Know |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/allu-arjun-increases-his-fee-to-150-crore-ahead-of-pushpa-2-release-heres-what-we-know-8866294.html |work=News18}}

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|The Greatest of All Time

| align="right" |₹380–400 crore

| align="center" |Tamil

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=1 September 2024 |title=Archana Kalpathi on spending Rs 400 crore for Vijay-Venkat Prabhu's GOAT: 'Star salary is proportionate to box office revenue' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/archana-kalpathi-on-spending-rs-400-crore-for-vijay-venkat-prabhus-goat-9544491/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904125653/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/archana-kalpathi-on-spending-rs-400-crore-for-vijay-venkat-prabhus-goat-9544491/ |archive-date=4 September 2024 |access-date=6 September 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

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|Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva

| align="right" |₹375–400 crore

| align="center" |Hindi

| align="center" |2022

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=1 September 2022 |title=SCOOP: Brahmastra official budget is over Rs. 400 crores – Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt film creates history |website=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/scoop-brahmastra-official-budget-rs-400-crores-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-film-creates-history/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901110439/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/scoop-brahmastra-official-budget-rs-400-crores-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-film-creates-history/ |url-status=live}}

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|Game Changer

| align="right" |₹350–425 crore

| align="center" |Telugu

| align="center" |2025

| align="center" |{{efn|{{Cite web |date=7 January 2025 |title='Game Changer' Tickets And Advance Booking: Ram Charan's Film Is Posed For A Great Start |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/telugu/game-changer-tickets-and-advance-booking-ram-charans-film-is-posed-for-a-great-start-article-117018995 |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=Times Now |language=en |quote=While the budget of the Ram Charan-starrer has reportedly been around Rs 350 plus crore, the film’s pre-release business too has been stunning.}}{{Cite web |date=9 January 2025 |title=Ticket prices hiked for Ram Charan's 'Game Changer', permission for 1am shows denied |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/entertainment/story/ticket-prices-hiked-for-ram-charans-game-changer-permission-for-1am-shows-denied-460136-2025-01-09 |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=Business Today |language=en |quote=Made at a budget of around ₹400 crore, Ram Charan's latest film has logged stellar advance bookings for day 1 in India so far.}}{{Cite news |date=31 December 2024 |title=Ram Charan's 'Game Changer' recovers half its budget even before trailer release: Report |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/ram-charans-game-changer-recovers-half-its-budget-even-before-trailer-release-report/articleshow/116808794.cms?from=mdr |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389 |quote=The film, with a budget of Rs 400 crore, has already recouped 50% of its cost ....}}|name=game}}

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|Singham Again

| align="right" |₹350–375 crore

| align="center" |Hindi

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{Cite web |access-date=3 October 2024 |title=Singham Again rakes in Rs. 130 crores from Amazon Prime in historic OTT deal for Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/singham-rakes-rs-130-crores-amazon-prime-historic-ott-deal-rohit-shetty-ajay-devgn/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=3 October 2024 |archive-date=3 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003073451/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/singham-rakes-rs-130-crores-amazon-prime-historic-ott-deal-rohit-shetty-ajay-devgn/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web | title=Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 vs Singham Again box office collection Day 8: So who is winning the race? | website=Business Today | date=9 November 2024 | url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/story/bhool-bhulaiyaa-3-vs-singham-again-box-office-collection-day-8-so-who-is-winning-the-race-kartik-aaryan-ajay-devgn-453132-2024-11-09 | access-date=11 November 2024}}

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|Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

|align="right" |₹350 crore

| align="center" |Hindi

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Mankad |first=Himesh |date=27 April 2022 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Bade Miyan Chote Miyan's cost of production expected to be 120 crore; Costliest Akshay Kumar film |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/exclusive-bade-miyan-chote-miyan-s-cost-production-expected-be-120-crore-costliest-akshay-kumar-film |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202025822/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/exclusive-bade-miyan-chote-miyan-s-cost-production-expected-be-120-crore-costliest-akshay-kumar-film |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=26 March 2024 |work=PINKVILLA}}

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|Saaho

| align="right" |₹325 crore

| align="center" |Telugu
Hindi

| align="center" |2019

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|Kanguva

| align="right" |₹300–350 crore

| align="center" |Tamil

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{cite web | last=Lifestyle | first=FE | title=Kanguva budget and actor salaries: Suriya took Rs 39 crore, Bobby Deol earned Rs 5 crore for his role – How much money others charged for the film | website=Financialexpress | date=13 November 2024 | url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-kanguvas-rs-300-crore-budget-and-actor-salaries-suriya-took-rs-39-crore-bobby-deol-earned-rs-5-crore-for-his-role-how-much-money-others-charged-for-the-film-3663021/ | access-date=14 November 2024}}{{cite web | last=Srinivasan | first=Latha | title=Kanguva Review: Suriya's superb performance let down by weak writing and narration | website=Hindustan Times | date=14 November 2024 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/kanguva-review-suriya-s-superb-performance-let-down-by-weak-writing-and-narration-101731566399629.html | access-date=14 November 2024}}

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|Jawan

| rowspan="3" align="right" |₹300 crore

| align="center" |Hindi

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{Cite news |title=SCOOP: Jawan becomes Shah Rukh Khan's most expensive film; budget of Rs. 300 crores |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/scoop-jawan-becomes-shah-rukh-khans-expensive-film-budget-rs-300-crores/ |access-date=10 September 2023 |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=16 August 2023 |archive-date=16 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816111603/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/scoop-jawan-becomes-shah-rukh-khans-expensive-film-budget-rs-300-crores/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=26 October 2023 |title=Decoding The Economics of Jawan: Shah Rukh Khan starrer budget, recovery, verdict & Lifetime Box Office |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/decoding-the-economics-of-jawan-shah-rukh-khan-starrer-budget-recovery-verdict-lifetime-box-office-1254014 |access-date=21 July 2024 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}

Tiger 3

|align="center" |Hindi

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |{{Cite news |title=BREAKING: Salman Khan and Aditya Chopra take film budget to next level; Rs. 300 crores |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/breaking-salman-khan-aditya-chopra-take-tiger-3-next-level-rs-300-crore-budget-last-film-franchise/ |access-date=23 October 2023 |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128193616/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/breaking-salman-khan-aditya-chopra-take-tiger-3-next-level-rs-300-crore-budget-last-film-franchise/ |url-status=live }}

Vettaiyan

| style="text-align:center;" |Tamil

| style="text-align:center;" |2024

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|Good Bad Ugly

| align="right" |₹270–300 crore

| align="center" |Tamil

| align="center" |2025

| align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Prakash |first=B. V. S. |date=1 July 2024 |title=Tamil Star Ajith's Good Bad Ugly Goes Over Budget? |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/thala-ajithkumars-good-bad-ugly-budget-overshoots-1308924 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701091940/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/thala-ajithkumars-good-bad-ugly-budget-overshoots-1308924 |archive-date=1 July 2024 |access-date=1 July 2024 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=சிவா |date=13 October 2023 |title=அஜித் 63ன் பட்ஜெட் இதுதான்!. சம்பளம் மட்டும் இத்தனை கோடியா?!.. இதெல்லாம் எங்க போய் முடியுமோ!... |trans-title=This is Ajith 63's budget!. Is the salary alone so many crores?!.. Where will all this end up!... |url=https://cinereporters.com/the-budget-and-salary-of-ajithkumar-63/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229141737/https://cinereporters.com/the-budget-and-salary-of-ajithkumar-63/ |archive-date=29 December 2024 |access-date=29 December 2024 |website=Cinereporters.com |language=ta}}{{Cite web |date=12 October 2023 |title=அஜித்துக்கு சம்பளம் இவ்வளவா? |trans-title=Is this how much Ajith gets paid? |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2023/Oct/13/ajithkumar-actor-4089259.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229141850/https://www.dinamani.com/amp/story/visual-stories/2024/Dec/29/vijayakanth-was-never-angry-with-him-vijayakanth |archive-date=29 December 2024 |access-date=29 December 2024 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}

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|Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire

| align="right" |₹270 crore

| align="center" |Telugu

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{Cite web |title=Do you know the real production cost of Salaar? |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/181223/producer-of-salaar-made-the-film-withing-rs-300-crores.html |website=Deccan Chronicle |date=18 December 2023 |access-date=5 January 2024 |archive-date=5 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105093015/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/181223/producer-of-salaar-made-the-film-withing-rs-300-crores.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=25 December 2023 |title='Salaar' Day 3 box-office: Prabhas' action-packed epic roars past Rs 400 cr milestone worldwide |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/salaar-day-3-box-office-prabhas-action-packed-epic-roars-past-rs-400-cr-milestone-worldwide/articleshow/106262909.cms |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=27 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227180209/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/salaar-day-3-box-office-prabhas-action-packed-epic-roars-past-rs-400-cr-milestone-worldwide/articleshow/106262909.cms |url-status=live}}

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|Leo

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹250–300 crore

| align="center" |Tamil

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{Cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/entertainment/leo-box-office-collection-day-9-vijay-s-magic-fizzles-out-at-box-office-123102700877_1.html |title=Leo box office collection Day 9: Vijay's magic fizzles out at box office |access-date=5 November 2023 |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105133112/https://www.business-standard.com/entertainment/leo-box-office-collection-day-9-vijay-s-magic-fizzles-out-at-box-office-123102700877_1.html |url-status=live}}

Indian 2

| align="center" |Tamil

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{efn|name="i2"|Indian 2{{'s}} reported budget varies between ₹250 crore (India Today{{cite web |last=K |first=Janani |date=20 May 2024 |title=Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2' to release on July 12, 1st single to be out on May 22 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kamal-haasans-indian-2-to-release-on-july-12-1st-single-to-be-out-on-may-22-2541233-2024-05-20 |access-date=31 October 2024 |website=India Today |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716054506/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kamal-haasans-indian-2-to-release-on-july-12-1st-single-to-be-out-on-may-22-2541233-2024-05-20 |url-status=live }}) – ₹300 crore (News18{{cite web | last= Entertainment Bureau | title=After Indian 2's Failure, Indian 3 To Skip Theatrical Release? What We Know | website=News18 | date=4 October 2024 | url=https://www.news18.com/movies/after-indian-2s-failure-indian-3-to-skip-theatrical-release-what-we-know-9073849.html | access-date=3 November 2024}})}}

