Top Indian Films with Highest ROI: Regional Movies Lead the Chart

Suspense crime, Digital Desk : India boasts one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries in the world, producing thousands of films a year. Pandemic-induced changes have substantially changed audience sentiment, the workflow within the studios, and the overall business ecosystem in box offices. Recent insights provided by Ormax Media bring into light the best performing Indian films in the country which generated amazing profits relative to their low budgets.  

Kantara Still Tops the ROI Chart  

Film: Kantara (Kannada)  

Budget: ₹13 crore  
Box Office Collection:  ₹362 crore  
ROI: 27.1x  

Kantara by Rishab Shetty is not only the first among the highest ROI films during 2022-2023, but also the only one claiming a staggering ROI of 27.1x.  

Romancham (Malayalam horror comedy)  

Budget: ₹2 crore  
Earnings: ₹41 crore  
ROI: 21.2x  

Released: 3 February 2023  

Love Today (Tamil)  

Budget: ₹4 crore  
Earnings: ₹73 crore  
ROI: 17.3x  

The Kashmir Files (Hindi)  

Budget: ₹17 crore  
Earnings: 292 crore  
ROI: 17.2x  

Baby (Telugu)  

Budget: ₹6 crore  
Earnings: 68 crore  
ROI: 11.5x  

Jathi Rathnalu (Telugu)  
Budget: ₹5.5 crore  
Earnings: 64 crore  
ROI: 11.5x  

Manjummel Boys and The Kerala Story Expand Their Leverage  

Manjummel Boys (Malayalam)  

Budget: 15 crore  
Earnings: 170 crore  
ROI: 10.8x  

Released in 2024, inspired by real life survival story in Guna Caves.

The Kerala Story (Hindi)  

Budget: ₹25 crore  

Earnings: ₹265 crore  

ROI: 10.6x  

Untitled Telugu Action Adventure  
More High-Performing Films  

Budget: ₹20 crore  

Earnings: ₹206 crore  

ROI: 10.4x  

12th Fail (Hindi)  

Budget: ₹7 crore  

Earnings: ₹66 crore  

ROI: 10.2x  

Released in 2023, featuring Vikrant Massey

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