Mollywood has produced three 10 million dollar movies this year. L2: Empuraan, starring Mohanlal in the lead, was the first one to do so. It was followed by another Mohanlal-headlined movie, Thudarum.
The latest one to cross the 10M mark is Lokah: Chapter 1: Chandra. The superheroine movie, starring Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead, is produced by Dulquer Salmaan's banner. Made on a budget of around Rs 30 Cr, the film is creating waves.
Manjummel Boys (2024), which was a major global hit, had an overseas gross of around $8.8 million, which is close to the $10 million mark but fell just short. The film Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life) (2024) also had a strong overseas performance but did not reach the $10 million milestone.
It's surprising that Lokah could achieve what even the much-hyped Aadujeevitham couldn't. Manjummel Boys was always a small film to begin with.
Lokah shares another distinctio with Empuraan and Thudarum. It is a Rs 200 Cr movie like them. All three are 2025 releases. Whereas Manjummel Boys, the other Rs 200 Cr Mollywood movie, was released in 2024.
(All figures stated in the article are in Gross Box Office terms)