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|Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

| rowspan="5" align="right" |₹250 crore

| align="center" |Telugu
Tamil

| align="center" |2017

| align="center" |{{cite web |date=8 April 2017 |title=Investments covered, Baahubali 2 is a gold mine even before release: Experts business-news Hindustan Times |url=http://hindustantimes.com/business-news/investments-already-covered-baahubali-2-is-a-goldmine-even-before-its-release-experts/story-gmnuMjMv6lMvzxWbuyQVpN.html |access-date=17 April 2017 |work=Hindustan Times |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225152109/https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/investments-already-covered-baahubali-2-is-a-goldmine-even-before-its-release-experts/story-gmnuMjMv6lMvzxWbuyQVpN.html |url-status=live}}

Ponniyin Selvan: I

| style="text-align:center;" |Tamil

| align="center" |2022

| align="center" |

Pathaan

| style="text-align:center;" |Hindi

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{Cite web |title=250 करोड़ की लागत से बनी 'पठान' के लिए शाहरुख खान ने वसूले इतने करोड़, बादशाह के आगे कहीं नहीं हैं दीपिका और जॉन की फीस |url=https://ndtv.in/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-charged-whopping-amount-for-pathaan-over-all-budget-of-250-crores-3696174 |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=NDTVIndia |language=hi |archive-date=1 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501084627/https://ndtv.in/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-charged-whopping-amount-for-pathaan-over-all-budget-of-250-crores-3696174 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=17 April 2023 |title=EXCLUSIVE Economics of Pathaan: Yash Raj Films makes a profit of approx. Rs. 333 crores; Shah Rukh Khan walks away with a WHOPPING Rs. 200 crores as his remuneration :Bollywood Box Office - Bollywood Hungama |website=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/exclusive-economics-pathaan-yash-raj-films-makes-profit-approx-rs-333-crores-shah-rukh-khan-walks-away-whopping-rs-200-crores-remuneration/ |access-date=21 July 2024 |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403142951/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/exclusive-economics-pathaan-yash-raj-films-makes-profit-approx-rs-333-crores-shah-rukh-khan-walks-away-whopping-rs-200-crores-remuneration/ |url-status=live}}

Ponniyin Selvan: II

| style="text-align:center;" |Tamil

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=29 April 2022 |title=Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' OTT rights and release date details revealed! |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mani-ratnam-ar-rahman-chiyaan-vikram-aishwarya-rai-ponniyin-selvan-ott-right-release-date-details-update-tamil-news-313170 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429124139/https://www.indiaglitz.com/mani-ratnam-ar-rahman-chiyaan-vikram-aishwarya-rai-ponniyin-selvan-ott-right-release-date-details-update-tamil-news-313170 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=Indiaglitz}}{{Cite web |title=Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: Rs 125 Cr Pre-release! |url=https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994497935/Mani-Ratnams-Ponniyin-Selvan-Rs-Cr-Prerelease |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708143151/https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994497935/Mani-Ratnams-Ponniyin-Selvan-Rs-Cr-Prerelease |archive-date=8 July 2022 |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=India Herald}}

Fighter

| style="text-align:center;" |Hindi

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-and-deepika-padukone-starrer-fighters-budget-is-a-whopping-rs-250-crore-45811.html |title=Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone Starrer Fighter's Budget Is a Whopping Rs 250 Crore |magazine=Filmfare |date=15 January 2021 |access-date=25 March 2023|archive-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325122448/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-and-deepika-padukone-starrer-fighters-budget-is-a-whopping-rs-250-crore-45811.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |title=Siddharth Anand addresses 'Fighter's' comparisons with 'Top Gun': It is inevitable |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/siddharth-anand-hrithik-roshan-fighter-comparisons-with-top-gun-2492884-2024-01-24 |magazine=India Today |date=24 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124055143/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/siddharth-anand-hrithik-roshan-fighter-comparisons-with-top-gun-2492884-2024-01-24 |url-status=live }}

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|Maidaan

| align="right" |₹235 crore

| align="center" |Hindi

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{Cite web |title=Maidaan - Movie - Box Office India |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6259 |access-date=28 June 2024 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-date=20 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520113249/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6259 |url-status=live }}

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|83

| align="right" |₹225–270 crore

| align="center" |Hindi

| align="center" |2021

| align="center" |{{efn|name="83film"|83{{'s}} reported budget varies between ₹225 crore (Bollywood Hungama{{cite web|title=Understanding the economics of Ranveer Singh-starrer 83: Reliance Entertainment suffers a loss of nearly Rs. 22 cr.|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/understanding-economics-ranveer-singh-starrer-83-reliance-entertainment-suffers-loss-nearly-rs-22-cr/|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=22 February 2022|access-date=16 October 2022|quote=Made at a budget of Rs. 240 cr. (COP - Rs. 195 cr. P&A - Rs. 15 cr., Interest cost - Rs. 30 cr.), Excluding the P&A cost the budget is ₹225 crore.|archive-date=16 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016154524/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/box-office-special-features/understanding-economics-ranveer-singh-starrer-83-reliance-entertainment-suffers-loss-nearly-rs-22-cr/|url-status=live}}) – ₹270 crore (Rediff.com{{Cite web |last=JHA |first=SUBHASH K. |title=How Much Were '83 Legends Paid For '83? |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/how-much-were-83-legends-paid-for-83/20211223.htm |access-date=23 December 2021 |website=Rediff |archive-date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104737/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/how-much-were-83-legends-paid-for-83/20211223.htm |url-status=live}})}}

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|Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan

| align="right" |₹225 crore

| align="center" |Hindi

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{cite web|title=

ECONOMICS: Salman Khan Films makes a profit of around 40 cr. on Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan excluding Salman's remuneration|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/economics-salman-khan-films-makes-profit-around-40-cr-kisi-ka-bhai-kisi-ki-jaan-excluding-salmans-remuneration/|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=26 May 2023|access-date=26 May 2023}}

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|Radhe Shyam

| align="right" |₹200–350 crore

| align="center" |Telugu
Hindi

| align="center" |2022

| align="center" |{{efn|name="rs"|Radhe Shyam{{'s}} reported budget varies between ₹200 crore (Hindustan Times{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/prabhas-radhe-shyam-ends-up-a-box-office-disaster-with-rs-140-crore-collection-despite-rs-200-crore-budget-report-101647937800837.html|title=Prabhas' Radhe Shyam with ₹140 crore collection despite ₹200 crore budget: report|date=22 March 2022|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=21 March 2024|archive-date=21 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321134307/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/prabhas-radhe-shyam-ends-up-a-box-office-disaster-with-rs-140-crore-collection-despite-rs-200-crore-budget-report-101647937800837.html|url-status=live}}) – ₹300 crore (Outlook{{cite web|last=Mathur|first=Yashika|title=RRR, Ethakkum Thunnindhavan To Sarkaru Vaari Paata: How Coming Months Can Resurrect South Cinema's Trade|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/ethakkum-thunnindhavan-rrr-to-sarkaru-vaari-paata-box-office-success-news-185138|website=Outlook|date=5 March 2022|access-date=8 March 2022|archive-date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308164207/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/ethakkum-thunnindhavan-rrr-to-sarkaru-vaari-paata-box-office-success-news-185138|url-status=live}}) – ₹350 crore (India Today,{{cite news |last1=K |first1=Janani |title=by Day? What we know so far |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/prabhas-s-radhe-shyam-teaser-on-valentine-s-day-what-we-know-so-far-1765853-2021-02-04 |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=India Today |date=4 February 2021 |archive-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213094752/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/prabhas-s-radhe-shyam-teaser-on-valentine-s-day-what-we-know-so-far-1765853-2021-02-04 |url-status=live }} News18{{cite web|title=From Mirchi to Varsham, Top Five Films of Prabhas' Career Before Radhe Shyam|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/from-mirchi-to-varsham-top-five-films-of-prabhas-career-before-radhe-shyam-4867883.html|website=News18|date=12 March 2022 |access-date=15 September 2022|archive-date=15 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915053335/https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/from-mirchi-to-varsham-top-five-films-of-prabhas-career-before-radhe-shyam-4867883.html|url-status=live}})}}

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|Thugs of Hindostan

| rowspan="3" align="right" |₹200–300 crore

| align="center" |Hindi

| align="center" |2018

| align="center" |{{efn|name="toh"|Thugs of Hindostan{{'s}} reported budget varies between ₹200 crore (NDTV{{cite web|title=Thugs Of Hindostan Signs Huge Deals Ahead Of Release:Report|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/thugs-of-hindostan-signs-huge-deals-ahead-of-release-report-1941390|publisher=NDTV|access-date=27 September 2022|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927104457/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/thugs-of-hindostan-signs-huge-deals-ahead-of-release-report-1941390|url-status=live}}) – ₹220 crore (Bollywood Hungama{{cite web|title=Box Office: Understanding the economics of Thugs of Hindostan and the profits for Aamir Khan|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-understanding-economics-thugs-hindostan-profits-aamir-khan/|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=8 January 2019|access-date=27 September 2022|quote=Made on a budget of Rs. 240 cr (Cost of Production Rs. 220 cr + Print & Publicity Rs. 20 cr)|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328142203/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-understanding-economics-thugs-hindostan-profits-aamir-khan/|url-status=live}}) – ₹300 crore (Hindustan Times{{cite news |title=Theatre owners to demand refund after Aamir Khan's Thugs of Hindostan bombs at box office? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/theatre-owners-to-demand-refund-after-aamir-khan-s-thugs-of-hindostan-bombs-at-box-office/story-WgMgyJAoAnlg4dcbm0JcxN.html |access-date=1 September 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 November 2018 |language=en |archive-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901054155/https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/theatre-owners-to-demand-refund-after-aamir-khan-s-thugs-of-hindostan-bombs-at-box-office/story-WgMgyJAoAnlg4dcbm0JcxN_amp.html |url-status=live }})}}

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

| align="center" |Telugu

| align="center" |2019

| align="center" |{{efn|name="sye"}}

Devara: Part 1

| align="center" |Telugu

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=18 April 2024 |title=Business Talk: Jr NTR, Saif Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor's Devara Part 1 rights get sold for 45 crores in Hindi |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/business-talk-jr-ntr-saif-ali-khan-and-janhvi-kapoors-devara-part-1-rights-get-sold-for-45-crores-in-hindi-1296606 |access-date=2 January 2025 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Entertainment Bureau |date=7 June 2024 |title=How Much Jr NTR Is Charging For Devara |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/how-much-jr-ntr-is-charging-for-devara-8924461.html |access-date=31 October 2024 |website=News18}}

