South Indian Box Office War: 6 Big Films, 400 Cr Budget Clash in January 2026

• January 2026 to witness a massive box office clash during Sankranti and Pongal with 6 major South Indian film releases.
• Superstars Prabhas, Thalapathy Vijay, and Megastar Chiranjeevi are set for a historic showdown.
• Prabhas's horror-comedy 'The Raja Saab' (budgeted at 400 crores) and Thalapathy Vijay's 'Jana Nayakan' release on Jan 9.
• Chiranjeevi's 'Mana Shankar Vara Prasad Guru' (Jan 12), Ravi Teja's 'Bharata Mahasayulaku Vignyapthi' (Jan 13), Naveen Polishetty's 'Anaganaga Oka Raju', and Ram Abbaraju's 'Nari Nari Naduma Murari' (Jan 14) also hit screens.
• 'Jana Nayakan' is Thalapathy Vijay's last film, causing tension among Telugu producers due to the clash.

Why It Matters: January 2026 brings an unprecedented South Indian box office battle with 6 major film releases.