All Time Industry hits Telugu
by newmoviebuff | created - 31 Aug 2021 | updated - 01 Sep 2021 | PublicThe Films which achieved the industry hit status (All time highest grosser) in the history of the Telugu cinema .This is the most comprehensive list for Telugu Cinema
This list is based on collected data from Senior Movie buffs ,Trade Analysts and available newspapers articles .(Gross/Share)
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1. Bhakta Prahlada (1932)
108 min | Drama, Fantasy
Bhakta Prahlada is the first full length Telugu talkie film based on the story of Narasimha and Prahlada in Hindu mythology.
Director: H.M. Reddy | Stars: Venkata Subbaiah Munipalle, Surabhi Kamalabai, L.V. Prasad, B.V. Subba Rao
Votes: 91
2. Savitri (1933)
125 min | Drama
A women named Savitri fights with Yama (Head of the Hell) to save her husband's life.
Director: Chittajalu Pullayya | Stars: Vemuri Gaggaiah, Surabhi Kamalabai, Ramatilakam
Votes: 14
3. Lava Kusa (1934)
165 min | Drama, Musical
This 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) ... See full summary »
Director: Chittajalu Pullayya | Stars: Parepalli Subba Rao, Sriranjani Sr., Master Bhimarao, Malleshwara Rao
Votes: 17
4. Bala Nagamma (1942)
Not Rated | 220 min | Action, Drama, Musical
When a young man discovers that his mother was kidnapped by a wicked wizard, he decides to save her.
Director: Chittajalu Pullayya | Stars: Kanchanamala, Govindrajulu Subba Rao, Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao, Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi
Votes: 25
5. Bhakta Potana (1943)
Not Rated | 186 min | Biography, Drama
It is a biographical film based on the life of Potana, who translated Bhagavatam into Telugu language.
Director: Kadiri Venkata Reddy | Stars: Chittor V. Nagaiah, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Hemalatha, Vanaja Naalam
Votes: 50
6. Balaraju (1948)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, Musical
When a yaksha and his lover are cursed to be reborn as humans, they should overcome several hurdles to get united again.
Director: Ghantasala Balaramaiah | Stars: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, Varalakshmi S., D.S. Sadasiva Rao
Votes: 18
7. Keelu Gurram (1949)
220 min | Drama, Fantasy
A 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.
Director: Raja of Mirzapur | Stars: Anjali Devi, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kanakam, Suryashree
Votes: 48
8. Devadasu (1953)
Not Rated | 191 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Adapted 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.
Director: Vedantam Raghavaiah | Stars: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, S.V. Ranga Rao, Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu Chilakalapudi
Votes: 304
9. Pathala Bhairavi (1951)
192 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A poor man, in love with a princess, is persuaded by an evil sorcerer to help him get the blessing of a Goddess.
Director: Kadiri Venkata Reddy | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao, S.V. Ranga Rao, Malathi K., Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu Chilakalapudi
Votes: 782
10. Mayabazar (1957)
Not Rated | 192 min | Comedy, Drama
Balarama 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.
Director: Kadiri Venkata Reddy | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao, S.V. Ranga Rao, Savitri, Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Votes: 5,787
11. Lava Kusa (I) (1963)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Family, Musical
This movie deals with the later part of Ramayana written by Valmiki Maharshi and depicts the lives of the sons of Rama & Sita.
Directors: Rao C.S.R., Chittajalu Pullayya | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Kanta Rao
Votes: 628
12. Dasara Bullodu (1971)
160 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Both 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.
Director: Rajendra Prasad V.B. | Stars: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri, Chandrakala, S.V. Ranga Rao
Votes: 51
13. Alluri Seetharama Raju (1974)
187 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Biopic on the life of the famous Telugu freedom fighter Alluri Seetarama Raju.
Director: V. Ramachandra Rao | Stars: Krishna, Kongara Jaggaiah, Vijaya Nirmala, Chandramohan
Votes: 392
14. Adavi Ramudu (1977)
159 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A 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.