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|Varisu

| align="right" |₹200–280 crore

| align="center" |Tamil

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{efn|name="vsu"}}

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|Pushpa: The Rise

| rowspan="1" align="right" |₹200–250 crore

| align="center" |Telugu

| align="center" |2021

| align="center" |{{efn|name="ptr"|Pushpa: The Rise{{'s}} reported budget varies between ₹200 crore (The Tribune,{{cite web|title=New Releases: Shava Ni Girdhari Lal {{!}} Spider-Man: No Way Home {{!}} Pushpa|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/new-releases-350947|website=The Tribune|date=16 December 2021|access-date=16 December 2021|quote=Set for a pan-India release, this much-anticipated film has been shot over 180 days on a budget of Rs 200 crore promising a whole new cinematic experience.|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216151012/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/new-releases-350947|url-status=live}} News18,{{cite web|title=Allu Arjun's Fee For Pushpa: The Rule Will Blow Your Mind|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/allu-arjuns-fee-for-pushpa-the-rule-will-blow-your-mind-5700499.html|website=News18|date=17 August 2022|access-date=3 October 2022|quote=Pushpa Part one was made at a budget of approximately Rs 200 crore.|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003162359/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/allu-arjuns-fee-for-pushpa-the-rule-will-blow-your-mind-5700499.html|url-status=live}} Outlook{{cite web|title=Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna Demand Fee Hike For 'Pushpa: The Rule'|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/allu-arjun-rashmika-mandanna-demand-fee-hike-for-pushpa-the-rule--news-220015|website=Outlook|date=31 August 2022|access-date=1 October 2022|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001030925/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/allu-arjun-rashmika-mandanna-demand-fee-hike-for-pushpa-the-rule--news-220015|url-status=live}}) – ₹250 crore (The Indian Express{{cite web|title=Rashmika Mandanna on Pushpa's success: 'We didn't anticipate the madness of the film...'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/rashmika-mandanna-on-pushpas-success-8176456/|website=The Indian Express|date=27 September 2022|access-date=1 October 2022|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001063553/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/rashmika-mandanna-on-pushpas-success-8176456/|url-status=live}})}}

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|Jailer

| align="right" |₹200–220 crore

| align="center" |Tamil

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{Cite web |last=S |first=Vidya |date=5 September 2023 |title=Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer rakes in the profits for Sun Pictures |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/rajini-starrer-jailer-rakes-in-the-profits-for-sun-pictures-396778-2023-09-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928200921/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/rajini-starrer-jailer-rakes-in-the-profits-for-sun-pictures-396778-2023-09-04 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |access-date=8 July 2024 |website=Business Today}}

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|Zero

| rowspan="7" align="right" |₹200 crore

| align="center" |Hindi

| align="center" |2018

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=6 October 2018 |title=Shah Rukh Khan has a contingency plan for his film, Zero |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/shah-rukh-khan-has-a-contingency-plan-for-his-film-zero-19866183 |access-date=8 May 2025 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}

Thunivu

| align="center" |Tamil

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{Cite news |title='Thunivu' and Varisu' leaked online within hours of their releases |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/thunivu-and-varisu-leaked-online-within-hours-of-their-releases/articleshow/96905034.cms |url-status=live |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111141443/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/thunivu-and-varisu-leaked-online-within-hours-of-their-releases/articleshow/96905034.cms |archive-date=11 January 2023 |quote='Thunivu' is reportedly made on a budget of Rs 200 crores, while Vijay's 'Varisu' is estimated to be around Rs 280 crores.}}{{Cite web |date=17 January 2023 |title=Thunivu vs Varisu box office collection Day 6: Ajith-starrer enters profit zone; Vijay's movie draws a blank |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/story/thunivu-vs-varisu-box-office-collection-day-6-ajith-starrer-enters-profit-zone-vijays-movie-draws-a-blank-360584-2023-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119204639/https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/trending/box-office/story/thunivu-vs-varisu-box-office-collection-day-6-ajith-starrer-enters-profit-zone-vijays-movie-draws-a-blank-360584-2023-01-17#scso=_LAvMY4LNJJWi-Qb36qbgDg_31:395.3333435058594 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |access-date=21 January 2023 |website=Business Today}}

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

|align="center" |Hindi

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |{{cite web | title=Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar First Saturday Business | website=Box Office India | date=12 March 2023 | url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7627 | access-date=18 November 2024 | archive-date=12 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412023528/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7627 | url-status=live }}

Ganapath

|align="center" |Hindi

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |{{cite web | url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/ganapath-tiger-shroffs-rs-200-120941539.html | title=Ganapath: Tiger Shroff's Rs 200 Crore-Budgeted Film to Recreate Futuristic Mumbai in Far East Asia | date=30 July 2021 | access-date=4 July 2023 | archive-date=4 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704172910/https://sg.style.yahoo.com/ganapath-tiger-shroffs-rs-250-120941539.html | url-status=live }}

Guntur Kaaram

|align="center" |Telugu

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |{{Cite web |title=Mahesh Babu To Get Rs 78 Crore For Trivikram Srinivas' Guntur Kaaram? Details Inside |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/mahesh-babu-to-get-rs-78-crore-for-trivikram-srinivas-guntur-kaaram-details-inside-8380063.html |access-date=24 March 2025 |website=News18 |language=en}}

Sikandar

|align="center" |Hindi

|align="center" |2025

|align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=7 March 2025 |title=Salman Khan secures one of Bollywood’s Biggest paychecks with Rs. 100 crore; Sikandar’s non-theatrical revenue touches nearly Rs. 150 cr. : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/salman-khan-secures-one-bollywoods-biggest-paychecks-rs-100-crore-sikandars-non-theatrical-revenue-touches-nearly-rs-150-cr/ |access-date=8 May 2025 |language=en}}

Most expensive films by language

=Assamese=

Assamese cinema is a part of Indian cinema, based in Assam, and is dedicated to the production of films in the Assamese-language. The following table lists the top ten most expensive Assamese films produced in the Assamese film industry.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |1

|Mission China

|align="right" |₹2 crore

|align="center" |2017

|align="center" |{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mission-china-zubeen-gargs-assamese-film-gives-bollywood-a-run-for-its-money-4030727.html|title=Mission China: Zubeen Garg's Assamese film gives Bollywood a run for its money|access-date=20 January 2018|date=11 September 2017|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225152102/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mission-china-zubeen-gargs-assamese-film-gives-bollywood-a-run-for-its-money-4030727.html|url-status=live}}

=Bengali=

Cinema of West Bengal, also known as Tollywood or Bengali cinema, is a part of Indian cinema. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, and is dedicated to the production of films in the Bengali-language. The following table lists the top three most expensive Indian Bengali films.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |1

|Amazon Obhijaan

|align="right" |₹20 crore

|align="center" |2017

|align="center" |{{cite web | last=Himatsingka | first=Anuradha | title=SVF unveils the biggest film poster for Bengali film 'Amazon Obhijaan' | website=The Economic Times | date=4 November 2017 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/svf-unveils-the-biggest-film-poster-for-bengali-film-amazon-obhijaan/articleshow/61510003.cms?from=mdr | access-date=2 November 2024}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |2

|Chander Pahar

|align="right" |₹15 crore

|align="center" |2013

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Costliest Tolly film fights the odds - Mountain to climb for chander pahar at box-office |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131220/jsp/calcutta/story_17698775.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223024220/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131220/jsp/calcutta/story_17698775.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 December 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |3

|Professor Shonku O El Dorado

| align="right" |₹10 crore

|align="center" | 2019

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news |title=বাংলা ছবির হালহকিকত: এ বছরের উল্লেখযোগ্য ৫ |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/check-out-best-five-bengali-movies-of-2019-dgtl-1.1085501 |access-date=2 January 2020 |publisher=আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা |date=21 December 2019 |language=bn |archive-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102025804/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/check-out-best-five-bengali-movies-of-2019-dgtl-1.1085501 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |author=পারমিতা সাহা |title=বাবা যে সব জায়গায় যেতে পারেননি, শঙ্কুকে সেখানে পাঠিয়েছিলেন |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/interview-of-sandip-ray-on-his-next-film-on-professor-shonku-1.1083017 |access-date=27 December 2019 |publisher=আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা |date=15 December 2019 |language=bn |archive-date=27 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227072624/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/interview-of-sandip-ray-on-his-next-film-on-professor-shonku-1.1083017 |url-status=live}}

=Bhojpuri=

Bhojpuri cinema is a part of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of films in the Bhojpuri-language. Its major production centres are Lucknow and Patna. The following table lists the top ten most expensive Bhojpuri films produced in the Bhojpuri film industry.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |1

|Sangharsh 2

|align="right" |₹6 crore

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |{{cite web | last=कश्यप | first=आनंद | title=Sangharsh 2 Box Office Collection: संघर्ष 2 के आगे नहीं टिक पाए टाइगर श्रॉफ और कंगना रनौत, 6 करोड़ की फिल्म ने कमा डाले 75 करोड़ | website=ndtv.in | date=1 February 2024 | url=https://ndtv.in/bhojpuri-cinema/sangharsh-2-lifetime-box-office-collection-khesari-lal-yadav-movie-beat-ganapath-and-tajas-with-earned-rs-75-crores-4960309 | language=hi | access-date=2 November 2024 | archive-date=31 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131035623/https://ndtv.in/bhojpuri-cinema/sangharsh-2-lifetime-box-office-collection-khesari-lal-yadav-movie-beat-ganapath-and-tajas-with-earned-rs-75-crores-4960309 | url-status=live }}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |2

|Nirahua Chalal London

|align="right" |₹4 crore

|align="center" |2019

|align="center" |{{cite news|title=Dinesh Lal Yadav: 'निरहुआ चलल लंदन' का Box Office Collection, इस मामले में रणवीर-आलिया की 'गली बॉय' को दे रही है टक्कर - dinesh lal yadav aka nirahua and amrapali dubey starer film nirahua chalal london box office collection day 6|language=hi|work=Navbharat Times|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bhojpuri-cinema/dinesh-lal-yadav-aka-nirahua-and-amrapali-dubey-starer-film-nirahua-chalal-london-box-office-collection-day-6/articleshow/68105941.cms|access-date=3 April 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226175322/https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/movie-masti/bhojpuri-cinema/dinesh-lal-yadav-aka-nirahua-and-amrapali-dubey-starer-film-nirahua-chalal-london-box-office-collection-day-6/amp_articleshow/68105941.cms|url-status=live}}

=Gujarati=

Gujarati cinema is a part of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of films in the Gujarati-language. It is based in Ahmedabad and is sometimes referred to as Dhollywood.{{cite web |title=New age Gujarati cinema sets industry on revival course |website=Hindustan Times |date=11 February 2018 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/new-age-gujarati-cinema-sets-industry-on-revival-course/story-FuVgZnvAjE5Bz5cPEtmWiL.html |access-date=9 September 2024 |archive-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021104140/https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/new-age-gujarati-cinema-sets-industry-on-revival-course/story-FuVgZnvAjE5Bz5cPEtmWiL.html |url-status=live }} The following table lists the top ten most expensive Gujarati films produced in the Gujarati film industry.

