Eight days into its run, Ramayana – Part I has put up a rare box-office split: one language version is doing nearly four times the business of four others combined. According to trade data reported by Bollywood Hungama, the Nitesh Tiwari-directed film, led by Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, has netted Rs 539.63 crore in India. The Hindi version alone accounts for Rs 422.42 crore, or 78.28 percent of the total.
Hindi towers over the South
Across Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, the film has collected Rs 117.21 crore, or 21.72 percent of its Indian business. The Hindi number is more than 3.6 times that combined South total. Put another way: for every Rs 100 the film earns in India, roughly Rs 78 is coming from Hindi screens.
- Hindi: Rs 422.42 crore, 78.28 percent
- South versions combined: Rs 117.21 crore, 21.72 percent
- Hindi multiple: 3.6 times the South total
The Hindi version’s hold strengthened after Diwali. Between Monday and Thursday, it contributed Rs 255.60 crore, exceeding its four-day opening weekend haul of Rs 166.82 crore.
How the South languages stack up
Kannada is the strongest southern performer with Rs 44.81 crore, followed by Telugu at Rs 36.11 crore. The gap between the two has widened to Rs 8.70 crore; after the first three days, they were separated by only Rs 73 lakh. That suggests Kannada is holding audiences better over the following days. Kannada now contributes roughly 38 percent of the southern language total.
Tamil has collected Rs 19.57 crore, leaving it within reach of the Rs 20 crore mark. Malayalam is fifth with Rs 16.72 crore, but its daily trajectory is worth noting. On Thursday, November 12, Malayalam collected Rs 2.45 crore against Rs 2.39 crore the previous day, a rise of 2.51 percent. It was the only language version to grow on day eight, and it overtook both Telugu (Rs 1.89 crore) and Tamil (Rs 1.82 crore) for the day.
Why the split matters
Language-level data is more than a ranking exercise. It shows where demand is concentrated, which versions are holding after the premiere window, and where a promotional push may be able to convert interest. For a mythic story with a multi-industry cast, the first eight days show a Hindi-first audience profile with the South as a meaningful but secondary contributor.
As the film enters its second weekend, the task is straightforward: sustain the Hindi momentum and see whether stronger retention in Kannada and the late uptick in Malayalam can broaden the base.
Source: Bollywood Hungama
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