1.PATHAAN
Budget: ₹225 crore
Worldwide gross : ₹1,050.3 crore (US$130 million)
Pathaan is a 2023 Indian action thriller film in the Hindi language that was written and directed by Siddharth Anand from a story by Anand. Shah Rukh Khan plays the title character in this fourth entry in the YRF Spy Universe, which also stars Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia, and Ashutosh Rana. To stop Jim (Abraham), a former RAW agent and traitor, who intends to attack India for a specific reason, Pathaan (Khan), an exiled RAW agent, teams up with ISI agent Rubina Mohsin (Padukone).
2.PONNIYIN SELVAN: II
Budget: ₹500 crore
Worldwide gross: ₹345.50 crore
The 2023 Indian Tamil-language epic historical action film Ponniyin Selvan: II, also known and marketed as PS-2 and stylized as Ponniyin Selvan 2, is directed by Mani Ratnam and co-written by Elango Kumaravel and B. Jeyamohan. Mani Ratnam and Subaskaran Allirajah are responsible for producing the movie through Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions. It serves as a direct continuation of Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022), the first of two film adaptations of Kalki Krishnamurthy’s Ponniyin Selvan, published in 1954. Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Jayaram, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vikram Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Rahman, and R. Parthiban are among the ensemble cast members.
3.VAARISU
Budget : 200-280 crores
World wide gross : ₹310 crore (US$39 million)
Action drama Varisu is a 2023 Indian Tamil film that was written and co-directed by Vamshi Paidipally with Hari and Ashishor Solomon. Produced jointly by Dil Raju and Sirish under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations and PVP Cinema, the film stars Vijay and Rashmika Mandanna, with an ensemble cast of R. Sarathkumar, Shaam, S.J Suryah, Prabhu, Jayasudha, Prakash Raj, Srikanth, Ganesh Venkatraman, Sangeetha Krish, VTV Ganesh and Suman in other pivotal roles. It focuses on the youngest son of an entrepreneur who, much to the dismay of his two brothers, is named chairman of his father’s company.
4.THE KERALA STORY
Budget : 15 crores
Worldwide gross : 280 crores
The Kerala Story is a 2023 drama film in Hindi that was produced and directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, and Siddhi Idnani are the film’s stars. The story centres on a group of Keralan women who are forced to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and convert to Islam. The movie, which is marketed as a true account, makes the erroneous claim that thousands of Hindu women from Kerala have been recruited by ISIS and converted to Islam in accordance with the Hindutva conspiracy theory of “love jihad.”
5.WALTAIR VEERAYYA
Budget : 140 crores
World wide gross : ₹236.15 crore (US$30 million)
S. Ravindra is the director of the 2023 action movie Waltair Veerayya, which was made by Mythri Movie Makers. Along with Catherine Tresa, Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, and Chiranjeevi, the title role is played by Chiranjeevi in the movie. Principal photography for the movie began in December 2021 after it was announced in August 2021. Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, and Malaysia were used as the locations for the shoot. Devi Sri Prasad composed the music, and Arthur A. Wilson shot the movie.On January 13, 2023, Waltair Veerayya was released, and reviewers gave it high marks.The movie was a financial success at the box office, ranking among the highest-grossing Telugu films of 2023.
6.TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAR
Budget : 70 crores
World wide gross: ₹210.10 crore (US$30 million)
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, also known as TJMM, is a 2023 Indian romantic comedy film in the Hindi language that was written by Rahul Mody and Ranjan and directed by Luv Ranjan. Following a three-year hiatus, it reunites Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor with Dimple Kapadia and Anubhav Singh Bassi in significant supporting roles in the Luv Films and T-Series Films production. While Monica Chaudhary, Inayat Verma, Hasleen Kaur, Jatinder Kaur, Amber Rana, Rajesh Jais, and Ayesha Raza Mishra play supporting roles, producer Boney Kapoor makes his debut on screen as an actor.
7.THUNIVU
Budget : 200 crores
World wide gross : ₹185-₹250 crore(US$23-$31 million)
Vinoth wrote and directed the action heist movie Thunivu, which was produced by Boney Kapoor in the year 2023. Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken, Ajay, and Veera play supporting roles alongside Ajith Kumar in the lead role.The movie, the third between Ajith, Vinoth, and Kapoor after Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) and Valimai (2022), was announced with the working title AK61 (Ajith’s 61st film in a leading role) in February 2022. In Hyderabad and Bangkok, principal photography began in April and ended that October. In September, the moniker Thunivu was revealed. Late in October, post-production work started, and it was finished in December.
8.ADIPURUSH
Budget : 240 crores
Worldwide gross : 500 crores
The 2023 mythological action movie Adipurush is based on the Hindu epic Ramayana.Om Raut co-wrote and directed the movie, which was made by T-Series and Retrophiles. The movie stars Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh, and Devdutta Nage and was simultaneously shot in Hindi and Telugu.Through the release of an official motion poster in August 2020, the movie was announced. Principal photography began in February 2021 and ended in November 2021, with the majority of the shooting taking place in Mumbai. Ajay-Atul is the music composer for the movie. Adipurush has an 88 million US dollar budget, making it the most expensive Indian film overall.
9.KISI KA BHAI KISI KA JAAN
Budget : 150 crores
World wide gross: ₹161.03 crore (US$20 million)
In Kisi Ka Bhai A Hindi-language action comedy film with the initialism KKBKKJ or KBKJ, Kisi Ki Jaan was produced by Salman Khan Films and directed by Farhad Samji in 2023. Salman Khan, Pooja Hegde, Venkatesh, Jagapathi Babu, Bhumika Chawla, Raghav Juyal, Jassie Gill, Siddharth Nigam, Shehnaaz Gill, and Tanikella Bharani star in this unofficial remake of the 2014 Tamil film Veeram. Principal photography took place in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Ladakh between May 2022 and February 2023. The film’s music was composed by Ravi Basrur. Along with Himesh Reshammiya, Devi Sri Prasad, Sajid Khan, Sukhbir, Payal Dev, and Amaal Mallik, Basrur also contributed to the soundtrack’s composition.
10.DASARA
Budget : 65 crores
Worldwide gross : 135 crores
A debutant Srikanth Odela wrote and directed the 2023 Telugu-language period action drama film Dasara. Nani, Keerthy Suresh, Dheekshith Shetty, Shine Tom Chacko, Samuthirakani, Sai Kumar, and Shamna Kasim are among the cast members. The Singareni coal mines near Godavarikhani in Telangana serve as the setting for the movie.In October 2021, a movie announcement was made. March 2022 marked the start of principal photography, which lasted until January 2023. The soundtrack and movie score were written by Santhosh Narayanan.