The South Indian film industry’s success story continues into 2025. Several South Indian movies released this year have garnered significant earnings and surprised the global audience with their collections. ‘Lokah Chapter 1,’ directed by Kalyani Priyadarshan, daughter of Priyadarshan, the director behind the Bollywood film ‘Hera Pheri,’ is the latest film to join this list. Having been in theaters for 15 days, ‘Lokah Chapter 1’ has delivered an outstanding performance, disrupting the box office for other films. Let’s delve into how much ‘Lokah Chapter 1’ has earned in the past two weeks and compare its earnings with the film ‘Dil Madrasi.’
Reports suggest that ‘Lokah’ had a budget of about 30 crore rupees. In contrast, the film has made multiple times this amount worldwide. In India, the film’s collection has crossed 100 crore rupees, while worldwide earnings have exceeded 200 crore rupees. The gross collection in India is 114.35 crore rupees, and the overseas collection stands at 96.15 crore rupees. The worldwide collection for ‘Lokah Chapter 1’ has reached 210.50 crore rupees. On its 15th day, the film earned 3.85 crore rupees, taking the total collection to 214.35 crore rupees.
‘Dil Madrasi,’ with a budget estimated to be around 200 crore rupees, has not yet reached 100 crore rupees within its first week of release. This means the film is not attracting the expected audience.
The gross collection of ‘Dil Midrasi’ is 55.25 crore rupees. Including the 7th-day collection, the film’s earnings total 57.25 crore rupees. The overseas collection is 22 crore rupees, bringing the worldwide collection to roughly 78 crore rupees. This is a modest figure, and the film is still a considerable distance from recovering its budget. With new films hitting the box office recently, ‘Madrasi’ might find it hard to recoup its costs.