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)