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scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right | 1

|Bey Yaar

|align="right" |₹2.25 crore

|align="center" |2014

|align="center" | {{cite web |title='કેવી રીતે જઈશ' અને 'બે યાર'ના સર્જક અભિષેક જૈન કહે છે...એ ઘટનાએ જ મારી ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ બનાવવાની ધગશને વધુ પ્રગટાવી| url=http://www.sadhanaweekly.com/article.php?catid=171&issue_date=2015-05-02 | language=gu | date=2 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093349/http://www.sadhanaweekly.com/article.php?catid=171&issue_date=2015-05-02 |archive-date=24 September 2015}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |2

|Kevi Rite Jaish

|align="right" |₹1–1.75 crore

|align="center" |2012

|align="center" |{{cite web | last=Dutta | first=Vishal | title='Good Road' builds bridges with city audience | website=The Economic Times | date=23 September 2013 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/good-road-builds-bridges-with-city-audience/articleshow/22924968.cms?from=mdr | access-date=2 November 2024}}

=Hindi=

Hindi cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.{{Cite book |last1=Gulzar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |last2=Nihalani, Govind |last3=Chatterji, Saibal |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt Ltd. |year=2003 |isbn=81-7991-066-0 |pages=10–18 |access-date=15 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405040645/https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC |archive-date=5 April 2019 |url-status=live}} The films are made primarily in the Hindi-language.{{Cite book |last1=Pippa de Bruyn |url=https://archive.org/details/frommersindia0000debr/page/579 |title=Frommer's India |last2=Niloufer Venkatraman |last3=Keith Bain |publisher=Frommer's |year=2006 |isbn=0-471-79434-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/frommersindia0000debr/page/579 579]}} It is often known as Bollywood and is one of the largest film producers in India as well as a major centre of film production worldwide.{{Cite book |last=Wasko, Janet |title=How Hollywood works |publisher=SAGE |year=2003 |isbn=0-7619-6814-8 |page=185}}{{Cite book |last1=K. Jha |url=https://archive.org/details/essentialguideto00jhas/page/1970 |title=The Essential Guide to Bollywood |last2=Subhash |publisher=Roli Books |year=2005 |isbn=81-7436-378-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/essentialguideto00jhas/page/1970 1970]}} The following table lists the top ten most expensive Hindi films produced in the Hindi film industry.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |1

|Adipurush{{efn|name="hte"|The film was produced in both the Hindi and Telugu languages, according to the filmmakers.}}

|align="right" |₹500–700 crore

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |{{efn|name="adi"}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |2

|Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva

| align="right" |₹375–400 crore

| align="center" |2022

| align="center" |

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |3

|Singham Again

| align="right" |₹350–375 crore

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |4

|Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

| align="right" |₹350 crore

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{Cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: Bade Miyan Chote Miyan's cost of production expected to be 120 crore; Costliest Akshay Kumar film |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/exclusive-bade-miyan-chote-miyan-s-cost-production-expected-be-120-crore-costliest-akshay-kumar-film |access-date=28 March 2024 |website=PINKVILLA |date=26 April 2022 |language=en |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202025822/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/exclusive-bade-miyan-chote-miyan-s-cost-production-expected-be-120-crore-costliest-akshay-kumar-film |url-status=live}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |5

|Saaho{{efn|name="teh"|The film was produced in both the Telugu and Hindi languages, according to the filmmakers.}}

| align="right" |₹325 crore

| align="center" |2019

| align="center" |

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:right" |6

|Jawan

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹300 crore

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |

Tiger 3

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:right" |8

|Pathaan

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹250 crore

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |

Fighter

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |

scope="row" style=text-align:right |10

|Maidaan

|align="right" |₹235 crore

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |

=Kannada=

Kannada cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Bengaluru. The films are made primarily in Kannada-language. The following table lists the top ten most expensive Kannada films produced in the Kannada film industry.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |1

|Kabzaa

| align="right" |₹120 crore

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{cite web |last=India Today Entertainment Desk |title=Kabzaa box office collection day 8: Kichcha Sudeep's film struggles to hit big numbers |website=India Today |date=25 March 2023 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kabzaa-box-office-collection-day-8-kichcha-sudeeps-film-struggles-to-hit-big-numbers-2351257-2023-03-25 |access-date=2 November 2024}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |2

|KGF: Chapter 2

| align="right" |₹100 crore

| align="center" |2022

| align="center" |{{cite web |last=K |first=Janani |title=KGF Chapter 2 box office collection Day 33: Yash's film mints Rs 1200 crore, sets new record |website=India Today |date=17 May 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kgf-chapter-2-box-office-collection-day-33-yash-s-film-mints-rs-1200-crore-sets-new-record-1950309-2022-05-17 |access-date=1 November 2024 |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220195205/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kgf-chapter-2-box-office-collection-day-33-yash-s-film-mints-rs-1200-crore-sets-new-record-1950309-2022-05-17 |url-status=live}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |3

|Vikrant Rona

| align="right" |₹95 crore

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=10 August 2022 |title=Vikrant Rona likely to breach Rs. 200 crore mark in second week|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kiccha-sudeeps-vikrant-rona-likely-to-breach-rs-200-crore-mark-in-second-week-5725801.html|access-date=20 September 2022 |website=News18 |language=en}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |4

|Martin

| align="right" |₹80–150 crore

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{cite web |last=Entertainment Bureau |title=Martin Box Office Collection: Dhruva Sarja's Film Collects Rs 0.14 Crore On 14th Day |website=News18 |date=25 October 2024 |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/martin-box-office-collection-dhruva-sarjas-film-collects-rs-0-14-crore-on-14th-day-9098871.html |access-date=2 November 2024}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |5

|KGF: Chapter 1

| align="right" |₹80 crore

| align="center" |2018

| align="center" |{{efn|KGF: Chapter 1{{'s}} reported budget varies between ₹50 crore (Hindustan Times{{cite news |title=Shah Rukh Khan's Zero beaten at the box office by Kannada film KGF in photo finish |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-s-zero-beaten-at-the-box-office-by-kannada-film-kgf-in-photo-finish/story-EC5yZTidmeLLMNTGbPetbI.html |access-date=28 January 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 December 2018 |archive-date=13 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813040743/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-s-zero-beaten-at-the-box-office-by-kannada-film-kgf-in-photo-finish/story-EC5yZTidmeLLMNTGbPetbI.html |url-status=live}}) – ₹80 crore (Business Today{{cite news |title=KGF Box Office Collection Day 6: Hindi version of Yash's movie picks up pace as SRK's Zero slows down |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/kgf-box-office-collection-day-6-hindi-version-yash-movie-picks-up-pace-srk-zero-slows-down/story/304580.html |access-date=28 January 2020 |work=businesstoday.in |date=27 December 2018 |archive-date=1 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401020131/https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/kgf-box-office-collection-day-6-hindi-version-yash-movie-picks-up-pace-srk-zero-slows-down/story/304580.html |url-status=live}})}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |6

|Kurukshetra

| align="right" |{{INR}}75–100 crore

| align="center" |2019

| align="center" |{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/from-kurukshetra-to-the-villain-and-kgf-kannada-cinema-is-betting-on-big-budget-films-5055281.html |title=From Kurukshetra to The Villain and KGF, Kannada cinema is betting on big-budget films|accessdate=27 August 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web | last=Native | first=Digital | title=Kannada epic 'Kurukshetra' wraps up shoot in Hyderabad | website=The News Minute | date=6 January 2018 | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/kannada-epic-kurukshetra-wraps-shoot-hyderabad-74278 | access-date=2 November 2024}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |7

|UI

| align="right" |₹60–100 crore

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/ui-ott-release-date-how-to-watch-kannada-science-fiction-movie-online-11735986629544.html |title=UI OTT Release Date |date=4 January 2025 |website=Live Mint |access-date=7 January 2025}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |8

|James

| align="right" |₹50–70 crore

| align="center" |2022

| align="center" |

{{Cite web |last=Taneja |first=Parina |date=15 March 2022 |title=Puneeth Rajkumar's last film James: Where to Watch, Trailer, Release Date, Movie Review, HD download online |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/regional-cinema/puneeth-rajkumar-last-film-james-where-to-watch-release-date-movie-review-hd-download-online-bookymyshow-2022-03-15-764480 |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |9

|Max

| align="right" |₹50–65 crore

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{Cite web|url=https://ndtv.in/bollywood/max-box-office-collection-day-2-baby-john-not-kiccha-sudeep-action-film-roars-in-christmas-without-promotion-noise-leaves-pushpa-2-behind-7340475|title=पुष्पा 2 को क्रिसमस पर आई साउथ की इस फिल्म ने ओपनिंग कलेक्शन के साथ चटाई धूल! बेबी जॉन के एक्शन को फेल कर कमा लिए इतने करोड़|website=ndtv.in|access-date=6 January 2025|archive-date=3 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103153235/https://ndtv.in/bollywood/max-box-office-collection-day-2-baby-john-not-kiccha-sudeep-action-film-roars-in-christmas-without-promotion-noise-leaves-pushpa-2-behind-7340475/amp/1|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/max-week-2-box-office-kiccha-sudeeps-film-is-highest-grosser-of-2024/6766b10c67843|title=Max is the highest grosser of 2024|date=10 January 2025|website=OTTPlay|access-date=20 January 2025}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |10

|Kaatera

| align="right" |₹45 crore

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{Cite web|url=https://www.udayavani.com/cinema/balcony-sandalwood-news/kaatera-box-office-collection-day-1|title=Kaatera: ಮೊದಲ ದಿನವೇ ʼಕಾಟೇರʼನಿಗೆ ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಬ್ಯುಸಿನೆಸ್; ಗಳಿಸಿದ್ದೆಷ್ಟು?|website=www.udayavani.com|access-date=7 January 2024|archive-date=30 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230082627/https://www.udayavani.com/cinema/balcony-sandalwood-news/kaatera-box-office-collection-day-1|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Kaatera Budget: ಕಾಟೇರ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ಒಟ್ಟು ಬಜೆಟ್ ಎಷ್ಟು? ಎಷ್ಟು ಕೋಟಿ ಖರ್ಚಾಯ್ತು? |url=https://kannada.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/sandalwood-star-darshan-kaatera-movie-budget-dvp-1488345.html |access-date=29 December 2023 |website=kannada.news18.com |date=16 December 2023 |language=kn |archive-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229024758/https://kannada.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/sandalwood-star-darshan-kaatera-movie-budget-dvp-1488345.html

