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List of Highest Grossing Telugu Movies
1. RRR (2022)
Star Cast- N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, Olivia Morris
Director- S. S. Rajamouli
Genre- Action, Adventure, Drama
IMDB Rating- 8
Budget- ₹550 Crore
Box Office- ₹1200 Crore
Synopsis- RRR is 2022’s highest grossing Telugu film, also making it to the most expensive films ever made in India. The movies explores story around two revolutionaries Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao). The film shoes the brotherhood and friendship among these two characters who are fighting against the British rule in India during 1920s.
2. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
Star Cast- Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, Nassar, Subbaraju
Director- S. S. Rajamouli
Genre- Action
IMDB Rating- 8.2
Budget- ₹250 Crore
Box Office- ₹1810 Crore
Synopsis- Till now, this film has broken all records in the Telugu movie industry. It is the part 2 of film Baahubali: The Beginning. The plot of movie revolves around the son of Baahubali, Shiva who gets to know about his heritage and is constantly searching for answers. All his live events are inter-connected with his past which is unwraped in the Mahishmati kingdom.
3. Pushpa: The Rise (2021)
Star Cast- Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna
Director- Sukumar
Genre- Action, Drama
IMDB Rating- 7.6
Budget- ₹170 – ₹250 Crore
Box Office- ₹355-373 Crore
Synopsis- The movie shows the escalation of a unskilled laborer in the smuggling group of red sandalwood. Though the film got mixed reviews however commercially, it accumulated great amount at the box office.
4. Saaho (2019)
Star Cast- Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pandey, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Lal, Murali Sharma, Mandira Bedi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Prakash Belawadi, Evelyn Sharma, Vennela Kishore
Director- Sujeeth
Genre- Action
IMDB Rating- 5
Budget- ₹350 Crore
Box Office- ₹439 Crore
Synopsis- An undercover cop becomes entangled in a war with offenders who seek to obtain a black box which is their only key to wealth and fortune. This film was shoot in various countries like Austria, Romania, United Arab Emirates, and India. Irrespective of gathering indifferent reviews, the film was one of the highest grossing telugu movies.
5. Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020)
Star Cast- Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde, Tabu, Jayaram, Sushanth, Nivetha Pethuraj
Director- Trivikram Srinivas
Genre- Drama, Action
IMDB Rating- 7.3
Budget- ₹100 Crore
Box Office- ₹262-280 Crore
Synopsis- Destiny plays a significant part in linking the life of Bantu and Raj. Bantu’s father is quite unemotional and thus he wants acceptance from him. On the other hand, Raj is the son of a millionaire and his father wants that he was more confident.
6. Palasa 1978 (2020)
Star Cast-Rakshith, Nakshatra, Raghu Kunche
Director- Karuna Kumar
Genre- Action, Drama
IMDB Rating- 7.7
Synopsis- Palasa is set on the storyline of the clash between low caste and high caste. The caste difference is amplified more with the caste power and political battle of the village Srikakulam district. The story revolves around how the protagonist brothers face the struggles of the situation. This drama film is truly one of the well-known names in the highest grossing telugu movies list.
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7. Madha (2020)
Star Cast- Trishna Mukherjee, Rahul Venkat, Anish Kuruvilla
Director- Srividya Basawa
Genre- Mystery, Thriller
IMDB Rating- 5.4
Synopsis- The title of the movie is a Sanskrit term which means the personification of insanity. The lead role actress is a part-time proofreader in a college. The story revolves around her and reveals the mystery of her insanity. It is a thrilling psychological movie which will engage with you.
8. Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya (2020)
Star Cast- Satyadev Kancharana, Chandana Koppisetti, Karuna Kumar
Director- Maha Venkatesh
Genre-Drama
IMDB Rating- 8
Synopsis- The movie is a drama revolving around the story of revenge. The protagonist is a simple and soft-hearted man who is too innocent to be violent in taking revenge. However, when the situation of bullying against him reaches to the intolerable stage, he takes oat that he would be barefooted until he takes revenge.
