List of highest-grossing Kannada films
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:03:48 PM Wikipedia source
Kannada cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The films are made primarily in Kannada-language. The 2006 film Mungaru Male is the first Kannada movie to gross ₹50 crores. The 2017 film Raajakumara is the first Kannada movie to gross ₹75 crore mark. KGF: Chapter 1 (2018) is the first Kannada film to achieve ₹100, ₹150, ₹200 and ₹250 crore gross milestone. Its sequel KGF: Chapter 2 (2022) is the first Kannada film to achieve ₹500, ₹750, ₹1,000 and ₹1,250 crore gross milestones. Kantara: Chapter 1 (2025) was reported to be the first film to gross over ₹200 crore as well as ₹250 crore within Karnataka. This ranking lists the highest-grossing Kannada films which are filmed in Kannada language, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organisations classified as green by Wikipedia. However, there is no official tracking of figures.
Tables
· Highest-grossing films
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref. |
| 1 | KGF: Chapter 2 | ₹1,200–1,250 crore | 2022 | |
| 2 | Kantara: Chapter 1 | ₹850–900 crore | 2025 | |
| 3 | Kantara | ₹400–450 crore | 2022 | |
| 4 | Mahavatar Narsimha | ₹300–325 crore | 2025 | |
| 5 | KGF: Chapter 1 | ₹250 crore | 2018 | |
| 6 | Vikrant Rona | ₹159−210 crore | 2022 | |
| 7 | James | ₹151 crore | ||
| 8 | Su From So | ₹125 crore | 2025 | |
| 9 | 777 Charlie | ₹105–115 crore | 2022 | |
| 10 | Kurukshetra | ₹90 crore | 2019 |
· Highest-grossing films by opening week
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref. |
| 1 | KGF: Chapter 2 | ₹719 crore | 2022 | |
| 2 | Kantara: Chapter 1 | ₹509 crore | 2025 | |
| 3 | Vikrant Rona | ₹150 crore | 2022 | |
| 4 | James | ₹127 crore | ||
| 5 | KGF: Chapter 1 | ₹113 crore | 2018 | |
| 6 | Avane Srimannarayana | ₹50 crore | 2019 | |
| 7 | Kantara | 2022 | ||
| 8 | 777 Charlie | ₹47 crore |
· Highest-grossing films by month
| Month | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref. |
| January | Kranti | ₹41 crore | 2023 | |
| February | Pogaru | ₹45 crore | 2021 | |
| March | James | ₹151 crore | 2022 | |
| April | KGF: Chapter 2 | ₹1,200–1,250 crore | ||
| May | Maanikya | ₹40 crore | 2014 | |
| June | 777 Charlie | ₹105–115 crore | 2022 | |
| July | Mahavatar Narsimha | ₹300–325 crore | 2025 | |
| August | Kurukshetra | ₹90 crore | 2019 | |
| September | Kantara | ₹400–450 crore | 2022 | |
| October | Kantara: Chapter 1 | ₹850–900 crore | 2025 | |
| November | Bhairathi Ranagal | ₹30 crore | 2024 | |
| Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna | 2012 | |||
| December | KGF: Chapter 1 | ₹250 crore | 2018 |
· Films with highest footfalls
| Rank | Title | Footfalls | Year | Ref. |
| 1 | KGF: Chapter 2 | 5 crore | 2022 | |
| 2 | Kantara: Chapter 1 | 3 crore | 2025 | |
| 3 | Kantara | 1 crore | 2022 | |
| 4 | KGF: Chapter 1 | 75 lakh | 2018 | |
| 5 | Raajakumara | 65 lakh | 2017 | |
| 6 | Su From So | 40 Lakh | 2025 |
· Highest-grossing milestone films
| Title | Year | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
| Apthamitra | 2004 | ₹25 crore | |
| Jogi | 2005 | ₹30 crore | |
| Mungaru Male | 2006 | ₹70 crore | |
| Raajakumara | 2017 | ₹75 crore | |
| KGF: Chapter 1 | 2018 | ₹250 crore | |
| KGF: Chapter 2 | 2022 | ₹1,200–1,250 crore |
References
- See WP:RSP, WP:ICTFSOURCES
- The New Indian Express and DNA India reported the worldwide collection to be around ₹1,200 crore to ₹1,216 crore, and Th
- Various sources mentioned the gross theatrical collections to be around ₹850 – 900 crore.(₹850 crore, ₹852 crore, ₹897 c
- ₹850–900 crore
- Kantara's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹400 crore (Deccan Herald India Today, Firstpost, DNA, News 18, The Ec
- There is no clear evidence of a primary language. The film's main languages are deemed to be Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and T
- Mahavatar Narsimha's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹300 crore (Hindustan Times, Cinema Express, News18) – ₹32
- Vikrant Rona's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹159 crore (Hindustan Times) – ₹200 crore (DNA, India Today) –₹21
- In case of The Villain, the makers claimed the movie collected ₹60 crores in first weekend, whereas the trade reported i
- KGF: Chapter 2's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹1,187 crore (Pinkvilla) – ₹1,200 crore (Indulge Express) – ₹1,
- Mahavatar Narsimha's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹300 crore (Hindustan Times, Cinema Express, News18) – ₹32
- The franchise gross is calculated using the lowest reported gross for each film in the franchise.
- The Hinduhttps://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/stage-set-for-mungaru-male-sequel/article6630772.ece
- Deccan Heraldhttps://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/puneeth-rajkumar-the-multi-talented-star-1045341.html
- India Todayhttps://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kgf-box-office-collection-day-7-yash-starrer-inches-towards-rs-150-crore-mark-1418731-2018-12-28
- News18https://www.news18.com/news/movies/yashs-kgf-enters-rs-200-crore-club-first-kannada-film-to-do-so-1995039.html
- Bollywood Hungamahttps://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/kgf-chapter-2-box-office-yash-starrer-becomes-4th-film-enter-rs-1000-crore-club/
- Bollywood Hungamahttps://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/kgf-chapter-2-box-office-yash-starrer-ranks-no-2-global-box-office-collects-72-38-million-usd-rs-552-85-cr-4-days/