Box Office: Suriya’s 2026 Releases Give Directors RJ Balaji, Venky Atluri & Jithu Madhavan Their Career’s Highest Grossers

Suriya had 3 releases this year. All 3 directors of the films have also earned their highest-grossing films ever.

- November 12, 2026 | 1:27 PM IST

Suriya's 2026 Box Office Dominance: 3 Films, 3 Directors & 3 Career-Best Grossers — Box Office: Suriya’s 2026 Films Give 3 Directors Their Biggest Grossers (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Tamil cinema superstar Suriya delivered 3 films this year. All 3 films have crossed the 100 crore mark at the box office, registering a hat-trick for the superstar. The actor started the year with Karuppu, then followed it up with Vishwanath And Sons, and now with Scene. His latest film, Scene, was released in theaters on November 6 and has already crossed the 100 crore net mark in India.

Suriya played 3 distinct characters across all his films in 2026. Interestingly, the directors behind all three films were quite distinct as well. While Karuppu was directed by RJ Balaji, who primarily works in Kollywood, Vishwanath And Sons was directed by Venky Atluri, who is known for making Tollywood films. Scene was directed by Jithu Madhavan, who primarily works in Mollywood.

Suriya’s Directors Score Their Careers’ Highest Grossers

Suriya’s Karuppu marked actor-director RJ Balaji’s highest-grosser so far as a filmmaker. The filmmaker has directed only 3 films so far, out of which only Karuppu saw a theatrical release. His earlier films, Mookuthi Amman and Veetla Vishesham, had direct-to-OTT releases. Karuppu earned 198.18 crore net in India, and its worldwide gross stands at 315 crore.

Suriya’s second release of 2026, Vishwanath And Sons, was directed by Venky Atluri. Venky, who primarily works in Telugu cinema, has directed films like Tholi Prema, Vaathi, and Lucky Bhaskar. Vishwanath And Sons beat Lucky Bhaskar to become Venky’s highest-grosser as a director. The film earned 122.54 crore net in India, and its worldwide total stands at 212.34 crore.

Meanwhile, Suriya’s latest film, directed by Aavesham director Jithu Madhavan, is still running in theaters. In just 6 days, the film earned 105.45 crore net in India, bringing its worldwide total to 190.43 crore.

Suriya At The Box Office In 2026

Suriya has had the best year at the box office so far. The film Karuppu crossed 300 crore at the box office, while Vishwanath And Sons crossed 200 crore. Scene is also set to cross the 200 crore mark worldwide in Week 1 alone. If the film maintains its pace, it will easily cross the 300 crore mark at the box office.