Usually when people think about South Asian films Bollywood Hindi films comes to mind
However, I'm gonna explore a new category of South Asian films that we have been explored here on FTD facts
And that's tamil movies and we're gonna see which ones have earned the most money
What's happening guys, my name is LeroyKenton and welcome to another episode of FTD facts
So you guys have been asking us for a long time to do more videos about the Tamil culture?
So I decided to do a little fun one here and explore the Tamil movie industry. So guys I'm Canadian, right?
So all these movies to me are foreign movies. So that leads us to the question of this episode
And that is what's your favorite foreign movie or favorite foreign movies that you've ever seen. Let me know down there
Mine is a legendary movie. It's called Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Oh, I love that one
Okay, so let's kick off this episode starting from 10 going all the way to number one
We have Kanchana to Kijana to earned eighty-five crore rupee
That's an estimated 13 million one hundred eighty six thousand four hundred and seventy five US dollars
Raghava Lawrence's Kanchana to was the biggest shocker of
2015 when it
Unexpectedly grossed 85 groupies for its tamil release the movie also starred taapsee pannu
nithya menen and kovai sarala in lead roles with a budget of only
18 crore rupees that also included Raghava Lawrence's salary
Kanchana too rocked the box-office making it a super hit there was one report that stated that it was the only
tamil film dubbed in Telugu that surfaced as a hit
Next up at number nine. We have yennai arindhaal
That grows 90 crore rupees now
That's an estimated 13 million nine hundred and sixty-two
Thousand one hundred and fifty US dollars Gautham Menon's last film of cop trilogy
starring Ajith Kumar Trisha
Krishnan and anushka shetty worked magic at the box office the renowned director who earlier made cop movies
Kaka Kaka and Vitya do Vilia do directed his final copped saga yennai arindhaal
the most anticipated movie of 2015 yennai arindhaal
Grossed 90 crore rupees as I just mentioned and the movie also received critical appreciation
It also starred Arun Vijay and Vivek in supporting roles, India
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The movie coming in at number eight is a Rambam and that grossed a hundred crore rupees in US dollars that is fifteen million
Five hundred and thirteen thousand five hundred dollars Salah a dish
Nayanthara area and tapsee pannu
Starred in this movie Iran bomb and it was a its best Diwali gift to his fans
One report said that aarambam was highly stylish, but otherwise a cliched revenge drama
However, it did not disappoint the fans at the movies when it grows a huge amount of money
Now this movie was later dubbed and released in Telugu, which that version received mixed reviews from critics
Continuing now at number 7. We have Singham 2 Singham 2 grows to 106 crore rupees
Which is an estimated 16 million four hundred and forty thousand three hundred and ten US dollars
Surya is portrayal of a cop always manages to touch hearts of the fans and the box office
This movie is directed by Hari and it for sure had to be on this list of the top grossing
tamil movies the movie also stars
anushka shetty and hansika motwani
Pocky is at number 6 and it earned an estimated
117 crore rupees when we look at that in u.s. Dollars
It is 18 million one hundred and fifty thousand seven hundred and ninety-five
Now this movie came out in 2012 and Vijay and Kajal
Aggarwal starred in it. Tsubaki was critically appreciated even after the controversies that
followed the film and the director AR
Murugadoss
Sorry the movie was made in Hindi as holiday
A soldier is never off duty and in Bengali as game to Paki and those were all so wrapped up in
controversies over the portrayal of Muslims as terrorists in the film
but Vijay's fans had a huge reason to celebrate because this movie was listed as a highest grosser of
2012
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So we made it halfway in this episode and at number five that goes to Linda that grossed a hundred and twenty three crore rupees
That's an estimated total of 19 million
eighty one thousand six hundred and five US dollars
Raj in caps movies have always had a big cause behind them and they all seem to satisfy the expectations
Of all the fans and movie lovers grossing one hundred and twenty three crore rupees for its tamil version
We again see the superstar in a dual role
romancing anushka Shetty and
Sonakshi
Sinha now, you see the film wasn't really loved that much by the critics
But it did do very well in the box office coming down close to the end of this episode
We have Sivaji that also grows 123 crore rupees
Superstar Rajini Kanth has again made the place for his movies in this list with his blockbuster hit
Sivaji this movie was released in 2007 and it was directed by AZ Shankar starring opposite of
Shriya Saran and
Comedian Vivek the movie sheds a light on the corruption that eats away the want of an honest individual to do a good deed
However, Sivaji fights corruption in his own way
Now the film went on to receive national awards as well as a Filmfare Award and Vijay Awards
Okay, so we're at the final three and which movies you think are the top three highest earning tamil movies
Well, maybe you guessed them already. But yeah, let's take a look at the number three spot
We have the movie cop D and that grossed
126 crore rupees which is an estimated 19 million five hundred forty-seven thousand and ten US
Dollars AR Mikado's revered blockbuster captain e starred vijay as well as samantha ruth prabhu
and it was a
Sensation now this movie Cathy it highlighted the farmer problems and their land
encroachment by
Multinationals the movie reached new heights making it one of the most commercially successful films in Hollywood and the amazing thing
Is that this movie not only received positive reviews from the fans but also from critics
Two spots left in this episode and number two it goes to I
Not me guy is the movie I yes, but it's called the movie
I grows 150 crore rupees which is an estimated twenty three million two hundred
Seventy thousand two hundred and fifty US dollars this movie starred Vikram and Amy Jackson and it was one of the most anticipated
films of 2015
The film featured Vikram in two vastly different roles the actor who's known for his eccentric roles have always
Astounded us whether was in an Ian where he plays a patient of multiple
personalities or in pit McGann where he plays a man devoid of emotions now in I
Just for the fact that it had Amy Jackson in it. I mean that set to set on fire
like almost literally
Nigga didn't die
Now we've come to the end of this episode so what movie is the number one highest-grossing tamil film
Okay, can't take it anymore I'm trying to make it all suspenseful here and I can't even take the suspense
It's killing me number one
We have Enthiran and deer engrossed
190 crore rupees and that's an estimated 29 million four hundred and seventy five thousand six hundred and fifty US
dollars the superstar virgin Kaif as well as Asherah Rai Bachchan starred in
Enthiran and it has to date been the most celebrated
Movie in theorem was directed by s Shankar. Just watching Regina Kaif
Portray the role of a robot who later becomes the antagonist was such a treat to watch
Okay guys so that wraps up this episode let me know down below in the comments section if you've seen any of these movies
I want to know what you thought about them. And then that was a great look at another category of movies that I have
Never explored personally, but you know taking a look at this and working on this video
I was like, wow, these guys are really really really talented
So I got to show some love to my Tamil brothers and sisters that are watching this
Thank you guys so much for requesting for us to do more tamil videos
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I'll see you in another episode and I look forward to reading all your comments
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