Top 3 Box office king of Kollywood town with most 100cr club movies
Emperors of Kollytown box office #Ajith #Rajini #Vijay #Kamal #suriya
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Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who has worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He is one of the leading actors in Tamil Cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai (1995). A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with Kadhal Kottai (1996) and Kadhal Mannan (1998) being the most notable. He later forayed into method acting, as seen in Vaali (1999), Mugavaree (2000), Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) and Citizen (2001) before establishing himself as an action hero with popular films including Amarkalam (1999), Dheena (2001), Villain (2002), Varalaru (2006) and Billa (2007). He has won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards in Tamil, all for films which showcased him in multiple roles. Ajith performs predominantly in leading roles in major studio films, genres ranging from romantic comedies and drama to action thrillers.Ultimate star Ajith kumar is the King of Kollywood nowadays. Even his negative and mixed reviewed film #Vivegam and #Billa2 too grossed 210cr & 102cr at box office. This shows his stardom and fanbase. He is generally called as king of opening as his film will be a grand opening even in non holiday release. He is a only south indian actor to have seven 100cr club movies.He is India's third highest salary paid actor after Rajinikanth and Salman khan. Ajithkumar gets 50cr as his salary for a film.
List of 100cr movies:
Vivegam grossed 210cr
Vedalam grossed 152cr
Mankatha grossed 135cr
Veeram grossed 130cr
Arrambam grossed 126cr
Yennai Arindhaal grossed 118cr
Billa 2 grossed 102cr
Milestone movies - Amaravathi, Aasai, Vaanmathi, Kadhal kottai, Kadhal mannan, Aval varuvaala, Vaali, Amarkalam, Anandha poongatrey, Mugavari, Unnidathil enna koduthen, Citizen, Dheena, Villan, Red, Poovellam un vaasam, Attagasam, Varalaaru, Billa, Mankatha, Arrambam, Veeram, Vedalam.
First 25cr - Villan 2002 directed by k.s.ravikumar
First 50cr - Varalaaru 2006 directed by k.s.ravikumar
First 75cr - Billa 1 2007 directed by vishnuvardhan
First 100cr - Mankatha 2011 directed by venkat prabhu
First 150cr - Vedalam 2015 directed by siva
First 200cr - Vivegam 2017 directed by siva- Actor
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Rajinikanth has been a superstar in the Tamil movie industry since the 70s. He is one of the highest earning actors in Asia. Primarily starring in Tamil movies, he has also worked in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Hollywood movies. He was born in Bangalore (India), and was employed as a bus conductor before he joined the Madras Film Institute. He made his debut in Katha Sangama (1976) and became a star with Apoorva Raagangal (1975) . His unique acting style is characterized by trademark gestures such as flipping a cigarette in the air and catching it with his mouth. He played varied roles successfully and is considered as an actor who can easily perform action, drama, and comedy. He is not very popular for his dancing, which is considered a crucial art for actors in Indian Movies. His performances in movies such as Mullum Malarum (1978), Aarilirunthu Arubathuvarai (1979), Johny Ustad (1980) in the 70's and 80's to movies such as Kabali (2016) recently, are considered to be examples of his acting abilities. His performances as an action-superstar overshadow his critically acclaimed performances in these movies. The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016 for his contributions to the arts. At the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014), he was conferred with the "Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year".Super star Rajinikanth who works primarily in Tamil cinema and is considered as Super Star of Kollywood after M. G. Ramachandran. He is the india's highest paid actor and he gets 60cr for a film. He has five 100cr movies where his last 4 films didn't satisfy the expectation of audience.
List of 100cr movies:
Enthiran 292cr
Kabali 286cr
Kaala 159cr
Lingaa 148cr
Sivaji 140cr
Milestone movies - Enthiran, Sivaji, Chandramukhi, Annamalai, Padayappa, Arunachalam, Muthu, Baasha, Thalapathy, Mannan, Uzhaippali, Thillu mullu, Billa, Moondru mugam, Ranga, Padikathavan, Dharmathin thalaivan, Dharma durai, Mr.bharat, Velaikaran, Aadu puli aatam, Gayathri.
First 25cr - Padayappa 1998 directed by k.s.ravikumar
First 50cr - Chandramukhi 2005 directed by p.vasu
First 100cr - Sivaji 2007 directed by shankar
First 150cr - Lingaa 2014 directed by k.s.ravikumar
First 200cr - Enthiran 2010 directed by shankar- Actor
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Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known mononymously as Vijay, is an Indian actor, dancer, playback singer and philanthropist who works predominantly in Tamil cinema and also appeared in other Indian languages films. Referred to by fans and media as "Thalapathy" (commander), Vijay is the highest paid actor in Tamil cinema. He has significant fan following globally. He has won numerous awards, including eight Vijay Awards by Star India, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards by Government of Tamil Nadu, and a SIIMA Award. He has been included several times in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, based on the earnings of Indian celebrities.Ilaya Thalapathy Joseph Vijay was the multitalented actor, he can dance and too he can sing. He is famously called as Anna (brother) by his fans. Even during continuous flops, his fans never leave him down. Bhairava, puli, jilla, thalaiva, velayudham, kaavalan, sura, vettaikaran, aathi, alagiya tamil magan were flops for vijay in past 10 years. He is the third most paid actor in kollywood after Rajini, Ajith. He gets 35cr as a salary for a film.He is also one of the box office king.
He has Five 100cr Movies.
List of 100cr movies:
Mersal 245cr
Theri 156cr
Katthi 128cr
Thuppakki 126cr
Bhairava 112cr
Milestone movies - Kadhaluku mariyathai, Poove unakaga, Once more, Thullaatha manamum thullum, Friends, Ghilli, Pokkiri, Nanban, Thuppakki, Katthi, Theri, Mersal
First 25cr - Ghilli 2005 directed by dharani
First 50cr - Pokkiri 2007 directed by prabhu deva
First 100cr - Thuppakki 2012 directed by ar murugadoss
First 150cr - Theri 2016 directed by atlee
First 200cr - Mersal 2017 directed by atlee