In an unprecedented triumph across Indian cinema, director Nitesh Tiwari’s mythological magnum opus Ramayana—starring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, and Kannada superstar Yash as Ravana—has rewritten box office history in the 113-year journey of Bollywood. Prior to its theatrical debut during the Diwali festive week on November 5, 2026, the ambitious adaptation faced intense social-media scrutiny and trolling over its casting and visual scale. Yet from its very first day in cinemas, the epic silenced skeptics, becoming the first Hindi production to collect ₹100 crore or more worldwide on every single day of its opening week. Now, completing nine days in theatres, Ramayana has shattered a longstanding regional barrier by becoming the first Bollywood film in history to cross ₹100 crore net across South Indian dubbed languages—an extraordinary commercial milestone resonating across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, New Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, and Kolkata.

New History Written at the South Indian Box Office

According to verified trade figures compiled by industry tracker Sacnilk, Ramayana has amassed an impressive ₹139.2 crore net across all four South Indian dubbed versions—Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam—within just nine days of release. No Hindi-origin film in the 113-year history of Indian cinema had ever breached the ₹100 crore net threshold across South Indian language markets combined.

Prior to Ramayana’s historic run, the benchmark for a Hindi film’s combined South Indian dubbed business stood at ₹68 crore lifetime net, a record previously held by Dhurandhar 2. Remarkably, Ramayana has already more than doubled that lifetime tally in just over a week, proving that an authentic pan-Indian mythological narrative anchored by cross-regional star power can command massive theatrical footfalls in southern territories traditionally dominated by local-language releases.

Language-Wise Breakdown: How Much Did Ramayana Earn in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam?

A closer look at the single-language regional scorecard highlights the pivotal role played by Yash, who not only delivers a commanding performance as Ravana in Ramayana but also co-produces the spectacle through Monster Mind Creations alongside Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios. Leveraging Yash’s immense popularity across Karnataka, the Kannada dubbed version leads all South Indian territories with ₹51.95 crore net in nine days.

Following Kannada, the Telugu dubbed edition has contributed a robust ₹40.65 crore net, while the Tamil version has generated ₹24.90 crore net and the Malayalam version has added ₹21.70 crore net over the nine-day run. Together, these four South Indian markets account for nearly 23 percent of the film’s overall domestic net revenue—an unprecedented ratio for a Bollywood-origin release.

Fastest Hindi Film to Cross ₹1,100 Crore Worldwide

Beyond its southern conquest, Ramayana continues to break all-time global box office records. Within just nine days of theatrical release, the Nitesh Tiwari directorial has become the fastest Hindi film to cross the ₹1,100 crore (₹11 billion) worldwide gross mark, reaching approximately ₹1,110.70 crore to ₹1,111 crore globally (comprising around ₹732.20–₹732.50 crore in India gross and ₹378.50 crore in overseas gross).

On the domestic front, Ramayana’s all-India net collection has climbed to ₹612.45–₹612.70 crore in nine days—already overtaking the full lifetime domestic runs of major recent blockbusters including Chhaava (₹601.57 crore), Animal (₹556.36 crore), and Pathaan (₹544.28 crore). For Yash, Ramayana also marks his second ₹1,000 crore-plus worldwide grosser after KGF: Chapter 2, cementing his status among India’s elite pan-Indian box office draws ahead of the franchise’s second installment slated for Diwali 2028.