New Delhi: Superstar Suriya has become the first Tamil actor to deliver three films to cross the Rs 200 crore mark at the worldwide box office in a single year. His latest release, Scene, has joined his earlier releases Karuppu and Vishwanath & Sons after crossing the milestone Friday.
The achievement marks a comeback for Suriya, whose previous releases, including Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022), collected Rs 60 crore, Kanguva (2024) earned Rs 106 crore against a reported budget of Rs 300 crore, and Retro (2025) collected nearly Rs 80 crore against a budget of Rs 60 crore, failing to make a mark at the box office.
However, 2026 has turned into a record breaking year for the 51-year-old. Karuppu collected Rs 310 crore worldwide, while Vishwanath & Sons earned Rs 209 crore.
Now, Jithu Madhavan’s Scene, which released last week, has also crossed Rs 200 crore globally. The film stars Nazriya Nazim and Naslen alongside Suriya.
While Suriya has created a record with three Rs 200 crore films in one year, he still has some distance to cover to surpass the biggest annual box office collections by other Tamil stars.
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Who has the records?
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay currently holds the record for the highest cumulative worldwide box office collections by a Tamil actor in a year. His two releases in 2023, Leo and Varisu, collected Rs 605 crore and Rs 297 crore, respectively, taking their combined worldwide collection to Rs 903 crore. This year, the CM’s last film, Jana Nayagan, also collected more than Rs 300 crore.
Rajinikanth occupies the second position, with his 2018 releases 2.0 and Kaala collecting Rs 691 crore and Rs 160 crore worldwide, taking their combined collection to Rs 851 crore. This year, he has also surpassed his previous record, with Jailer 2 collecting over Rs 800 crore worldwide.
Suriya is a National Award winning actor best known for Soorarai Pottru (2020) and Jai Bhim (2021) among other hits.