India, Feb. 23 -- If box office earnings are the biggest metric of success, then it is only logical that the most 'successful' filmmaker be the one whose films have earned the most money at the box office. In this respect, even as Bollywood has dominated the Indian cine scene, one maverick from the South has everyone beat. With 12 films, he has earned over Rs.4000 crore at the box office.

Telugu titan SS Rajamouli is the highest-grossing director in the history of Indian cinema. Unsurprisingly, he has done it on the back of the success of his pan-India Baahubali franchise and the globally successful RRR. These films and his previous successes, including Eega and Magadheera, have earned him Rs.4250 crore at the box office. A staggering Rs...