Top 5 biggest losses for Indian movies: All led by South stars; Toxic, Adipurush & more –

The Indian film industry has seen several big-budget films struggle at the box office, but the latest list of the biggest reported losses is dominated by films led by South Indian stars. According to the trade viral list, Yash’s Toxic tops the chart with an estimated loss of around Rs 300 crore.

 Directed by  was mounted on a massive scale and opened strongly. However, the film witnessed a sharp decline after its first day and failed to recover the huge investment. Recent trade estimates have placed its potential loss in the Rs 300-305 crore range.

At number two is , which is shown with an estimated loss of Rs 240 crore. The -directed mythological film had enormous expectations because of its scale and Prabhas’ popularity, but its theatrical performance fell far short of what was needed to recover its reported budget. Earlier trade estimates have also placed its notional loss around Rs 240 crore. The film faced heavy backlash for a bad portrayal of Ramayana.

Prabhas appears again at number three with Radhe Shyam, which reportedly suffered a loss of around Rs 180 crore. The romantic drama, also starring Pooja Hegde, was expected to benefit from the actor’s pan-India popularity but failed to perform as expected. It came after the pandemic and flopped at the box office due to its poor content and buzz.

The fourth spot goes to The Raja Saab, another Prabhas-starrer, with the list estimating a loss of Rs 170 crore. The horror comedy opened well but witnessed a major drop afterwards, with reports estimating its eventual loss at around Rs 160-170 crore. It was another bad film that faced outright rejection from the audience.

Completing the top five is Ram Charan’s Game Changer, which had estimated Rs 150 crore loss. Directed by Shankar, the film had a reported massive budget but ended its theatrical run well below expectations. The difference between the trade figures and producer figures for this film is unbelievably massive.