Highest Grossing Telugu Films By Year
The highest grossing Telugu films every year from 1932 are listed here.
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- DirectorH.M. ReddyStarsVenkata Subbaiah MunipalleSurabhi KamalabaiL.V. PrasadBhakta Prahlada is the first full length Telugu talkie film based on the story of Narasimha and Prahlada in Hindu mythology.Year : 1932
Total Gross : 0.75 Lakhs (Share : 0.5 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorChittajalu PullayyaStarsVemuri GaggaiahSurabhi KamalabaiRamatilakamA women named Savitri fights with Yama (Head of the Hell) to save her husband's life.Year : 1933
Total Gross : 3 Lakhs (Share : 2 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Super Hit
• Industry Hit - DirectorChittajalu PullayyaStarsParepalli Subba RaoSriranjani Sr.Master BhimaraoThis is the Ramayana story of Seeta (Sriranjani) who retires to the forest and gives birth to twin boys, Lava (Bhimarao) and Kusa (M. Rao). They later take on the might of Rama (Subba Rao) unaware that he is their father. Finally after defeating their father Seeta reveals to the brothers who their father is and the family is reunited once again.Year : 1934
Total Gross : 5 Lakhs (Share : 3 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorChitrapu Narasimha RaoStarsVemuri GaggaiahRamatilakamSaluri Rajeshwara RaoPlayful mythological featuring the antics of the child Krishna (Rajeshwara Rao) from his birth to his victory over the evil Kamsa (Gaggaiah). It is the film debut of future composer Rajeshwara Rao and one of Gaggaiah's best-known films.Year : 1935
Total Gross : 3 Lakhs (Share : 2 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorHanumappa Vishwanath BabuStarsYadavalli SuryanarayanaSeeta Rama Anjaneyulu ChilakalapudiNagaraja Rao NelloriThis Mahabharata mythological was made to compete with Draupadi Manasamrakshanam. It depicts the episode from the Mahabharata in which Draupadi is publicly humiliated by the Kauravas. It occurs after Yudhisthara loses her in a game of dice to Duryodhana. As the Kauravas try to divest her of her clothes, she prays to Krishna. He comes to her aid by making her sari longer and longer.Year : 1936
Total Gross : 3 Lakhs (Share : 2 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Super Hit - DirectorHanumappa Vishwanath BabuStarsDommeti SuryanarayanaKannambaBased on Chandala Kesava Das's stage play 'Kanakatara'Year : 1937
Total Gross : 3 Lakhs (Share : 2 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Super Hit - DirectorGudavalli RamabrahmamStarsGovindrajulu Subba RaoKanchanamalaSuri Babu P.The son of a priest falls in love with a Harijan girl and elopes with her. The film was a social drama that deals with untouchability prevalent in pre-independent India.Year : 1938
Total Gross : 10 Lakhs (Share : 6 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorB.N. ReddiStarsChittor V. NagaiahKanchanamalaMudigonda LingamurthyElaborate melodrama, presented the problems of uneven development in terms of an emotional conflict between and innocent feudal rural female and a worldly-wise capitalist urban male. Hero Raghu (Nagaiah), an unemployed graduate, insists on marrying the village girl Janaki (Kanchanmala) despite the opposition of his scheming mother who wants a dowry. Raghu's unemployment problems continue despite his migration to the city, leaving his wife in the clutches of her mother-in-law. When Raghu wins a lottery for Rs. 5 lakhs and returns home, he finds his wife and infant son have left. Although his mother insists he marry again, Raghu goes to the city and dedicates himself to social work, including building factories in order to create employment opportunities. In this he is assisted by his rich female college friend, provoking gossip about their relationship. Raghu's wife, now a poor flower seller, sees her husband with his new friend and believes he has remarried.Year : 1939
Total Gross : 7.5 Lakhs (Share : 5 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorRaghupati Surya Prakash NaiduStarsKannambaVemuri GaggaiahBellari RaghavaChandika who is unhappy with the ruling of the king, decides to dethrone him.Year : 1940
Total Gross : 6 Lakhs (Share : 4 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Super Hit - DirectorB.N. ReddiStarsChittor V. NagaiahMiss KumariMudigonda LingamurthyVenugopala Murthy after completing his studies in England, returns to India and falls in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of the servant in their house. They need to overcome all the hurdles to get united again.Year : 1941
