This star came ahead of Anushka and Samantha, a big change in the earnings of female lead films.

New Delhi . South Indian Cinema was dominated by hero-centric films for a long time, but the picture has changed rapidly in the last few years. Now many such films have come out in which the heroine carried the entire story on her shoulders and achieved great success at the box office. These films proved that on the basis of strong story and strong acting, female-led films can also make big earnings.

At the top of this list comes Kalyani Priyadarshan’s film Loka Chapter 1, in which she played a very special and mysterious character named Chandra. This character is not ordinary but is full of unique power. The film captivated the audience with its concept and presentation and earned more than Rs. 303 crores worldwide. This figure takes it to the forefront in the race of female lead films.

At the second place is Keerthi Suresh’s famous film Mahanati which is based on the life of the great actress of South Industry. In this film, Keerthi acted so emotionally that she even got the National Award. The film shows the story of success, struggle and personal breakdown of an artist and it also proved to be a big hit with the earning of around 85 crores.

At number three comes Anushka Shetty’s grand historical film Rudramadevi in ​​which she played the role of a powerful queen. The grandeur of the film and Anushka’s screen presence impressed the audience and it collected around 84 crores.

Anushka Shetty’s film Arundhati is at the fourth position. It is a film which gave a new identity to women-centric cinema in its time. Made with a combination of horror and drama, this film earned around Rs 70 crores and even today it is considered a cult film.

Anushka Shetty’s film Bhaagmati is also at the fifth place, in which she played a strong and mysterious character. The film kept the audience engaged with its suspense and thrill and collected approximately Rs 67 crores.

At number six comes Nazriya Nazim’s film Sukshamdarshini, which earned more than Rs 54 crore. This film progressed on the basis of content and got good response from the audience.

At the seventh place is Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s film Oh Baby, which brought a different kind of story. In this film, age and life experiences were shown in a light-hearted manner and it earned around 40 crores.

The success of all these films clearly shows that the stories are changing in South Cinema and the audience is liking strong female characters as much as big heroes. This trend can become even stronger in the coming times where the dominance of heroines will increase further and they will be seen making new records at the box office.