Master, Annaatthe, Doctor – check out the HIGHEST GROSSING Tamil movies of 2021 starring Thalapathy Vijay, Rajinikanth, Sivakarthikeyan and others

As many as four films were declared out-an-out blockbusters last year, including Master, Annaatthe, Doctor and Maanaadu, which meant brining copious smiles to the faces of numerous exhibitors in the Tamil market

By Russel D'Silva
Published: January 20, 2022 6:59 PM IST

Thalapathy Vijay starrer Master has stormed the box office worldwide to end up as a bonafide superhit in all territories both domestic and overseas. What's more, Master 's gargantuan box office collection – despite releasing smack-bang in the middle of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, when theatrical restrictions had just begin to relax after the first lockdown – has perched it atop the list of the highest-grossing Tamil movies 2021 at both the local and overseas box office. It's followed Rajinikanth starrer Annaatthe, Sivakarthikeyan starrer Doctor and Silambarasan aka STR's Maanaadu (regarded by many as one of the best films of last year and a landmark in Tamil cinema). Also Read - Bhola Shankar: Fans upset with Chiranjeevi for this reason

So, without further ado, let's check out the top ten highest grossing Tamil movies of 2021 at the worldwide box office below, which include other huge hits like Dhanush starrer Karnan, Karthi starrer Sulthan, and Sundar C., Arya and Raashi Khanna starrer Aranmanai 3. It's not been as great a year for the Tamil film industry as it has for the Telugu film industry, with only the aforementioned seven movies churning out sizeable profits. Here are their worldwide box office collections and verdicts... Also Read - Captain Miller teaser: Dhanush in a never seen before avatar raises expectations on the movie

Master: ₹295 crore gross - Blockbuster
Annaatthe: ₹240 crore gross - Blockbuster
Maanaadu: ₹120 crore gross - Blockbuster
Doctor: ₹100 crore gross - Blockbuster
Karnan: ₹63 crore gross - Superhit
Sulthan: ₹55 crore gross - Hit
Aranmanai 3: ₹50 crore gross - Hit Also Read - Jailer diva Tamannaah Bhatia drops steamy hot pictures; BF Vijay Varma has the best reaction

Even though more Tamil movies couldn't emerge clean hits last year, the good news is that several broke even, which meant that not many producers or distributors suffered losses in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and its financial effects. Moreover, with as many as four films were declared out-an-out blockbusters, which meant brining copious smiles to the faces of numerous exhibitors in the Tamil market.

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ByRussel D'Silva
Published: January 20, 2022 6:59 PM IST