Total Gross : 7.5 Lakhs (Share : 5 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorChittajalu PullayyaStarsKanchanamalaGovindrajulu Subba RaoBanda Kanakalingeshwara RaoWhen a young man discovers that his mother was kidnapped by a wicked wizard, he decides to save her.Year : 1942
Total Gross : 15 Lakhs (Share : 9 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsChittor V. NagaiahMudigonda LingamurthyHemalathaIt is a biographical film based on the life of Potana, who translated Bhagavatam into Telugu language.Year : 1943
Total Gross : 20 Lakhs (Share : 12 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorY.V. RaoStarsNarayana Rao C.H.B. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluBhanumathi RamakrishnaA young man changes his name to lead a western life in city. He faces many twists and problems in his life then. He need to overcome them to live happily again.Year : 1944
Total Gross : 10 Lakhs (Share : 6 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorB.N. ReddiStarsChittor V. NagaiahBhanumathi RamakrishnaB. JayammaMurthy and Kalyani live together happily with their children. But when Murthy notices Subbalakshmi, he falls in love with her and neglects his family. At the end, he realizes his mistake and returns to his family.Year : 1945
Total Gross : 15 Lakhs (Share : 9 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorChittor V. NagaiahStarsChittor V. NagaiahBaby VanajaHemalatha DeviClassic about the life story of Carnatic Music pioneer Thyagayya.Year : 1946
Total Gross : 25 Lakhs (Share : 15 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorL.V. PrasadGudavalli RamabrahmamStarsGovindrajulu Subba RaoSreevatsavaKannambaWhen the minister of Palnadu opens the temple doors for all the castes in the kingdom, disputes arises in the kingdom leading to war.Year : 1947
Total Gross : 20 Lakhs (Share : 12 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorGhantasala BalaramaiahStarsAkkineni Nageswara RaoAnjali DeviVaralakshmi S.When a yaksha and his lover are cursed to be reborn as humans, they should overcome several hurdles to get united again.Year : 1948
Total Gross : 30 Lakhs (Share : 18 Lakhs)
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsSriranjaniSiva Rao KasturiSivaram VallabhajosyulaLoosely based on Shakespeare's King Lear.Year : 1949
Total Gross : 40 Lakhs (Share : 25 Lakhs)
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorSubba Rao B.A.StarsAnjali DeviAkkineni Nageswara RaoN.T. Rama RaoA slap from a village girl turns a loyal soldier into a rebel.Year : 1950
Total Gross : 30 Lakhs (Share : 18 Lakhs)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsN.T. Rama RaoS.V. Ranga RaoMalathi K.A poor man, in love with a princess, is persuaded by an evil sorcerer to help him get the blessing of a Goddess.Year : 1951
Total Gross : 50 Lakhs (Share : 30 Lakhs)
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorL.V. PrasadStarsN.T. Rama RaoVaralakshmi G.SavitriA young man's father is a old fashioned man. He wants dowry from his son's wife. The young man along with his friend teaches a lesson to his father then.Year : 1952
Total Gross : 40 Lakhs (Share : 25 Lakhs)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorVedantam RaghavaiahStarsAkkineni Nageswara RaoSavitriS.V. Ranga RaoAdapted from a popular Bengali novel, Devadasu narrates the story of a rich guy and poor girl separated by class system of India. Parvati is forcefully married off to a middle-aged rich man and Devadasu becomes a drunkard.Year : 1953
Total Gross : 60 Lakhs (Share : 35 Lakhs)
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorSriramulu Naidu S.M.StarsN.T. Rama RaoBhanumathi RamakrishnaNageswara Rao R.A young man saves the daughter of a zamindar when she is kidnapped and then they both fall in love with each other.Year : 1954
Total Gross : 40 Lakhs (Share : 25 Lakhs)
Verdict : Blockbuster - DirectorTapi ChanakyaStarsAkkineni Nageswara RaoSowcar JanakiSeeta Rama Anjaneyulu ChilakalapudiA landlord cheats people in a village and grabs their lands. A young man reveals the landlord's true colors before everyone. So he creates differences between the young man and his wife. But they overcome all the misunderstandings.Year : 1955
Total Gross : 70 Lakhs (Share : 40 Lakhs)
Verdict : All Time Blockbuster
• Industry Hit - DirectorVedantam RaghavaiahStarsSeeta Rama Anjaneyulu ChilakalapudiGemini GanesanAkkineni Nageswara RaoRamu changes his identity to help Roopa as she gets disabled because of him.Year : 1956
Total Gross : 50 Lakhs (Share : 30 Lakhs)
Verdict : Blockbuster