Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Aparna Singh
From Kantara to HanuMan, here are seven low-budget South movies that have impressive box office collections.
2018: Everyone is a Hero is based on the horrifying 2018 Kerala floods. It was shot on a budget of close to 26 crores and in 2018 it went on to collect 177 crores in gross collections, making it the biggest Malayalam movie of all time.
This new-age romantic comedy was shot on a budget of just 5-6 crores and went on to collect over 57 crores at the box office.
Directed by Rishabh Shetty, Kantara was shot on a budget of 16 crores. It has amassed a total collection of 398 crores, making it the second biggest Kannada movie of all time, only one behind KGF 2.
Karthikeya 2 was inspired by Lord Krishna. The budget spent on the film was only 15 crores but its total collection is close to 86.75 crores in India and a total of 100+ crores worldwide.
777 Charlie was shot on a minimal budget of 20 crores. It collected 71 crores at the box office.
Kirik Party was made on a budget of just 4 crores, and crossed 50 crores in collections.
RangiTaranga is the debut directorial of Anup Bhandari. It was made on a budget of just 1.5 crores and went on to collect 43 crores at the box office.