Industry Hits of Telugu Cinema
This list contains all the Industry Hits of Telugu Cinema (also called Tollywood) from the earliest days (1932 to 2021). These are All Time Blockbusters / All Time Highest Grossers.
This list is done based on extensive research done by discussing with trade pundits and by reading film magazines and databases.
The movies are declared Industry Hits based on the collection they made from all language versions.
This list is done based on extensive research done by discussing with trade pundits and by reading film magazines and databases.
The movies are declared Industry Hits based on the collection they made from all language versions.
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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 Share: 0.5 Lakhs
- DirectorChittajalu PullayyaStarsVemuri GaggaiahSurabhi KamalabaiRamatilakamA women named Savitri fights with Yama (Head of the Hell) to save her husband's life.Total Share: 1 Lakh
- 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 Share: 5 Lakhs
- 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 Share: 10 Lakhs
- DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsChittor V. NagaiahMudigonda LingamurthyHemalathaIt is a biographical film based on the life of Potana, who translated Bhagavatam into Telugu language.Total Share: 20 Lakhs
- DirectorChittor V. NagaiahStarsChittor V. NagaiahBaby VanajaHemalatha DeviClassic about the life story of Carnatic Music pioneer Thyagayya.Total Share: 25 Lakhs
- 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 Share: 30 Lakhs
- DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsSriranjaniSiva Rao KasturiSivaram VallabhajosyulaLoosely based on Shakespeare's King Lear.Total Share: 40 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 Share: 50 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 Share: 55 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 Share: 60 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.Total Share: 1 Crore
- 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.Total Share: 1.25 Crore
- 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 Share: 1.5 Crore
- DirectorV. Ramachandra RaoStarsKrishnaKongara JaggaiahVijaya NirmalaBiopic on the life of the famous Telugu freedom fighter Alluri Seetarama Raju.Total Share: 2 Crores
- 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 Share: 3.25 Crores
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsKamal HaasanSarithaMadhaviTwo lovers from differing cultural backgrounds are separated by their parents for one year in order to prove if their love is true.Total Share: 4 Crores
- 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 Share: 4.5 Crores
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsKamal HaasanJaya PradaSarath BabuA classical dancer, Balakrishna, faces many struggles, but is eventually redeemed.Total Share: 4.9 Crores
- DirectorA. Kodandarami ReddyStarsChiranjeeviVijayashantiRaghuvaranA drunken man witnesses a couple's murder and takes their child into his care. The killers are in pursuit of the man and the kid to get rid of them, during one of their attempts, the man realizes his responsibility towards the kid.Total Share: 4.75 Crores
- DirectorRavi Raja PinisettyStarsChiranjeeviVijayashantiRadhaA man, who wrongfully dies before his time, is reincarnated in the body of a lookalike.Total Share: 5 Crores
- 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.Total Share: 5.6 Crores
- 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 Share: 6 Crores
- DirectorVijaya BaapineeduStarsChiranjeeviSravanthi ChokkarapuVallabaneni JanardhanRajaram, an unemployed easygoing person, takes revenge on his elder brother's murderers and gets his separated family members together.Total Share: 7 Crores
- 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.Total Share: 10 Crores
