{"id":326902,"date":"2026-04-30T15:48:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=326902"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:18:35","slug":"tamil-rom-com-becomes-most-viewed-south-indian-film-on-netflix-in-2026-after-ruling-the-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/tamil-rom-com-becomes-most-viewed-south-indian-film-on-netflix-in-2026-after-ruling-the-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Rom-Com Becomes Most-Viewed South Indian Film On Netflix In 2026 After Ruling The Box Office!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1269992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1269992\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1269992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Youth OTT Verdict (Week 2): Tamil Rom-Com Rules Netflix After Ruling The Box Office! ( Photo Credit \u2013 Instagram )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From the massive screens to the small screens, Youth has <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">simply<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> made a mark for its good content!<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> The Tamil romantic comedy has officially claimed the throne because the most-viewed South Indian film on Netflix in 2026. It captured the he<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">arts of the audience w<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ith its refreshing tackle modern romance. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After a spectacular <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">box office<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> run, the film is repeating its success <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">story<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on Netflix, outperforming a number of the biggest movies <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of the 12 months<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Surpasses Ustaad Bhagat Singh!<\/strong> <\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In only two weeks of its digital premiere, the Tamil rom-com has managed to realize a feat that many fail to. With a complete of <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">4.5 million views<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, it has officially surpassed the viewership of Pawan Kalyan\u2019s Ustaad Bhagat Singh and Nandamuri Balakrishna\u2019s Akhanda 2 to develop into the #1 South Indian film on Netflix in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Youth OTT Verdict Week 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As per the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/top10\/films-non-english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">data by Netflix<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from April 20 to 26, 2026, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Youth<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in its second week, garnered a viewership of\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2.3 million<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on Netflix against\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3.3 million<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0viewing hours\u00a0and secured the 4th spot within the globally trending list of top 10 non-English shows on Netflix, which\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is ruled<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by a Turkish comedy Love Atlast!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take a look at the most-viewed South Indian movies on Netflix in 2026. These movies arrived on the platform either as a direct release or after a theatrical run.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Youth: <strong>4.5 Million<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ustaad Bhagat Singh: <strong>4.4 Million<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Akhanda 2:<strong> 3.9 Million<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>With Love:<strong> 3.9 Million<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Eko:<strong> 3.4 Million<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Anaganaga Oka Raju:<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> 2<strong> Million<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Mrithyunjaya:<strong> 1.6 Million<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Revolver Rita: <strong>1.1 Million<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What makes the film\u2019s performance truly remarkable is its growth within the second week. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While most movies see a dip after the initial weekend curiosity, Youth actually saw <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">an upward trend in<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> its viewership.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Youth OTT Viewership Summary<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Take a look at the two-week viewership of the romantic comedy, its viewing hours, and global rank in that week, based on data provided by Netflix.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Week 1:<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> 2.2 million | 5.2 million viewing hours | Rank 4<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Week 2:<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> 2.3 million | 5.3 million viewing hours | Rank 4<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Total: <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">4.5 million views | 10.5 million viewing hours<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Note:<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The viewership numbers are the\u00a0current official data\u00a0given\u00a0by Netflix for the weeks these movies have\u00a0claimed a spot\u00a0in the highest 10 non-English global charts,\u00a0irrespective\u00a0of the\u00a0variety of days or even weeks they&#8217;ve been streaming on Netflix!\u00a0The general numbers will vary depending on the cumulative half-yearly viewership data\u00a0provided by\u00a0Netflix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For more updates from\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">TV and Web<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, stay tuned to Koimoi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Must Read:<\/strong> Matka King OTT Verdict (Week 2): Vijay Verma\u2019s Gambling Game Turns 2nd Most-Viewed Non-Netflix Show Of 2026 In Only 9 Days!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Follow Us:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/koimoidotcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koimoi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Koimoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Koimoi4Bollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/s\/CBIwo7yAqUE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youth OTT Verdict (Week 2): Tamil Rom-Com Rules Netflix After Ruling The Box Office! ( Photo Credit \u2013 Instagram ) From the massive screens to the small screens, Youth has simply made a mark for its good content! The Tamil romantic comedy has officially claimed the throne because the most-viewed South Indian film on Netflix [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":326903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20668],"tags":[416,2184,6517,20758,7851,54,14742,10731,3685,20666],"class_list":["post-326902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-box","tag-film","tag-indian","tag-mostviewed","tag-netflix","tag-office","tag-romcom","tag-ruling","tag-south","tag-tamil"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326902"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":326905,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326902\/revisions\/326905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}