SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster RRR surpassed over 20 CRS in Japan but still is the second-grosser Indian movie in Japan. If you are thinking about what’s the first, then let me disclose the name of the Indian movie first-grosser in Japan, Muthu. Yes, Rajinikanth’s film Muthu released around two decades ago, has a collection of 23 CRS to date.
The megahit movie RRR is a action drama directed by S. S. Rajamouli starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris. It grossed ₹1,200 CRS (US$175.47 million) worldwide, setting several box office records for an Indian film, including the fourth-highest-grossing Indian film and second highest-grossing Telugu film worldwide. In Japan, Muthu is still the highest-grossing film.
Muthu is a Tamil masala film, the remake of the Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath directed by K. S. Ravikumar and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. It stars Rajinikanth, Meena and Sarath Babu as the main lead. The film revolves around a zamindar and his worker falling in love with the same lady who, unknown to the zamindar, loves the worker solely.