Tamil cinema has been producing gems and has found immense success at the box office. Amid the success of Karuppu and wait for Thalapathy Vijay's Jana Nayagan, check the list of highest grossing Tamil movies of all time.
2.0
2.0 stars Rajinkanth in the lead role with Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey, Adil Hussain, Kalabhavan Shajohn, and K. Ganesh. It is the highest-grossing Tamil film of all time, earning Rs 651 crore worldwide.
Jailer
Jailer collected Rs 607.28 crore worldwide. The movie stars Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan, Vinayakan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sunil, Vasanth Ravi, Yogi Babu and Mirnaa in supporting roles. Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar and Jackie Shroff were seen in cameos.
Leo
Leo is Thalapathy Vijay's highest grosser, earning around Rs 606.42 crore worldwide. The movie also marked his reunion with Trisha Krishnan.
Coolie
Coolie also stars Rajinikanth in the lead role with Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Rachita Ram. Aamir Khan and Pooja Hegde were seen in special appearances. It is the fourth highest grossing Tamil movie, earning Rs 516.81 crore worldwide.
Ponniyin Selvan 1
Ponniyin Selvan 1 stars Vikram, Karthi, Ravi Mohan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Jayaram, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prakash Raj, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, R. Parthiban, Jayachitra, Rahman, Lal, Vikram Prabhu and others. The movie collected Rs 489.51 crore.
The Greatest Of All Time
The Greatest Of All Time earned around Rs 458.99 crore worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of Vijay's career. It received mixed reviews from the critics but Vijay's stardom attracted the audience to theatres.
Vikram
Vikram is Kamal Haasan's highest grossing film. The movie also stars Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil with Narain, Kalidas Jayaram, Gayathrie, Chemban Vinod Jose, Santhana Bharathi and Elango Kumaravel. The plot follows the former commander of a black-ops squad's pilot batch, and his efforts to take down the runner of a drug syndicate Vetti Vagaiyara. It earned Rs 416.83 crore.