This Indian film with a rating of 9.5 was widely watched on OTT, it earned 400 crores in a budget of 16 crores
- bySagar
- 26 Mar, 2025

Indian cinema has offered one of the best thrillers from time to time. Both Bollywood and Tollywood have contributed to it. Today in this article we are going to tell you about the movie which has got the highest IMDb rating. Apart from the box office, this film was also successful on OTT.
Entertainment Desk, New Delhi. The trend of watching movies and web series on OTT platforms is increasing rapidly day by day. IMDb rating plays an important role in enjoying online entertainment. Most cinephiles prefer to watch movies and series on OTT based on ratings.
In this episode today we are going to tell you about the film that has achieved the highest IMDb rating in Indian cinema, which collected 400 crores at the box office in a budget of 16 crores. Let us know which movie it was and on which OTT platform it is available.
This Indian film got the highest IMDb rating
The success of any film is linked to a good IMDb rating. It is very rare to see a film which is commercially successful, also getting a positive rating from IMDb. But it has been seen many times that low-budget films win in this matter. One such South film was released in theatres 3 years ago.
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The name of that movie is Kantara and this Kannada movie has received a great rating of 9.5/10 from IMDb . Superstar Rishab Shetty starrer Kantara won the hearts of the audience as well as critics with its excellent story. Kantara also surprised everyone with its explosive performance at the box office.
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Made on a modest budget of 16 crores, this movie earned a whopping 400 crores worldwide. Seeing its immense success in the South Belt, the makers later released it in the Hindi Belt as well. According to a Bollywood Hungama report, Kaantara did a smashing business of around 80 crores in the Hindi version . In this way, this movie was successful in earning a profit of almost 25 times more than its budget.
Where was it streamed on OTT
Kantara was a huge success not only at the box office but also on OTT. After theatres, it was released in Hindi version on the famous OTT platform Netflix and for months, this movie remained at number 1 in trending on Netflix India.
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It is known that the second part of this movie Kantara Chapter 1 is going to come, which will be released in theaters on 2 October 2025 this year
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