|url-status=live}}

=Malayalam=

Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood by certain media outlets, is a part of Indian cinema, based in Kerala and dedicated to the production of films in the Malayalam-language. The following table lists the 10 most expensive Malayalam films produced in the Malayalam film industry.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align:right" |1

|L2: Empuraan

| rowspan="1" align="right" |₹175 crore

|align="center" |2025

|align="center" |{{Cite web |title=Rs 180 crore; The budget of Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran's Malayalam film L2 Empuraan; Producer Gokulam Gopalan Reveals! |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/rs-180-crore-is-this-the-budget-of-mohanlal-and-prithviraj-sukumarans-malayalam-film-l2-empuraan-1379460 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=www.pinkvilla.com |language=en}}

rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align:right" |2

|Barroz 3D

| rowspan="1" align="right" |₹150 crore

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |{{cite web |access-date=31 December 2024 |title=Mohanlal reacts to Barroz's box office failure after film collects Rs 9 cr in 6 days: 'Not made for the numbers'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/mohanlal-reacts-to-barroz-box-office-failure-after-film-collects-rs-9-cr-in-6-days-not-made-for-the-numbers-9752550/ |work=Indian Express|date=30 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103190259/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/mohanlal-reacts-to-barroz-box-office-failure-after-film-collects-rs-9-cr-in-6-days-not-made-for-the-numbers-9752550/|archive-date=3 January 2025|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Barroz Lifetime Kerala Box Office: Mohanlal's fantasy movie to end its run grossing ONLY Rs 11 crore in the state|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/barroz-lifetime-kerala-box-office-mohanlals-fantasy-movie-to-end-its-run-grossing-only-rs-11-crore-in-the-state-1366314|website=PINKVILLA|date=8 January 2025}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |3

|Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

| rowspan="1" align="right" |₹100 crore

|align="center" |2021

|align="center" |https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/mohanlals-marakkar-arabikadalinte-simham-to-have-exclusive-three-week-run-in-over-600-screens-in-kerala-from-august-12/article34877948.ece

rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align:right" |4

|The Goat Life

|align="right" |₹82 crore

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |{{cite web | last=Entertainment Bureau | title=Aadujeevitham Box Office Report: Prithviraj Sukumaran's Film Eyes Rs 50-Crore Milestone | website=News18 | date=5 April 2024 | url=https://www.news18.com/movies/aadujeevitham-box-office-report-prithviraj-sukumarans-film-eyes-rs-50-crore-milestone-8840565.html | access-date=2 November 2024 | archive-date=10 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410065434/https://www.news18.com/movies/aadujeevitham-box-office-report-prithviraj-sukumarans-film-eyes-rs-50-crore-milestone-8840565.html | url-status=live }}

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!scope="row" style=text-align:right |5

|Turbo

|align="right" |₹70 crore

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |{{Cite web |date=10 January 2024 |title=Turbo Movie : അടി മാത്രമല്ല വെടിയും ഉണ്ട്; 70 കോടി ബജറ്റിൽ മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ ടർബോ, ലൊക്കേഷൻ വീഡിയോ ലീക്കായി... |trans-title=Turbo Movie : There are not only beats but also shots; Mammootty's Turbo with a budget of 70 crores, location video leaked |url=https://zeenews.india.com/malayalam/movies/turbo-movie-70-crore-big-budget-mammootty-film-fight-scene-leaked-in-social-media-178647 |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=Zee News Malayalam |language=ml |quote=Turbo is the biggest big budget film under the production of Mammootty. 70 crores are being spent on the film. |archive-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525171447/https://zeenews.india.com/malayalam/movies/turbo-movie-70-crore-big-budget-mammootty-film-fight-scene-leaked-in-social-media-178647 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |6

|Malaikottai Vaaliban

|align="right" |₹65 crore

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |{{cite web | title=Malaikottai Vaaliban: ചിത്രത്തിൻറെ ബഡ്ജറ്റ് 65 കോടി? മലൈക്കോട്ടൈ വാലിബനിൽ മോഹൻലാൽ പ്രതിഫലം കുറച്ചോ? | website=Zee News Malayalam | date=25 January 2024 | url=https://zeenews.india.com/malayalam/movies/malaikottai-vaaliban-updates-mohanlals-salary-upto-20-crores-says-reports-181016 | language=ml | access-date=2 November 2024 | archive-date=25 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125071832/https://zeenews.india.com/malayalam/movies/malaikottai-vaaliban-updates-mohanlals-salary-upto-20-crores-says-reports-181016 | url-status=live }}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |7

|Mamangam

|align="right" |₹55 crore

|align="center" |2019

|align="center" |{{cite web | title=Mammootty starrer Mamangam earns Rs 60 crore in opening weekend | website=The Indian Express | date=16 December 2019 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/mamangam-mammootty-box-office-opening-weekend-collection-worldwide-6170093/ | access-date=2 November 2024 | archive-date=23 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923124700/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/mamangam-mammootty-box-office-opening-weekend-collection-worldwide-6170093/ | url-status=live }}

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:right" |8

|Odiyan

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹50 crore

|align="center" |2018

|align="center" |{{cite web | title=Odiyan: Mohanlal, VA Shrikumar Menon fight negative reviews | website=The Indian Express | date=18 December 2018 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/odiyan-negative-reviews-5499375/ | access-date=2 November 2024 | archive-date=15 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415090304/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/odiyan-negative-reviews-5499375/ | url-status=live }}

King of Kotha

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/dulquer-salmaan-dreamt-big-with-king-of-kotha-malayalam-movies-kurup-guns-and-gulaabs-sita-ramam|title=Dulquer Salmaan Dreamt Big With King Of Kotha|date=13 December 2018|access-date=16 September 2023|archive-date=18 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918104718/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/dulquer-salmaan-dreamt-big-with-king-of-kotha-malayalam-movies-kurup-guns-and-gulaabs-sita-ramam|url-status=live}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |10

|Kayamkulam Kochunni

|align="right" |₹45 crore

|align="center" |2018

|align="center" |{{cite news |last1=George |first1=Vijay |title=Thinking big |work=The Hindu |date=9 August 2018 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rosshan-andrrews-gets-candid-as-he-talks-about-his-upcoming-release-kayamkulam-kochunni/article24633258.ece |access-date=4 December 2020 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040645/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rosshan-andrrews-gets-candid-as-he-talks-about-his-upcoming-release-kayamkulam-kochunni/article24633258.ece |url-status=live }}

=Marathi=

Marathi cinema is a part of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of films in the Marathi-language and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The following table lists the top ten most expensive Marathi films produced in the Marathi film industry.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |1

|Ved

|align="right" |₹15 crore

|align="center" |2022

|align="center" |{{Cite web |date=17 January 2023 |title=Riteish Deshmukh's Ved Becomes Second-highest Grossing Marathi film After Sairat |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/riteish-deshmukhs-ved-becomes-second-highest-grossing-marathi-film-after-sairat-6854539.html |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304135604/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/riteish-deshmukhs-ved-becomes-second-highest-grossing-marathi-film-after-sairat-6854539.html |url-status=live }}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |2

|Har Har Mahadev

|align="right" |₹10–15 crore

|align="center" |2022

|align="center" |{{Cite news |last=Bhonsale |date=26 October 2022 |first=Divya |title=Box Office Report: Ram Setu, Thank God or Har Har Mahadev, which film proved to be a hit? |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/tuesday-box-office-report-ram-setu-thank-god-har-har-mahadev-drb-rkcr22 |work=Asianet News |access-date=12 August 2024 |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129013506/https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/tuesday-box-office-report-ram-setu-thank-god-har-har-mahadev-drb-rkcr22 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |3

|Subhedar

|align="right" |₹10 crore

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |{{Cite web |title=भव्यदिव्य सुभेदार सिनेमाची कोट्यवधींची कमाई, पण बजेटचा आकडा वाचून वाटेल आश्चर्य |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/box-office-collections/chinmay-mandlekar-and-ajay-purkar-marathi-subhedar-movie-budget-box-office-collection/articleshow/103308110.cms |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906182959/https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/box-office-collections/chinmay-mandlekar-and-ajay-purkar-marathi-subhedar-movie-budget-box-office-collection/articleshow/103308110.cms |url-status=live }}

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:right" |4

|Ghar Banduk Biryani

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹8–10 crore

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |{{Cite web |date=7 April 2023 |title=Ghar Banduk Biryani Review: सयाजी शिंदे-नागराज मंजुळेंचा नाद खुळा, 'घर बंदुक बिर्याणी'मध्ये चित्रपट हिट की फ्लॉप? वाचा सविस्तर |url=https://www.saamtv.com/entertainment/nagraj-manjule-sayaji-shinde-akash-thosar-movie-ghar-banduk-biryani-review-psd94 |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=Saam TV |language=mr |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410123428/https://www.saamtv.com/entertainment/nagraj-manjule-sayaji-shinde-akash-thosar-movie-ghar-banduk-biryani-review-psd94 |url-status=live }}

Timepass 3

| align="center" |2022

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=2 August 2022 |title=Timepass 3: Marathi Ekikaran Samiti Demands Removal Of Some Scenes |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/timepass-3-marathi-ekikaran-samiti-demands-removal-of-some-scenes-5673943.html |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031155505/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/timepass-3-marathi-ekikaran-samiti-demands-removal-of-some-scenes-5673943.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Payal Shekhar |title=Timepass ३ Box Office Collection: प्रथमेश- ऋताच्या जोडीची जादू, किती आहे कमाई? |url=https://marathi.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/timepass-3-box-office-collection-prathmesh-parab-and-hruta-durgule-timepass-3-collection-141659259368973.html |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Hindustan Times Marathi |language=mr}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:right" |6

|Dharmaveer

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹8 crore

| align="center" |2022

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |date=14 May 2022 |title=Dharmaveer Box Office Collection : 'धर्मवीर' चित्रपटाचे बॉक्स ऑफिस कलेक्शन समोर, पहिल्या दिवशी कमावले इतके कोटी |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/actor-prasad-oak-anand-dighe-dharmaveer-marathi-movie-box-office-day-1-collection-nrp-97-2927856/ |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=Loksatta |language=mr |archive-date=2 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802085733/https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/actor-prasad-oak-anand-dighe-dharmaveer-marathi-movie-box-office-day-1-collection-nrp-97-2927856/ |url-status=live }}

