Industry Hits In Telugu Cinema
The Telugu films which achieved the industry hit status (All time highest grosser) in the history of the Telugu cinema 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.Total Gross : 0.75 Lakhs (Share : 0.5 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
- DirectorChittajalu PullayyaStarsVemuri GaggaiahSurabhi KamalabaiRamatilakamA women named Savitri fights with Yama (Head of the Hell) to save her husband's life.Total Gross : 3 Lakhs (Share : 2 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
- 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.Total Gross : 5 Lakhs (Share : 3 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
- 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.Total Gross : 10 Lakhs (Share : 6 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
- DirectorChittajalu PullayyaStarsKanchanamalaGovindrajulu Subba RaoBanda Kanakalingeshwara RaoWhen a young man discovers that his mother was kidnapped by a wicked wizard, he decides to save her.Total Gross : 15 Lakhs (Share : 9 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
- DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsChittor V. NagaiahMudigonda LingamurthyHemalathaIt is a biographical film based on the life of Potana, who translated Bhagavatam into Telugu language.Total Gross : 20 Lakhs (Share : 12 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
- DirectorChittor V. NagaiahStarsChittor V. NagaiahBaby VanajaHemalatha DeviClassic about the life story of Carnatic Music pioneer Thyagayya.Total Gross : 25 Lakhs (Share : 15 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate
- 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.Total Gross : 30 Lakhs (Share : 18 Lakhs)
- DirectorRaja of MirzapurStarsAnjali DeviAkkineni Nageswara RaoKanakamA young man after knowing his past through his queen mother who has been abandoned from the kingdom by the king for some false complaints against her, tries to make the things get better in the kingdom with the help of a magical horse.Total Gross : 35 Lakhs (Share : 20 Lakhs)
- DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsSriranjaniSiva Rao KasturiSivaram VallabhajosyulaLoosely based on Shakespeare's King Lear.Total Gross : 40 Lakhs (Share : 25 Lakhs)
- 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.Total Gross : 50 Lakhs (Share : 30 Lakhs)
- 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.Total Gross : 60 Lakhs (Share : 35 Lakhs)
- 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.Total Gross : 70 Lakhs (Share : 40 Lakhs)
- DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsN.T. Rama RaoS.V. Ranga RaoSavitriBalarama promises Subhadra to get his daughter married to her son. But when the Pandavas loses their kingdom to the Kaurava's, Balarama breaks his promise.• Including all its versions, this movie has earned around 75 lakhs share for its distributors with its Telugu version contributing around 60 lakhs, Tamil dubbed version contributing around 10 lakhs & 1965's Kannada dubbed version contributing around 5 lakhs
Total Gross : 1.25cr (Share : 75 Lakhs) - DirectorRao C.S.R.Chittajalu PullayyaStarsN.T. Rama RaoAnjali DeviChittor V. NagaiahThis movie deals with the later part of Ramayana written by Valmiki Maharshi and depicts the lives of the sons of Rama & Sita.• Including all its versions, this movie has earned around 1 crore share for its distributors with its Telugu version contributing around 75 lakhs, Tamil dubbed version contributing around 25 lakhs
Total Gross : 1.75cr (Share : 1cr) - DirectorRajendra Prasad V.B.StarsAkkineni Nageswara RaoVanisriChandrakalaBoth Radha and Nirmala love a young man named Gopi. But Nirmala's father wants to make Gopi marry Nirmala in order to grab his property. But she realizes that Gopi and Radha are in love and tries to unite them.Total Gross : 2.1cr (Share : 1.25cr)
- DirectorV. Ramachandra RaoStarsKrishnaKongara JaggaiahVijaya NirmalaBiopic on the life of the famous Telugu freedom fighter Alluri Seetarama Raju.Total Gross : 2.5cr (Share : 1.5cr)
- DirectorK. Raghavendra RaoStarsN.T. Rama RaoJaya PradaJayasudhaA forest officer in an undercover operation, raises all the tribal people and the villagers against the smugglers to teach them a lesson and gets them arrested.Total Gross : 3.5cr (Share : 2cr)
- DirectorDasari Narayana RaoStarsAkkineni Nageswara RaoSrideviJayasudhaRajesh loves Devi but discovers that he has cancer. He decides to avoid her and acts rude so that she can marry Prasad, her brother's friend.Total Gross : 5cr (Share : 3cr)
- DirectorT. KrishnaStarsVijayshantiCharan RajKota Srinivasa RaoA woman after getting humiliated by a gangster in the public, fights against the corruption and the criminalization of politics in India.Total Gross : 5.25cr (Share : 3.1cr)
