List of Indian superhero films

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List of Indian superhero films

YearTitleDirectorBudgetBox office (Gross collection)Language(s)Ref.
English titleNative title
1980 Superman సూపర్మ్యాన్ V. Madhusudhana Rao Not AvailableNot Available Telugu [1] [2]
1985 Shiv Ka Insaaf शिव का इन्साफ Raj N. Sippy Not AvailableNot Available Hindi [3]
1987 Mr. India मि. इंडिया Shekhar Kapur ₹38 million (equivalent to ₹400 million or US$5.4 million in 2020)₹100 million (equivalent to ₹1.1 billion or US$14 million in 2020) Hindi [4]
Superman सुपरमैनB. GuptaNot AvailableNot Available Hindi [5]
1989 Toofan तूफ़ान Ketan Desai ₹5.75 crore (equivalent to ₹52 crore or US$6.9 million in 2020)₹4.25 crore (equivalent to ₹39 crore or US$5.1 million in 2020) Hindi [6]
Jai Karnataka ಜೈ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ Dwarakish Not AvailableNot Available Kannada [7]
1991 Ajooba अजूबा
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Shashi Kapoor, Gennady Vasilyev ₹80 million (equivalent to ₹590 million or US$7.8 million in 2020)₹38 million (equivalent to ₹280 million or US$3.7 million in 2020) (India) Hindi
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1992 Goopy Bagha Phire Elo গুপি বাঘা ফিরে এলো Satyajit Ray Not AvailableNot Available Bengali [9]
2006 Alag अलग Ashu Trikha Not AvailableNot Available Hindi [10]
Krrish कृश Rakesh Roshan ₹32 crore (equivalent to ₹87 crore or US$12 million in 2020)₹126 crore (equivalent to ₹344 crore or US$46 million in 2020) Hindi [11] [12]
2007 Athisayan അതിശയൻ0 Vinayan Not AvailableNot Available Malayalam [13]
2008 Drona द्रोण Goldie Behl ₹45 crore (equivalent to ₹107 crore or US$14 million in 2020)₹15 crore (equivalent to ₹36 crore or US$4.7 million in 2020) Hindi [14]
2009 Kanthaswamy கந்தசாமி Susi Ganesan ₹45 crore (equivalent to ₹96 crore or US$13 million in 2020)Not Available Tamil [15]
2011 Zokkomon ज़ोककोमौन Satyajit Bhatkal ₹10 crore (equivalent to ₹18 crore or US$2.3 million in 2020)₹113 lakh (equivalent to ₹2.2 crore or US$290,000 in 2020) Hindi [16]
Ra.One रा. वन Anubhav Sinha ₹130 crore (equivalent to ₹228 crore or US$30 million in 2020) to ₹200 crore (equivalent to ₹350 crore or US$46 million in 2020)₹207 crore (equivalent to ₹362 crore or US$48 million in 2020) Hindi [17]
Velayudham வேலாயுதம் Mohan Raja ₹45 crore (equivalent to ₹79 crore or US$10 million in 2020)₹60 crore (equivalent to ₹105 crore or US$14 million in 2020) Tamil [18]
2012 Mugamoodi முகமூடி Mysskin ₹50 crore (equivalent to ₹80 crore or US$11 million in 2020)₹75,54,310.84 (equivalent to ₹12 million or US$160,000 in 2020) Tamil [19]
2013 Krrish 3 कृश 3 Rakesh Roshan ₹95 crore (equivalent to ₹137 crore or US$18 million in 2020)₹393 crore (equivalent to ₹629 crore or US$84 million in 2020) Hindi [20]
2014 Little Superman ലിറ്റിൽ സൂപ്പർമാൻ Vinayan ₹30 crore (equivalent to ₹41 crore or US$5.4 million in 2020)Not Available Malayalam [21]
2015 Baji बाजीNikhil Mahajan₹4 crore (equivalent to ₹5.1 crore or US$680,000 in 2020)₹10.79 crore (equivalent to ₹14 crore or US$1.8 million in 2020) Marathi [22]
2016 A Flying Jatt अ फ्लाइंग जट्ट Remo D'Souza ₹35 crore (equivalent to ₹43 crore or US$5.7 million in 2020)₹56.13 crore (equivalent to ₹69 crore or US$9.1 million in 2020) Hindi [23]
2017 Sniff स्निफ्फ Amole Gupte ₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹6.0 crore or US$790,000 in 2020)₹95 lakh (equivalent to ₹1.1 crore or US$150,000 in 2020) Hindi [24] [25]
Super Singh ਸੁਪਰ ਸਿੰਘ Anurag Singh Punjabi [26]
2018 Bhavesh Joshi Superhero भावेश जोशी सुपरहीरो Vikramaditya Motwane ₹21 crore (equivalent to ₹24 crore or US$3.2 million in 2020)₹4.75 crore (equivalent to ₹5.4 crore or US$720,000 in 2020) Hindi [27] [28]
2019 Hero ஹீரோ P. S. Mithran ₹25 crore (equivalent to ₹26 crore or US$3.5 million in 2020)₹3.12 crore (equivalent to ₹3.3 crore or US$440,000 in 2020) Tamil [29]
2021 Minnal Murali മിന്നൽ മുരളി Basil Joseph ₹20 crore (US$2.7 million)₹50 crore (US$6.6 million) Malayalam [30]
2022 Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva ब्रह्मास्त्र: पहला भाग – शिवा Ayan Mukerji 410 crore (US$51 million)370.05 crore (US$46 million) Hindi [31]
2023 Veeran வீரன்ARK SaravanNot AvailableNot Available Tamil [32]
2023 Maaveeran மாவீரன் Madonne Ashwin 35 crore (US$4.4 million)89 crore (US$11 million) Tamil [33]
2024 Hanu Man హను మ్యాన్ Prasanth Varma 40 crore (US$5.0 million)330 crore (US$41 million) Telugu [34]

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