1. Kantara: The film has been rocking in the theatres even after the third week of release. Imported from the Kannada film industry, this captivating narrative by Rishab Shetty created new records with regard to the budget and return on investment.
The film runs in multiple genres with eerie and mystique concepts and ending up with a dash of divinity. The collections are impressive when compared to the other films in the league.
On a whole the film grossed the collection of Rs 285 Cr at the Indian box office, putting all the language versions together. The film still continues its rampage at the box office.
2. Ori Devuda: The film completed its second weekend run but is still yet to make a breakeven. This film by Ashwath Marimuthu is an imported story from the Tamil film industry 'Oh My Kadavule'.
Daggubati Venkatesh, Vishwaksen, Mithila Palkar and Asha Bhat played the main leads. This runs on the lines of Bruce Almighty but deals with a simple story line.
PVP produced the film.But the collections are in slow pace. The expectations are not reached in spite of a good starcast.
3. Sardar: The film started with some good expectations. The initial weekend was encouraging for this film but eventually got fizzled out.
The film deals with the differences between the beliefs of son and father. The dual role of Karthi made all the difference in this engaging narrative.
The talk has been good and it bagged Rs 75 Cr from both Tamil and Telugu so far. But the film is expected to run even better considering the budget incurred and the star cast involved.
4. Prince: The film didn't do as expected. Anudeep of Jathi Ratnalu fame came up with this film casting Sivakathikeyan, Maria and Satyaraj in the main roles.
The film runs on the lines of a silly but funny narrative, considering nothing serious in the entire story. Collections were ok for this film initially and finally, by the end of second weekend it could garner Rs 40 Cr on a whole both in Tamil and Telugu.
This film too is coated with Tamil flavor right from starcast to ambience.
5. Black Adam: The film features the famous Dwayne Johnson in the main lead with Pierce Brosnan as an important character. Jaume Collet Serra directed the film.
The film deals with the resurrection of a man who was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods.
He unleashes his unique form of justice on the modern world. the film could pull the attention of the urban audience in multiplex hubs.
The collections are a bit satisfactory only in selected areas.