- DirectorA. Kodandarami ReddyStarsChiranjeeviVijayshantiRaghuvaranMadhu (Chiranjeevi) is a painter who becomes a drunkard since his wife is killed immediately after their marriage in an accident. He leads a careless life until a kid (Baby Sujitha) who is deaf and vocally challenged (dumb), enters his life. He names him Raja and takes care of him however, he doesn't stop drinking. Raja's parents are murdered by Venu (Raghuvaran) and his assistant and Raja is the witness to murder who is tried to be getting rid of by them. Geeta (Vijayashanti) meets the kid in a shopping place and mistakes him to be Madhu's son and fights with them when the kid accidentally breaks her just bought gift and later realises her mistake and comes to apologise to Madhu's house. She befriends the kid and gradually falls for Madhu. Later she comes to know that the kid is none other than her sister's (Rajyalakshmi) son and she was murdered. Madhu is accused of murder and kidnap, and is arrested by Inspector (Prabhakar). But they realise that he is not the actual killer and is released. However Venu and his assistant keep trying to kill the kid and they are almost successful when Madhu is out drunk one night but saves him in the last minute. This changes him and he gives up drinking. The rest of the story is how the villains are slain and Madhu and Geetha marry and adopt the kid.Total Gross : 5.5cr (Share : 3.25cr)
- DirectorRavi Raja PinisettyStarsChiranjeeviVijayshantiRadhaA man, who wrongfully dies before his time, is reincarnated in the body of a lookalike.Total Gross : 6cr (Share : 3.5cr)
- DirectorKodi RamakrishnaStarsMaster AmitNandamuri BalakrishnaBrahmanandamRaja after knowing that his sister is killed by her husband and father in law, decides to take revenge on them.Total Gross : 6.5cr (Share : 3.85cr)
- DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsNagarjuna AkkineniAmala AkkineniRaghuvaranShiva is disgusted by the corruption in and around his new college, and along with his friends, he decides to take a stand against the status quo.• The Tamil dubbed version grossed around 1 crore with a share of 50 lakhs in Tamil Nadu in 1990
Total Gross : 8cr (Share : 4.6cr) - DirectorK. Raghavendra RaoStarsChiranjeeviSrideviTanikella BharaniA man finds a ring that gives the bearer great power but the goddess to whom the ring belongs wants it back.Total Gross : 8.5cr (Share : 4.9cr)
- DirectorVijaya BaapineeduStarsChiranjeeviSravanthi ChokkarapuVallabaneni JanardhanRajaram, an unemployed easygoing person, takes revenge on his elder brother's murderers and gets his separated family members together.Total Gross : 9.5cr (Share : 5.5cr)
- DirectorRavi Raja PinisettyStarsVenkatesh DaggubatiMeenaBrahmanandamWhen an astrologer predicts that Nandini would marry a person of her choice, her possessive brothers decide to guard her. Can they stop her from marrying the person of her choice ?Total Gross : 11.5cr (Share : 6.8cr)
- DirectorK. Raghavendra RaoStarsChiranjeeviNagmaRaogopalraoAn arrogant daughter of a rich industrialist decides to marry their factory employee in order to teach him a lesson. But things changes a lot after their marriage.• The Malayalam dubbed version grossed around 1 crore with a share of 40 lakhs in Kerala in 1994
Total Gross : 12.25cr (Share : 7.1cr) - DirectorRavi Raja PinisettyStarsMohan BabuRajinikanthSoundaryaPedarayudu is the story of three brothers who are inseparable and always thrive for the well being of the people in their village. Pedarayudu (Mohan Babu), the eldest sits on the ancestral throne to deliver justice in the village. Their lives take a turn when the younger brother Raja (Mohan Babu) is accused of killing a teacher. How does Raja prove his innocence forms rest of the story.Total Gross : 17.25cr (Share : 10cr)
- DirectorK. Raghavendra RaoStarsSrikanthMeka SrikanthRavaliA musician finds the love of his life whom he saw in a dream but his marriage has already been arranged to another girl.Total Gross : 18.75cr (Share : 11cr)
- DirectorKrishna VamsiY.V.S. ChowdaryStarsNagarjuna AkkineniTabuChalapathi RaoRaju and Mahalaxmi meet at a marriage ceremony and both are attracted to each other. They soon fall deeply in love with each other, and decide to inform their respective parents of their plan to get married. Raju's family welcomes Mahalaxmi, and approve of her. Just shortly after their approval, Mahalaxmi's parents interrupt the proceedings and forcibly take Mahalaxmi with them, to get married to someone. The d each other, and no amount of mediation, or even the suggestion of such, will ever mend fences, leaving Mahalaxmi and Raju to an unknown fate.• The Tamil dubbed version grossed around 1.25 crore with a share of 60 lakhs in Tamil Nadu
Total Gross : 19.5cr (Share : 11.25cr) - DirectorJayant ParanjiStarsVenkatesh DaggubatiAnjala ZaveriBabu MohanThe story of two lovers who overcome all the hurdles to get united.Total Gross : 20cr (Share : 11.5cr)
- DirectorGunasekharStarsChiranjeeviSoundaryaAnjala ZaveriIn Calcutta, a man searches for his son who has been kidnapped by his father-in-law.Total Gross : 21.25cr (Share : 12.3cr)
