Industry Hits In Telugu Cinema

by Samrudh_David | Public

The Telugu films which achieved the industry hit status (All time highest grosser) in the history of the Telugu cinema are listed here.
44 titles
Bhakta Prahlada 1. Bhakta Prahlada (1932)

108 min | Drama, Fantasy

7.9

Total Gross : 0.75 Lakhs (Share : 0.5 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate

Savitri 2. Savitri (1933)

125 min | Drama

7.8

Total Gross : 3 Lakhs (Share : 2 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate

Lava Kusa 3. Lava Kusa (1934)

165 min | Drama, Musical

7.2

Total Gross : 5 Lakhs (Share : 3 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate

Malapilla 4. Malapilla (1938)

175 min | Drama

8.5

Total Gross : 10 Lakhs (Share : 6 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate

Bala Nagamma 5. Bala Nagamma (1942)

Not Rated | 220 min | Action, Drama, Musical

6.8

Total Gross : 15 Lakhs (Share : 9 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate

Bhakta Potana 6. Bhakta Potana (1943)

Not Rated | 186 min | Biography, Drama

7.7

Total Gross : 20 Lakhs (Share : 12 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate

Thyagayya 7. Thyagayya (1946)

186 min | Family, History, Musical

8.1

Total Gross : 25 Lakhs (Share : 15 Lakhs) - Pure Estimate

Balaraju 8. Balaraju (1948)

Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, Musical

8.1

Total Gross : 30 Lakhs (Share : 18 Lakhs)

Keelu Gurram 9. Keelu Gurram (1949)

220 min | Drama, Fantasy

7.7

Total Gross : 35 Lakhs (Share : 20 Lakhs)

Gunasundari Katha 10. Gunasundari Katha (1949)

Not Rated | 172 min | Drama, Fantasy

8.3

Total Gross : 40 Lakhs (Share : 25 Lakhs)

Pathala Bhairavi 11. Pathala Bhairavi (1951)

192 min | Action, Adventure, Family

8.5

Total Gross : 50 Lakhs (Share : 30 Lakhs)

Devadasu 12. Devadasu (1953)

Not Rated | 191 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

7.8

Total Gross : 60 Lakhs (Share : 35 Lakhs)

Rojulu Marayi 13. Rojulu Marayi (1955)

211 min | Drama

7

Total Gross : 70 Lakhs (Share : 40 Lakhs)

Mayabazar 14. Mayabazar (1957)

Not Rated | 192 min | Comedy, Drama

9.1

• 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)

Lava Kusa 15. Lava Kusa (I) (1963)

Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Family, Musical

8.2

• 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)

Dasara Bullodu 16. Dasara Bullodu (1971)

160 min | Drama, Family, Romance

7.3

Total Gross : 2.1cr (Share : 1.25cr)

Alluri Seetharama Raju 17. Alluri Seetharama Raju (1974)

187 min | Action, Biography, Drama

8

Total Gross : 2.5cr (Share : 1.5cr)

Adavi Ramudu 18. Adavi Ramudu (1977)

159 min | Action, Drama, Romance

6.6

Total Gross : 3.5cr (Share : 2cr)

Premaabhishekam 19. Premaabhishekam (1981)

155 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

7.7

Total Gross : 5cr (Share : 3cr)

Pratighatana 20. Pratighatana (1985)

180 min | Drama

8

Total Gross : 5.25cr (Share : 3.1cr)

Pasivadi Pranam 21. Pasivadi Pranam (1987)

140 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

7.8

Total Gross : 5.5cr (Share : 3.25cr)

Yamudiki Mogudu 22. Yamudiki Mogudu (1988)

Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

7.4

Total Gross : 6cr (Share : 3.5cr)

Muddula Mavayya 23. Muddula Mavayya (1989)

142 min | Action, Drama

8.1

Total Gross : 6.5cr (Share : 3.85cr)

Shiva 24. Shiva (1989)

Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Crime, Drama

8

• 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)

Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari 25. Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990)

153 min | Action, Comedy, Family

8.1

Total Gross : 8.5cr (Share : 4.9cr)

Gang Leader 26. Gang Leader (1991)

Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Drama

7.9

Total Gross : 9.5cr (Share : 5.5cr)

Chanti 27. Chanti (1992)

139 min | Drama, Romance

6.9

Total Gross : 11.5cr (Share : 6.8cr)

Gharana Mogudu 28. Gharana Mogudu (1992)

149 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

7.5

• 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)

Peda Rayudu 29. Peda Rayudu (1995)

Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Drama

7.4

Total Gross : 17.25cr (Share : 10cr)

Pelli Sandadi 30. Pelli Sandadi (1996)

129 min | Musical, Romance

6.9

Total Gross : 18.75cr (Share : 11cr)

Ninne Pelladatha 31. Ninne Pelladatha (1996)

146 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama

7.7

• 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)

Preminchukundam Raa 32. Preminchukundam Raa (1997)

151 min | Action, Romance

7.2

Total Gross : 20cr (Share : 11.5cr)

Choodalani Vundi 33. Choodalani Vundi (1998)

148 min | Action, Drama, Romance

7.1

Total Gross : 21.25cr (Share : 12.3cr)

Samarasimha Reddy 34. Samarasimha Reddy (1999)

148 min | Action, Drama

7.4

Total Gross : 28cr (Share : 16.25cr)

Kalisundam Raa 35. Kalisundam Raa (2000)

156 min | Drama

7.3

Total Gross : 28.5cr (Share : 16.5cr)

Nuvve Kavali 36. Nuvve Kavali (2000)

153 min | Romance

7.6

Total Gross : 33.5cr (Share : 19.5cr)

Narasimha Naidu 37. Narasimha Naidu (2001)

Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Drama

7

Total Gross : 37.5cr (Share : 21.75cr)

Indra 38. Indra (2002)

Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Drama

7.5

Total Gross : 49.8cr (Share : 28.8cr)

Pokiri 39. Pokiri (2006)

Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

8

Total Gross : 63.3cr (Share : 36.1cr)

Arundhati 40. Arundhati (2009)

131 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

7.3

Total Gross : 73.5cr (Share : 41.5cr)

Magadheera 41. Magadheera (2009)

Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

7.7

• 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)

Attarintiki Daredi 42. Attarintiki Daredi (2013)

Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

7.3

Total Gross : 127.9cr (Share : 75.4cr)

Baahubali: The Beginning 43. Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)

Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Drama

8

• All time highest grossing film in India at the time of the release.

Total Gross : 572.1cr (Share : 286.9cr)

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion 44. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

Not Rated | 167 min | Action, Drama

8.2

• All time highest grossing film in India.

Total Gross : 1742.3cr (Share : 806.3cr)