Dharmaveer 2

|align="center" | 2024

|align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Payal |date=17 October 2024 |title='धर्मवीर'समोर फ्लॉप ठरला 'धर्मवीर २'; नाही चालली चित्रपटाची जादू; बॉक्स ऑफिसवर एकूण किती केलं कलेक्शन? वाचा आकडा |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/dharmaveer-2-box-office-collection-know-how-much-movie-earned-in-19-days-psn14 |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=Sakal |language=mr}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |8

|Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj: Chapter 1

| align="right" |₹6 crore

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{cite web |title=Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Box Office: 12 Days |url=https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/dharmarakshak-mahaveer-chhatrapati-sambhaji-maharaj-box-office-12-days-might-miss-the-10-crore-mark-amid-pushpa-2-storm/ |website=Koimoi |date=11 February 2025 |access-date=1 April 2025}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |9

|Navra Maza Navsacha 2

| align="right" |₹5–8 crore

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |{{Cite news |title='नवरा माझा नवसाचा २' चित्रपटाची बॉक्स ऑफिसवर जोरदार घौडदोड; १० दिवसांत कमावले 'इतके' कोटी |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-cinema/sachin-pilgaonkar-ashok-saraf-starr-navra-maza-navsacha-2-box-office-collection-in-10-days-pps-98-4627001/lite/#amp_tf=From%20%251$s&aoh=17278568510245&referrer=https://www.google.com |website=Loksatta |language=mr |date=1 October 2024 |access-date=2 October 2024 |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001080737/https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-cinema/sachin-pilgaonkar-ashok-saraf-starr-navra-maza-navsacha-2-box-office-collection-in-10-days-pps-98-4627001/lite/#amp_tf=From%20%251$s&aoh=17278568510245&referrer=https://www.google.com |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title='Navra Maza Navsacha 2': How Sachin Pilgaonkar Made His Blockbuster Marathi Film With ₹5 Crores |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/navra-maza-navsacha-2-how-sachin-pilgaonkar-made-his-blockbuster-marathi-film-with-5-crores |access-date=24 March 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter India |language=en}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |10

|Sairat

| align="right" |₹4 crore

| align="center" |2016

| align="center" |{{cite web | last=Wadhwa | first=Aman | title=Made in Rs 4 crore, this film earned Rs 110 crore, is highest-grossing movie, its climax shocked everyone | website=DNA India | date=8 May 2024 | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-made-in-rs-4-crore-this-film-sairat-earned-rs-110-crore-highest-grossing-marathi-movie-climax-shocked-everyone-3088554 | access-date=2 November 2024 | archive-date=10 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910082323/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-made-in-rs-4-crore-this-film-sairat-earned-rs-110-crore-highest-grossing-marathi-movie-climax-shocked-everyone-3088554 | url-status=live }}

=Meitei=

Meitei cinema is a part of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of films in the Meitei-language (officially Manipuri-language) and is based in Manipur. The following table lists the top ten most expensive Meitei films produced in the Meitei film industry.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |1

|My Japanese Niece

|align="right" |₹1 crore

|align="center" | 2015

|align="center" |{{Cite news|title=Budget for "My Japanese Niece" – a masterpiece from Mohen Naorem|url=https://manipurtimes.com/my-japanese-niece-a-masterpiece-from-mohen-naorem/|access-date=13 June 2022|work=Manipur Times|date=19 March 2013|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524184305/https://manipurtimes.com/my-japanese-niece-a-masterpiece-from-mohen-naorem/|url-status=live}}

=Odia=

Odia cinema, also known as Ollywood, is a part of Indian cinema, based in Cuttack, Odisha and dedicated to the production of films in the Odia-language. The following table lists the top ten most expensive Odia films produced in the Odia film industry.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |1

|Thukul

|align="right" |₹3 crore

|align="center" |2012

|align="center" |{{Cite news |title=Big money debuts in Ollywood |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2012/apr/22/big-money-debuts-in-ollywood-360873.html |access-date=26 June 2022 |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 May 2012 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626070026/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2012/apr/22/big-money-debuts-in-ollywood-360873.html |url-status=live }}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |2

|Daman

|align="right" |₹1 crore

|align="center" |2022

|align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Sahu |first=Diana |date=13 November 2022 |title=Two new films signal there's hope for Odia movie industry |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2022/Nov/13/two-new-films-signal-theres-hope-for-odia-movie-industry-2517844.html |access-date=18 June 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618091701/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2022/Nov/13/two-new-films-signal-theres-hope-for-odia-movie-industry-2517844.html |url-status=live }}

=Punjabi=

Punjabi cinema is a part of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of films in the Punjabi-language films. It is based in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Mohali, Punjab.{{Cite book |last=Rawle |first=Steven |title=Transnational Cinema: An Introduction |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=2018 |isbn=9781137530141 |pages=28}}{{Cite book |last=Jeffrey |first=Craig |title=Modern India: A Very Short Introduction |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2017 |isbn=9780191082238 |series=Very Short Introductions |pages=88}} The following table lists the top ten most expensive Indian Punjabi films produced in the Punjabi film industry.

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scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |1

|Chaar Sahibzaade

|align="right" |₹20 crore

|align="center" |2014

|align="center" |{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/harry-baweja-s-chaar-saahibzaade-rakes-in-rs-70-crore-globally-115010800141_1.html|title=Harry Baweja's Chaar Saahibzaade gives 250% returns|first=Urvi|last=Malvania|date=9 January 2015|access-date=29 December 2019|work=Business Standard|archive-date=12 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712120348/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/harry-baweja-s-chaar-saahibzaade-rakes-in-rs-70-crore-globally-115010800141_1.html|url-status=live}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |2

|Sardaar Ji

|align="right" |₹11 crore

|align="center" |2015

|align="center" |{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/punjabi-films-budget-increasing-with-time-diljit-dosanjh-115061900770_1.html|title=Punjabi films' budget increasing with time: Diljit Dosanjh|date=19 June 2015|access-date=29 December 2019|work=Business Standard|archive-date=11 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811082149/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/punjabi-films-budget-increasing-with-time-diljit-dosanjh-115061900770_1.html|url-status=live}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |3

|Shahkot

|align="right" |₹8–10 crore

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |

=Tamil=

Tamil cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The films are made primarily in Tamil-language. The following table lists the top ten most expensive Tamil films produced in the Tamil film industry.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |1

|2.0

|align="right" |₹400–600 crore

|align="center" |2018

|align="center" |{{efn|name=2.0}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |2

|The Greatest of All Time

|align="right" |₹380–400 crore

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |

scope="row" style=text-align:right |3

|Kanguva

|align="right" |₹300–350 crore

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |{{cite web | last=Lifestyle | first=FE | title=Kanguva budget and actor salaries: Suriya took Rs 39 crore, Bobby Deol earned Rs 5 crore for his role – How much money others charged for the film | website=Financialexpress | date=13 November 2024 | url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-kanguvas-rs-300-crore-budget-and-actor-salaries-suriya-took-rs-39-crore-bobby-deol-earned-rs-5-crore-for-his-role-how-much-money-others-charged-for-the-film-3663021/ | access-date=14 November 2024}}{{cite web | last=Srinivasan | first=Latha | title=Kanguva Review: Suriya's superb performance let down by weak writing and narration | website=Hindustan Times | date=14 November 2024 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/kanguva-review-suriya-s-superb-performance-let-down-by-weak-writing-and-narration-101731566399629.html |access-date=14 November 2024}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |4

|Vettaiyan

| align="right" |₹300 crore

|style="text-align:center;" |2024

|align="center" |

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |5

|Good Bad Ugly

| align="right" |₹270–300 crore

| align="center" |2025

| align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Prakash |first=B. V. S. |date=1 July 2024 |title=Tamil Star Ajith's Good Bad Ugly Goes Over Budget? |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/thala-ajithkumars-good-bad-ugly-budget-overshoots-1308924 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701091940/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/thala-ajithkumars-good-bad-ugly-budget-overshoots-1308924 |archive-date=1 July 2024 |access-date=1 July 2024 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Choudhury |first=Anjali |date=14 March 2025 |title=Good Bad Ugly plot REVEALED, fans compare Ajith Kumar starrer with Thalapathy Vijay's Leo |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/good-bad-ugly-plot-revealed-fans-compare-ajith-kumar-starrer-with-thalapathy-vijays-leo-1377466 |website=Pinkvilla |access-date=8 April 2025}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:right" |6

|Leo

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹250–300 crore

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |

Indian 2

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |{{efn|name="i2"}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:right" |8

|Ponniyin Selvan: I

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹250 crore

| align="center" |2022

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=10 February 2021 |title=Telangana folk, tribal arts in Mani Ratnam's movie |url=https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-folk-tribal-arts-in-mani-ratnams-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210183924/https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-folk-tribal-arts-in-mani-ratnams-movie |archive-date=10 February 2021 |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=Telangana Today}}{{Cite web |date=13 April 2021 |title=70% of Ponniyin Selvan shoot was completed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ponniyin-selvan-mani-ratnam-shifts-shoot-plan-due-to-corona-second-wave/articleshow/82048490.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414013101/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ponniyin-selvan-mani-ratnam-shifts-shoot-plan-due-to-corona-second-wave/articleshow/82048490.cms |archive-date=14 April 2021 |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=The Times of India}}

Ponniyin Selvan: II

|align="center" |2023

|align="center" |{{Cite web |date=29 April 2022 |title=Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' OTT rights and release date details revealed! |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mani-ratnam-ar-rahman-chiyaan-vikram-aishwarya-rai-ponniyin-selvan-ott-right-release-date-details-update-tamil-news-313170 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429124139/https://www.indiaglitz.com/mani-ratnam-ar-rahman-chiyaan-vikram-aishwarya-rai-ponniyin-selvan-ott-right-release-date-details-update-tamil-news-313170 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=Indiaglitz}}{{Cite web |title=Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: Rs 125 Cr Pre-release! |url=https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994497935/Mani-Ratnams-Ponniyin-Selvan-Rs-Cr-Prerelease |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708143151/https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994497935/Mani-Ratnams-Ponniyin-Selvan-Rs-Cr-Prerelease |archive-date=8 July 2022 |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=India Herald}}

scope="row" style="text-align: right;" |10

|Varisu

| align="right" |₹200–280 crore

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |{{efn|name="vsu"|Varisu{{'s}} reported budget varies between ₹200 crore (News18{{Cite web |date=13 September 2022 |title=Thalapathy Vijay's Varisu Predicted To Make Big Money At The Box Office; Here's Why |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/thalapathy-vijays-varisu-predicted-to-make-big-money-at-the-box-office-heres-why-5951401.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114123649/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/thalapathy-vijays-varisu-predicted-to-make-big-money-at-the-box-office-heres-why-5951401.html |archive-date=14 November 2022 |access-date=14 November 2022 |website=News18}}) – ₹280 crore (Business Today{{cite web |last=Agarwal |first=Mehak |title=Thunivu vs Varisu box office collection Day 6: Ajith-starrer enters profit zone; Vijay's movie draws a blank |website=Business Today |date=17 January 2023 |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/story/thunivu-vs-varisu-box-office-collection-day-6-ajith-starrer-enters-profit-zone-vijays-movie-draws-a-blank-360584-2023-01-17 |access-date=1 November 2024 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119204639/https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/trending/box-office/story/thunivu-vs-varisu-box-office-collection-day-6-ajith-starrer-enters-profit-zone-vijays-movie-draws-a-blank-360584-2023-01-17 |url-status=live}})}}

