Actress Keerthy Suresh recently made a strong statement about the lack of audience interest in female-oriented films. She pointed out that Indian viewers, conditioned for decades, still prefer watching their favourite hero’s film on the first day, even if a top heroine’s solo film releases on the same date.
Keerthy’s remarks highlight the long-existing truth — Indian cinema continues to be largely male-dominated, where star-hero films enjoy far greater hype, openings, and theatre pull than women-centric projects. While her observation is valid, there have been rare but powerful exceptions where female-led films not only shined but also outperformed big-hero movies at the box office.
One of the earliest examples is Arundhati (2009), which stormed the box office with collections above ₹70 crore — an extraordinary feat at that time, even for many star heroes. More recently, Kalyani Priyadarshan’s Lokah emerged as the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever and performed exceptionally well in Telugu too. These films elevated their leading ladies to new heights of stardom.
Similarly, in Bollywood, Shraddha Kapoor’s Stree 2 turned into a massive blockbuster by collecting around ₹600 crore domestically and nearly ₹880 crore worldwide, becoming one of the biggest modern-day Hindi hits.
Despite these success stories, female-oriented films remain exceptions rather than the norm — which is exactly what Keerthy Suresh was addressing.
Meanwhile, Keerthy is gearing up for the release of her next female-centric film, Revolver Rita, scheduled for a simultaneous Tamil and Telugu release tomorrow (November 28).
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