9. Jersey (2019)
Star Cast- Nani, Shraddha Srinath, Sathyaraj
Director- Gowtam Tinnanuri
Genre- Drama, Sports
IMDB Rating- 8.5
Budget- ₹25 crore
Box Office- Approx. ₹65 crore
Synopsis- The movie is a sports drama where the protagonist was a successful cricketer in mid-thirties is going through a career crisis. He is a gifted cricketer, but now his performance has drastically gone down. Everyone around him is suggesting giving up the sport. The story takes you through his journey and courage of conviction.
10. Game Over (2019)
Star Cast- Taapsee Pannu, Anish Kuruvilla, Maala Parvathi
Director- Ashwin Saravanan
Genre- Drama, Thriller
IMDB Rating- 7.1
Budget- ₹5 crore
Box Office- Approx. ₹15.91 crore
Synopsis- This movie is a thriller drama where the game is life. The protagonist has to survive and fight the demon inside her to overcome the evil to win the game. This is a metaphorical movie showing the significance of holy life.
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Highest Grossing Telugu Movies of the 2000s
11. Arya (2004)
Star Cast- Allu Arjun, Anuradha Mehta, Siva Balaji
Director- Sukumar
Genre- Action, Drama, Romance
IMDB Rating- 7.8
Budget- ₹4 crore
Box Office- Approx. ₹30 crore
Synopsis- The college love rival is presented in the movie. The free-spirited protagonist has tied woo with the college sweetheart. This has called the fight between her boyfriend, the protagonist. Through the movie, the rival is revealed and moves towards the peace treaty.
12. Pokiri (2006)
Star Cast- Mahesh Babu, Ileana D’Cruz, Prakash Raj
Director- Puri Jagannadh
Genre- Action, Thriller
IMDB Rating- 7.9
Budget- ₹10–12 crore
Box Office- Approx.₹66 crore
Synopsis– The action thriller revolves around a local street goon who is surrounded by troubles all around. His girlfriend disapproves of his rowdy activities. The corrupt cop grows enmity with him, and he has attracted the attention of a well-known don. This is a very tricky and challenging situation for him as he has to deal will all the problems outside and experience the change in him.
13. Magadheera (2009)
Star Cast- Ram Charan, Kajal Aggarwal, Dev Gill
Director- S.S. Rajamouli
Genre- Action, Drama, Fantasy
IMDB Rating- 7.6
Budget- ₹35 crore
Box Office- Approx. ₹150 crore
Synopsis- This movie is a drama fantasy where the lead role ancient warrior is reincarnated as a motorcycle stuntman, and his reincarnated lady love does not recognize him. Slowly they grow in love, and a sinister from their past return to their lives, and things start falling apart.
14. Eega (2012)
Star Cast- Sudeep, Nani, Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Director- S.S. Rajamouli, J.V.V. Sathyanarayana
Genre- Action, Fantasy
IMDB Rating- 7.7
Budget- ₹260–400 million
Box Office- Approx. ₹1.25–1.3 billion
Synopsis- This action and fantasy movie revolves around the protagonist, who is in love with a girl. She loves him, too but never accepted in front. The antagonist has an eye on this girl and kills the man she loves. The hero takes birth in the form of a housefly. The movie will take you through the journey of how a mere a housefly can take revenge from the antagonist.
15. Sudigaadu (2012)
Star Cast- Allari Naresh, Monal Gajjar, Jayaprakash Reddy
Director- Srinivasa Rao Bhimaneni
Genre- Action, Comedy
IMDB Rating- 5.7
Budget- ₹80 million
Box Office- Approx. ₹330 million
Synopsis-The story revolves around the protagonist, who was departed from his parent and raised by his grandmother. He is a daring hero who does not fear the notorious criminal. He kills the mafia people and falls in love with a girl who is elder to her by a day. The hero lives for only two purposes, one is to find his parents and to know about the biggest don D. The story then takes the audience to the journey of the hero through various stages of struggle only to be victorious.
16. Premalo Padithe (2012)
Star Cast- Mithun, Sri
Director- Balaji Sakthivel
Genre- Crime, Drama, Thrill,Romance
IMDB Rating- 8.3
Budget- ₹550 million
Box Office- Approx. ₹1.87 billion
Synopsis– The movie is a crime thriller that revolves around the three main characters. There is a carefree, fun-loving man who owns a roadside shop. He meets a girl and instantly falls in love with her. He is a servant and works in an apartment where the husband and wife go out for work, and their son stays home. The girl is attracted to the boy, and the further this leads to lust and crime. The investigation reveals thrilling shocking facts. It is undoubtedly one of the highest grossing telugu movies.