=Telugu=

Telugu cinema is a part of Indian cinema producing films in the Telugu-language, in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and is centered in the Film Nagar neighbourhood of Hyderabad.{{Cite news |date=26 December 2007 |title=Year of success for tinsel town |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/26/stories/2007122650520200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227070116/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/26/stories/2007122650520200.htm |archive-date=27 December 2007 |work=The Hindu |location=Chennai, India}} The following table lists the top ten most expensive Telugu films.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" |Title

!scope="col" |Budget

!scope="col" |Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" style=text-align:right |1

|Kalki 2898 AD

|align="right" |₹600 crore

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |

scope="row" style=text-align:right |2

|RRR

|align="right" |₹550 crore

|align="center" |2022

|align="center" |

scope="row" style=text-align:right |3

|Pushpa 2: The Rule

|align="right" |₹400–500 crore

|align="center" |2024

|align="center" |{{Cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/news/story/Superstar-allu-arjun-pushpa-2-budget-500-crores-makers-plan-release-10-language-by-august-2023-tmovs-1504621-2022-07-23|title=Superstar Allu Arjun की 'पुष्पा 2' का बजट होगा 500 करोड़, मेकर्स ने दिया रिलीज डेट का हिंट|date=23 July 2022|website=Aaj Tak|access-date=21 September 2023|archive-date=15 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915055924/https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/news/story/allu-arjun-pushpa-2-budget-500-crores-makers-plan-release-10-language-by-august-2023-tmovs-1504621-2022-07-23|url-status=live}}{{cite web |access-date=25 April 2024 |title=Allu Arjun Increases His Fee To ₹150 Crore Ahead Of Pushpa 2 Release? Heres What We Know |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/allu-arjun-increases-his-fee-to-150-crore-ahead-of-pushpa-2-release-heres-what-we-know-8866294.html |work=News18}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |4

|Game Changer

| align="right" |₹350–425 crore

| align="center" |2025

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=1 September 2024 |title=Archana Kalpathi on spending Rs 400 crore for Vijay-Venkat Prabhu's GOAT: 'Star salary is proportionate to box office revenue' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/archana-kalpathi-on-spending-rs-400-crore-for-vijay-venkat-prabhus-goat-9544491/ |access-date=6 September 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=4 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904125653/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/archana-kalpathi-on-spending-rs-400-crore-for-vijay-venkat-prabhus-goat-9544491/ |url-status=live}}

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |6

|Saaho{{efn|name="teh"|The film was produced in both the Telugu and Hindi languages, according to the filmmakers.}}

| align="right" |₹325 crore

| align="center" |2019

| align="center" |

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |7

|Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire

| align="right" |₹270 crore

| align="center" |2023

| align="center" |

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |8

|Baahubali 2: The Conclusion{{efn|name="teta"|The film was produced in both the Telugu and Tamil languages, according to the filmmakers.}}

| align="right" |₹250 crore

| align="center" |2017

| align="center" |

scope="row" style="text-align:right" |9

|Radhe Shyam{{efn|name="teh"}}

| align="right" |₹200–350 crore

| align="center" |2022

| align="center" |{{efn|name="rs"}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: right;" |10

|Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹200–300 crore

| align="center" |2019

| align="center" |{{efn|name="sye"|Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy{{'s}} reported budget varies between ₹200 crore (Business Today,{{Cite magazine |title=Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Box Office Collections Day 7: Chiranjeevi's film collects Rs 185 crore worldwide |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/story/sye-raa-narasimha-reddy-box-office-collections-day-7-chiranjeevi-film-collects-rs-185-crore-worldwide-231656-2019-10-09 |access-date=12 May 2022 |magazine=Business Today |date=9 October 2019 |quote=Made on a budget of nearly Rs 200 crore, Ram Charan's Konidela Production Company's Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy raked in more than Rs 80 crore on its opening day. |archive-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512123605/https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/story/sye-raa-narasimha-reddy-box-office-collections-day-7-chiranjeevi-film-collects-rs-185-crore-worldwide-231656-2019-10-09 |url-status=live }} DNA India{{Cite web |date=12 October 2019 |title=Another 'Saaho' Box Office instance? 'Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy' also faces huge loss in Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-another-saaho-box-office-instance-sye-raa-narasimha-reddy-also-faces-huge-loss-in-tamil-nadu-2796386 |access-date=5 January 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en |quote=While Sye Raa, made on budget of Rs. 200 crore, minted Rs. 3.5 crore in nine days.... |archive-date=7 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107214442/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-another-saaho-box-office-instance-sye-raa-narasimha-reddy-also-faces-huge-loss-in-tamil-nadu-2796386 |url-status=live }}) – ₹300 crore (India Today,{{cite magazine |title=Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy box office collection: Day 5 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sye-raa-narasimha-reddy-box-office-collection-day-5-1606866-2019-10-07 |access-date=26 March 2022 |magazine=India Today |date=7 October 2019 |archive-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317110940/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sye-raa-narasimha-reddy-box-office-collection-day-5-1606866-2019-10-07 |url-status=live}} Business Line{{cite news |title=Chiranjeevi's Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy gets off to massive opening at box-office |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/chiranjeevis-syeraa-narasimha-reddy-off-to-massive-openings/article29572887.ece |access-date=26 March 2022 |work=Business Line |date=2 October 2019 |archive-date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322135833/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/chiranjeevis-syeraa-narasimha-reddy-off-to-massive-openings/article29572887.ece |url-status=live}})}}

Devara: Part 1

| align="center" |2024

| align="center" |

Back-to-back films

This ranking features back-to-back Indian films—films in which two or more are shot as a single production, reducing both costs and time.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+{{Screen reader-only|Most expensive back to back Indian films}}

!scope="col" |Rank

!scope="col" style="width:30em;" |Titles

!scope="col" style="width:25em;" |Budget

!scope="col" style="width:30em;" |Total budget

!Language

!Years

!class="unsortable" scope="col" style="width:8em;" |{{Refh}}

rowspan="2" style="text-align:right" !scope="row" |1

|Ponniyin Selvan: I

| align="right" |₹250 crore

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹500 crore

| rowspan="2" align="center" |Tamil

| align="center" |2022

| rowspan="2" align="center" |

Ponniyin Selvan: II

| align="right" |₹250 crore

| align="center" |2023

rowspan="2" style="text-align:right" !scope="row" |2

|Baahubali: The Beginning

| align="right" |₹180 crore

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹430 crore

| rowspan="2" align="center" |Telugu{{Br}}Tamil

| align="center" |2015

| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{efn|{{blist|Baahubali: The Beginning – ₹180 crore{{cite web |date=February 2017 |title=Baahubali 2: Has SS Rajamouli's film already made Rs 500 crore before release? |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/baahubali-2-has-ss-rajamouli-s-film-already-made-rs-500-crore-before-release/story-wMTs2y7ZfVXDFe39wjt3XM.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=17 March 2017 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225152117/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/baahubali-2-has-ss-rajamouli-s-film-already-made-rs-500-crore-before-release/story-wMTs2y7ZfVXDFe39wjt3XM.html |url-status=live }}|Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – ₹250 crore }}}}

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

| align="right" |₹250 crore

|align="center" |2017

rowspan="2" style="text-align:right" !scope="row" |3

| KGF: Chapter 1

| align="right" |₹50–80 crore

| rowspan="2" align="right" |₹150–180 crore

| rowspan="2" align="center" |Kannada

| align="center" |2018

| rowspan="2" align="center" |

KGF: Chapter 2

| align="right" |₹100 crore

|align="center" |2022

Record-holders

The following table lists milestone Indian films by production budget, produced within the Indian film industry.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+Timeline of the most expensive Indian films{{Screen reader-only|Most expensive Indian films by year}}

!scope="column" |Year

!scope="column" |Title

!scope="column" |Budget

!scope="column" |Industry

!scope="column" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}}

scope="row" |1933

|Sati Savitri

|align="right" |₹75,000

|align="center" |Telugu

|align="center" |{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=7 November 2010 |title=Sati Savithri (1933) |work=The Hindu |location=Chennai, India |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article871376.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=8 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113225918/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article871376.ece |archive-date=13 November 2010}}

scope="row" |1943

|Kismet

|align="right" |{{INR}}2 lakh

|align="center" |Hindi

|align="center" |{{cite news|title=B-Town rewind: The tale of the first Bollywood crore|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/b-town-rewind-the-tale-of-the-first-bollywood-crore/15162064|work=Mid-Day|date=16 March 2014|access-date=16 November 2017|archive-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316114251/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/b-town-rewind-the-tale-of-the-first-bollywood-crore/15162064|url-status=live}}

scope="row" |1948

|Chandralekha

|align="right" |{{INR}}30 lakh

|align="center" |Tamil

|align="center" |{{cite journal |url=http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2017/and_thus_he_made_chandralekha_sixty_years_ago.html |title=... And thus he made Chandralekha sixty years ago |date=December 2008 |access-date=2 July 2013 |last=Guy |first=Randor |journal=Madras Musings |volume=XVIII |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524070957/http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2017/and_thus_he_made_chandralekha_sixty_years_ago.html |archive-date=24 May 2013 |author-link=Randor Guy}}

scope="row" |1952

|Aan

|align="right" |{{INR}}35 lakh

|rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;" |Hindi

|align="center" |{{cite web|title=Nadira – Interview|url=http://cineplot.com/nadira-interview/|website=cineplot.com|date=25 November 2012|access-date=16 November 2017|archive-date=30 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130094039/http://cineplot.com/nadira-interview/|url-status=live}}

