This Atlee directorial starred Thalapathy Vijay, Nithya Menen, SJ Suryah and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Mersal was an action thriller with Vijay in triple roles. The film was a blockbuster and collected Rs. 257 gross at the worldwide box office.
Starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Ram Charan, this Sukumar directorial was a sleeper hit. Filmed on a budget of Rs. 80 cr, Rangasthalam, an action drama, grossed Rs. 217 cr at the box office. This is also one of the first few Indian films to be entirely shot on Red Helium 8K cameras.
Another Atlee and Thalapthy Vijay collaboration, Theri also starred Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Amy Jackson. The film was made on a budget of Rs. 75 cr, and grossed Rs. 153 cr at the global box office.
Directed by Koratala Siva, Janatha Garage starred Jr. NTR, Mohanlal and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The film was bankrolled on a budget of Rs. 60 cr and went on collect Rs. 135 cr at the worldwide box office. This Telugu vigilante action drama was well-received by both critics and audiences.
Pawan Kalyan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Pranith Subhash starrer film was directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The action-comedy about a family heir was made on a budget of Rs. 55 cr, and collected Rs. 134 cr at the box office.
This Tamil action drama directed by AR Murugadoss, marking another collaboration of Vijay with Samantha Ruth Prabhu was both a critical and commercial success. Despite plagiarism allegations, Kaththi was a blockbuster and collected Rs. 126.8 cr at the box office.
This Tamil-language science fiction action film starring Suriya in triple roles alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nithya Menen was a big hit. 24 involved time travel and collected Rs. 108 cr at the global box office at the time of release.
The Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by SS Rajamouli was made on a budget of Rs. 30-40 cr. The film starred Nani, Samnatha,and Sudeepa. Besides being a critics favourite, Eega was also a box office success. The film grossed Rs. 102 cr at the box office.
A Telugu action comedy starring Samantha and Mahesh Babu, this Srinu Vaitla directorial was made on a budget of Rs. 35 cr and collected Rs. 101 cr at the box office. The film revolved around an undercover agent, whose job is to catch a mafia don.
Another Samantha and Mahesh Babu film, Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu was written an directed by Srikanth Addala. This family drama was also a super hit. The film was bankrolled on a budget of Rs. 45 cr and collected Rs. 92 cr at the box office.