- DirectorGopal B.StarsNandamuri BalakrishnaSimranAnjala ZaveriRevenge story between Samarasimha Reddy and Veera Raghava Reddy.Total Gross : 28cr (Share : 16.25cr)
- DirectorUday ShankarStarsVenkatesh DaggubatiK. ViswanathRanganathRaghavaiah (K. Vishwanath) and Ram Mohan Rao (Ranganath) are brothers-in-law. But Ram Mohan Rao is at loggerheads with Raghavaiah because of a family feud. Raghavaiah is nearing his 60's and it's time for his Shastipoorti ceremony. Upon the request from his wife, Raghavaiah decides to invite (for the first time) his daughter-in-law and grandsons who are staying in Bombay. Raghu (Venkatesh) is the alienated young grandson of Raghavaiah. After arriving at Ramapuram from Bombay, he faces embarrassment from the members of Raghavaiah's family. There he meets Manga (Simran). Manga and Raghu play few pranks on each other and slowly they fall in love. But they never admit their love to each other. With his unconditional love towards the family members, Raghu wins the confidence and hearts of them. Later on Raghu comes to know the flashback behind the feud between the families of Raghavaiah and Ram Mohan Rao. Erra Babu (Srihari), the fiery son of Ram Mohan Rao, is another victim in the incident. He develops prejudice against Raghavaiah and aims for his blood. Raghu decides to bring the two troubled families together.Total Gross : 28.5cr (Share : 16.5cr)
- DirectorVijay K. BhaskarStarsTarunRicha PallodSaikiranBest friends develop feelings for each other but cannot seem to sync their emotions.Total Gross : 33.5cr (Share : 19.5cr)
- DirectorGopal B.StarsNandamuri BalakrishnaSimranPreeti JhangianiRevenge story between two neighboring villages with one headed by a bad person and the other headed by a good person.Total Gross : 37.5cr (Share : 21.75cr)
- DirectorGopal B.StarsChiranjeeviSonali BendreAarthi AgarwalSince 1965 bitter hatred and animosity has reigned between two families, namely that of Indrasen's and the Reddys, which results in the death of Indrasen's dad, and his two uncles, one of whom was killed by none other than his very own newly wedded wife from the Reddy family. Veer Shiva is arrested, found guilty and imprisoned. When he is discharged, he challenges Indrasen and gets killed. His five sons swear on his funeral pyre to avenge his death. Then their sister, Snehlata, returns from the U.S., is attracted to Indrasen and wants to marry him, much to the displeasure of her brothers, especially Veer Shankar, who would rather kill his son than be obliged to Indrasen for saving his life. While negotiating with the Reddys for some land to build a water reservoir, Indrasen ends up forfeiting his property, estate, and also making a commitment to marry Snehlata. On the day of the wedding Snehlata goes to the temple for prayers, and it is there that she it told that Indrasen has gone on a rampage, killing three of her brothers. Watch what happens when Snehlata joins forces with Shiva to avenge the death of her brothers.Total Gross : 49.8cr (Share : 28.8cr)
- DirectorPuri JagannadhStarsMahesh BabuIleana D'CruzPrakash RajA money-minded criminal has to deal with two rival gangs as well as an evil cop threatening his girlfriend.Total Gross : 63.3cr (Share : 36.1cr)
- DirectorKodi RamakrishnaStarsAnushka ShettySonu SoodDivya NageshA brave queen battles an evil mystic. Three generations later, he comes back to haunt the queen's descendants.Total Gross : 73.5cr (Share : 41.5cr)
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsRam CharanKajal AggarwalDev GillA warrior gets reincarnated 400 years later, after trying to save the princess and the kingdom, who also dies along with him. He then sets back again to fight against all odds and win back his love.• When released in Japan in 2018, this movie has grossed JPY 130.1 million (8.25 crore) thus taking the total gross to 128.5 crore and distributor share to 74.5 crore
Total Gross : 120.25cr (Share : 72.5cr) - DirectorTrivikram SrinivasStarsPawan KalyanSamantha Ruth PrabhuPranitha SubhashThe scion of a powerful family is tasked with retrieving an estranged family member.Total Gross : 127.9cr (Share : 75.4cr)
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsPrabhasRana DaggubatiAnushka ShettyA child from the Mahishmati kingdom is raised by tribal people and one day learns about his royal heritage, his father's bravery in battle and a mission to overthrow the incumbent ruler.• All time highest grossing film in India at the time of the release.
Total Gross : 572.1cr (Share : 286.9cr) - DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsPrabhasRana DaggubatiAnushka ShettyAmarendra Baahubali, the heir apparent to the throne of Mahishmati, finds his life and relationships endangered as his adoptive brother Bhallaladeva conspires to claim the throne.• All time highest grossing film in India.
Total Gross : 1742.3cr (Share : 806.3cr)