Director: K. Raghavendra Rao | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha, Nagabhushanam
Votes: 125
15. Premaabhishekam (1981)
155 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Rajesh 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.
Director: Dasari Narayana Rao | Stars: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sridevi, Jayasudha, Mohan Babu
Votes: 123
16. Simhasanam (1986)
155 min | Action
An army chief tries to clear all the problems to save the kingdom.
Director: Krishna | Stars: Krishna, Jaya Prada, Mandakini, Kanta Rao
Votes: 71
17. Pasivadi Pranam (1987)
140 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Madhu (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 ... See full summary »
Director: A. Kodandarami Reddy | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Vijayshanti, Raghuvaran, Tiger Prabhakar
Votes: 420
18. Muddula Mavayya (1989)
142 min | Action, Drama
Raja after knowing that his sister is killed by her husband and father in law, decides to take revenge on them.
Director: Kodi Ramakrishna | Stars: Master Amit, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Brahmanandam, Seetha
Votes: 96
19. Shiva (1989)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Shiva 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.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Amala Akkineni, Raghuvaran, J.D. Chakravarthi
Votes: 3,897
20. Chanti (1992)
139 min | Drama, Romance
When 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 ?
Director: Ravi Raja Pinisetty | Stars: Venkatesh Daggubati, Meena, Brahmanandam, Kallu Chidambaram
Votes: 267
21. Gharana Mogudu (1992)
149 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
An 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.
Director: K. Raghavendra Rao | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Nagma, Raogopalrao, Kaikala Satyanarayana
Votes: 576
22. Peda Rayudu (1995)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Drama
Pedarayudu 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.
Director: Ravi Raja Pinisetty | Stars: Mohan Babu, Rajinikanth, Soundarya, Bhanupriya
Votes: 614
23. Samarasimha Reddy (1999)
148 min | Action, Drama
Revenge story between Samarasimha Reddy and Veera Raghava Reddy.
Director: Gopal B. | Stars: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran, Anjala Zaveri, Jayaprakash Reddy
Votes: 971
24. Nuvve Kavali (2000)
153 min | Romance
Best friends develop feelings for each other but cannot seem to sync their emotions.
Director: Vijay K. Bhaskar | Stars: Tarun, Richa Pallod, Saikiran, Chalapathi Rao
Votes: 643
25. Narasimha Naidu (2001)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Drama
Revenge story between two neighboring villages with one headed by a bad person and the other headed by a good person.
Director: Gopal B. | Stars: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran, Preeti Jhangiani, Achyuth
Votes: 916
26. Indra (2002)
Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Drama
Since 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Gopal B. | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Sonali Bendre, Aarthi Agarwal, Prakash Raj
Votes: 2,855
27. Pokiri (2006)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A money-minded criminal has to deal with two rival gangs as well as an evil cop threatening his girlfriend.
Director: Puri Jagannadh | Stars: Mahesh Babu, Ileana D'Cruz, Prakash Raj, Nassar
Votes: 15,595
28. Magadheera (2009)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A 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.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Ram Charan, Kajal Aggarwal, Dev Gill, Srihari
Votes: 24,970
29. Dookudu (2011)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Ajay, (Mahesh Babu) an undercover cop, is assigned to catch a dangerous mafia don with whom he has a personal score to settle.
Director: Sreenu Vaitla | Stars: Mahesh Babu, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Sonu Sood, Prakash Raj
Votes: 14,074 | Gross: $1.56M
30. Attarintiki Daredi (2013)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The scion of a powerful family is tasked with retrieving an estranged family member.
Director: Trivikram Srinivas | Stars: Pawan Kalyan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Pranitha Subhash, Boman Irani
Votes: 9,829
31. Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Drama
A 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.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia
Votes: 136,961 | Gross: $6.74M
32. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
Not Rated | 167 min | Action, Drama
Amarendra 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.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia
Votes: 114,369 | Gross: $20.19M
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