scope="row" |1953

|Jhansi Ki Rani

|align="right" |{{INR|60 lakh}}

|align="center" |{{cite news |title=2.0 - Among The Biggest Films Ever Made In India - Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4467 |access-date=5 February 2019 |publisher=Box Office India |date=27 November 2018 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020158/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4467 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" |1957

|Mother India

|align="right" |{{INR|60 lakh}}

|align="center" |{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-50-years-later-the-mother-india-legend-endures-1129805 |title=50 Years Later, the 'Mother India' Legend Endures |work=DNA India |date=25 October 2007 |access-date=2 August 2015 |ref={{sfnref|Hindustan Times|2007a}} |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052510/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-50-years-later-the-mother-india-legend-endures-1129805 |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}

scope="row" |1960

|Mughal-e-Azam

|align="right" |{{INR}}1.5 crore

|align="center" |{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-11-24/news/30437557_1_tata-sons-shapoorji-pallonji-mistry-tata-group |title=Shapoorji Pallonji Group: The Mughal-e-Azam Of realty business |work=The Economic Times |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=2 May 2013 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020705/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-11-24/news/30437557_1_tata-sons-shapoorji-pallonji-mistry-tata-group |url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=10 Of The Most Expensive Bollywood Films Ever Made|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/10-of-the-most-expensive-bollywood-films-ever-made-231862.html|work=The Times of India|date=17 April 2015|access-date=15 November 2017|archive-date=12 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712115538/https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/10-of-the-most-expensive-bollywood-films-ever-made-231862.html|url-status=live}}

scope="row" |1975

|Sholay

|align="right" |{{INR}}3 crore

|align="center" |Chopra, Anupama (2000). Sholay – The Making of a Classic. Penguin Books, India. {{ISBN|0-14-029970-X}}. p. 143

scope="row" |1980

|Shaan

|align="right" |{{INR}}6 crore

|align="center" |{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-man-behind-gabbar/article5204322.ece|title=The man behind Gabbar|date=5 October 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|last1=Rangan|first1=Baradwaj|access-date=12 November 2018|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622151117/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-man-behind-gabbar/article5204322.ece|url-status=live}}

scope="row" |1983

|Razia Sultan

|align="right" |{{INR|7 crore}}

|align="center" |{{cite news |title=Kamal Amrohi's dream film Razia Sultan bombs at the box-office |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19831015-kamal-amrohi-dream-film-razia-sultan-bombs-at-the-box-office-771082-2013-07-17 |access-date=25 June 2014 |work=India Today |date=15 October 1983 |archive-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217041352/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19831015-kamal-amrohi-dream-film-razia-sultan-bombs-at-the-box-office-771082-2013-07-17 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="2" |1991

|Ajooba

|align="right" |{{INR|8 crore}}

|align="center" |{{cite news |last=Jha |first=Lata |title=Ten big-budget Bollywood box-office disasters |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/j0uwEr1EQbbKoB83ASpASK/Ten-bigbudget-Bollywood-boxoffice-disasters.html |work=Mint |date=28 September 2015 |access-date=12 December 2018 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127003908/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/j0uwEr1EQbbKoB83ASpASK/Ten-bigbudget-Bollywood-boxoffice-disasters.html |url-status=live }}

Shanti Kranti

|align="right" |₹10 crore

|align="center" |Kannada
Telugu
Tamil
Hindi

|align="center" |{{Cite web |date=28 May 2021 |title=Ravichandran: Big dreamer who sometimes lost his way |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/ravichandran-big-dreamer-who-sometimes-lost-his-way-991254.html |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515235710/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/ravichandran-big-dreamer-who-sometimes-lost-his-way-991254.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/indias-most-expensive-film-shanti-kranti-box-office-bomb-earned-8-cr-maker-bankrupt-rajinikanth-nagarjuna-juhi-chawla-101744353721912.html|title=How India's most expensive film became biggest box office bomb: Had 3 superstars, earned just ₹8 cr, left maker bankrupt|date=11 April 2025}}

scope="row" |1995

|Trimurti

|align="right" |{{INR|11 crore}}

|align="center" |Hindi

|align="center" |{{cite web |title=Highest Budget Movies 1995 |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/budget.php?year=1995 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=13 December 2018 |archive-date=16 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031123/https://boxofficeindia.com/budget.php?year=1995 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" |1996

|Indian

|align="right" |{{INR}}15 crore

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Tamil

|align="center" |{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/birthday-special-kamal-haasans-five-decades-of-excellence/20141107.htm|title=Birthday Special: Kamal Haasan's 60 years of excellence|access-date=6 May 2017|archive-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205120614/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/birthday-special-kamal-haasans-five-decades-of-excellence/20141107.htm|url-status=live}}

scope="row" |1997

|Ratchagan

|align="right" |{{INR}}18 crore

|

scope="row" |1998

|Jeans

|align="right" |{{INR}}20 crore

|{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tamil-director-shankars-latest-film-jeans-costliest-indian-production-to-date/1/263819.html|title=Tamil director Shankar's latest film, Jeans, costliest Indian production to date : FILMS - India Today|date=6 April 1998 |access-date=5 November 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135823/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tamil-director-shankars-latest-film-jeans-costliest-indian-production-to-date/1/263819.html|url-status=live}}

scope="row" |2000

|Raju Chacha

|align="right" |{{INR}}25 crore

|rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Hindi

|align="center" |

scope="row" rowspan="2" |2001

|Lagaan

|align="right" |{{INR}}25 crore

|align="center" |{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010601/edit.htm#7 |title=Aamir Khan causes traffic jam |work=The Tribune |date=1 June 2001 |access-date=20 January 2008 |archive-date=20 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120092057/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010601/edit.htm#7 |url-status=live }}

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...

|align="right" |{{INR}}40 crore

|align="center" |{{cite news |last=Dhawan |first=Himanshu |title=Look who's laughing |url=http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20020128/uk-cinema.shtml |work=India Today |date=28 January 2002 |access-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034427/http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20020128/uk-cinema.shtml |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}

scope="row" |2002

|Devdas

|align="right" |{{INR}}50 crore

|align="center" |{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SMYo4Abel2EC&pg=PA346|page=346|title=Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present |first=James |last=Chapman|publisher=Reaktion Books|date=2004|isbn=1861895747|access-date=12 August 2015}}

scope="row" |2005

|Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story

|align="right" |{{INR|50 crore}}

|align="center" |{{cite web|last1=Tuteja|first1=Joginder|title=Taj Mahal - An Eternal Love Story|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/taj-mahal-an-eternal-love-story-news--music-kkfv7dfeijbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116051501/http://www.sify.com/movies/taj-mahal-an-eternal-love-story-news--music-kkfv7dfeijbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 January 2019|website=Sify|access-date=30 October 2016|date=19 March 2005}}{{cite news |last1=Avijit |first1=Anshul |title=Akbar Khan's ambitious epic Taj Mahal slated to become India's most expensive film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20021209-akbar-khan-epic-taj-mahal-slated-to-become-most-expensive-film-in-india-793935-2002-12-09 |access-date=12 July 2012 |work=India Today |date=9 December 2002 |archive-date=16 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116050234/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20021209-akbar-khan-epic-taj-mahal-slated-to-become-most-expensive-film-in-india-793935-2002-12-09 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" |2007

|Sivaji: The Boss

|align="right" |{{INR}}60 crore

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Tamil

|align="center" |{{cite news|url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/shivaji-mania-theatres-out-of-tickets/articleshow/2124355.cms?intenttarget=no|title = Shivaji mania: Theatres out of tickets|newspaper = The Economic Times|access-date = 13 July 2017|date = 15 June 2007|archive-date = 17 December 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181217160146/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/shivaji-mania-theatres-out-of-tickets/articleshow/2124355.cms?intenttarget=no|url-status = live}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" |2008

|Dasavathaaram

|align="right" |{{INR}}60 crore

|align="center" |{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/business-of-bollywood/dasavatharam-indias-most-ambitious-film-to-date/articleshow/3173741.cms|title=Dasavatharam: India's most ambitious film to date|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=5 November 2015|date=28 June 2008|archive-date=29 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929100504/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/business-of-bollywood/dasavatharam-indias-most-ambitious-film-to-date/articleshow/3173741.cms|url-status=live}}

Ghajini

|align="right" |{{INR}}65 crore

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Hindi

|align="center" |

scope="row" |2009

|Blue

|align="right" |{{INR}}80 crore

|align="center" |{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/blue |title=Blue |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805003739/http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/blue |archive-date=5 August 2015 }}

scope="row" rowspan="2" |2010

|My Name Is Khan

|align="right" |{{INR|85 crore}}

|align="center" |{{cite web |title=Highest Budget Movies 2010 |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/budget.php?year=2010 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=13 December 2018 |archive-date=16 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031719/https://boxofficeindia.com/budget.php?year=2010 |url-status=live }}

Enthiran

|align="right" |{{INR}}132 crore

|align="center" |Tamil

|align="center" |{{cite news |date=28 January 2011 |title=Sun TV Network Q3 Net up 48.40% at Rs 250.25cr |work=The Economic Times |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-28/news/28425591_1_interim-dividend-satellite-rights-enthiran |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204082505/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-28/news/28425591_1_interim-dividend-satellite-rights-enthiran |archive-date=4 February 2015}}

scope="row" |2011

|Ra.One

|align="right" |{{INR}}150 crore

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Hindi

|align="center" |{{cite web |title = Despite Rs 170cr income, RA.One not a hit? |work = Hindustan Times |date = 2 November 2011 |url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/despite-rs-170cr-income-ra-one-not-a-hit/story-yw7lvEwuItuSwHIIBGpFyI.html |access-date = 15 November 2017 |archive-date = 28 August 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160828205143/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/despite-rs-170cr-income-ra-one-not-a-hit/story-yw7lvEwuItuSwHIIBGpFyI.html |url-status=live}}

scope="row" |2013

|Dhoom 3

|align="right" |{{INR}}175 crore

|align="center" |{{cite web |title=Highest Budget Movies All Time |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/budget.php |access-date=28 September 2018 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225152126/https://boxofficeindia.com/budget.php |url-status=live }}

scope="row" |2015

|Baahubali: The Beginning

|align="right" |{{INR}}180 crore

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Telugu

|align="center" |

scope="row" |2017

|Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

|align="right" |{{INR}}250 crore

|align="center" |

scope="row" |2018

|2.0

|align="right" |₹400–₹600 crore

|align="center" |Tamil

|align="center" |{{efn|name="2.0"}}

scope="row" |2022

|RRR

|align="right" |₹550 crore

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Telugu

|align="center" |

scope="row" |2024

|Kalki 2898 AD

|align="right" |{{INR}}600 crore

|align="center" |

See also

Notes

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