17. Attarintiki Daaredi (2013)
Star Cast- Pawan Kalyan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Pranitha
Director- Trivikram Srinivas
Genre- Action, Comedy, Drama
IMDB Rating- 7.2
Synopsis– The movie is a family drama which is walking towards the family unity. A rich Indian man in Italy is a billionaire who estranged his daughter when she married a pleader going against the family norm. The man asks his grandson to search for his daughter and to bring her back. The protagonist goes to India searching for her aunt, and the movie unfolds his struggle in searching and reuniting the family.
18. Bahubali (2015)
Star Cast- Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Ramya Krishnan
Director- S.S. Rajamouli
Genre- Action, Drama
IMDB Rating- 8.1
Budget- ₹180 crore
Box Office- Approx. ₹650 crore
Synopsis– The movie revolves around the boy who grows up into a free-spirited man. He goes into the life journey to search his roots and then realizing the purpose of his life. He is brave and shows the courage to confront the evil uncle and his son of the kingdom. With the movie, you will enjoy the journey of adventure, romance, and action. The famous movie gathered to love and appreciation across the globe.
19. Oopiri (2016)
Star Cast- Nagarjuna Akkineni, Karthi, Tamannaah Bhatia
Director- Vamshi Paidipally
Genre- Comedy, Drama
IMDB Rating- 8
Budget- ₹500–600 million
Box Office- Approx. ₹1 billion
Synopsis– The movie is a comedy-drama where an unemployed young man is out on parole. He found the job of a caretaker in the house of a multi-millionaire. The owner of the house is impressed by his carefree nature, and he grows sympathetic towards him. He goes through the emotional roller coaster. It is a crafted drama with comedy elements spread throughout the movie.
20. Dhruva (2016)
Star Cast- Ram Charan, Arvind Swamy, Rakul Preet Singh
Director- Surrender Reddy
Genre- Action, Thriller
IMDB Rating- 7.8
Budget- ₹50 crore
Box Office- Approx. ₹87.55 crore
Synopsis– The movie is an action and thriller movie which showcases the story of a courageous IPS officer who is diligent in his work. The tracks and lifts the cover from the huge racket. In this process, he made many enemies who proved to be a challenge for him. The story revolves around the clash and fight of the hero with his growing enemies.
21. Arjun Reddy (2017)
Star Cast- Vijay Deverakonda, Shalini Pandey, Jia Sharma
Director- Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Genre- Action, Drama, Romance
IMDB Rating- 8.1
Budget- ₹50–51.5 million
Box Office- Approx. ₹510 million
Synopsis– The movie is plotted in the set of a medical college. The bright medical student plays the lead role, who struggles to manage his anger. He is about to leave college, but he feels in love with her when he meets the fresher girl. The girl’s father rejected the union of both. The man turned in a drug addict and alcoholic to forget the girl. Later, the story evolves when both are separated and again join back.
22. Ghazi (2017)
Star Cast- Rana Daggubati, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni
Director- Sankalp Reddy
Genre- Action, Thriller, War
IMDB Rating- 7.6
Budget- ₹15 crore
Box Office- Approx. ₹34.5 crore
Synopsis- The movie is set on the background of tension between India and Pakistan in 1971. The clash began when the Pakistani Navy started the top-secret mission where their target was to destroy INS Vikrant, a majestic class submarine of India. The movie takes you through the underwater thrilling war scenario. The war involves INS Karanj, which attacks the Pakistani submarine, PNS Ghazi.
23. Goodachari (2018)
Star Cast- Adivi Sesh, Sobhita Dhulipala, Jagapathi Babu
Director- Sashi Kiran Tikka
Genre- Action, Thriller
IMDB Rating- 7.9
Budget- ₹65 crore
Box Office- Approx. ₹135 crore
Synopsis-The protagonist is an NSA agent who is framed as a murderer of his boss. He faces the career downhill, and his mission, which becomes darker than anyone expected. His father was also an NSA agent, and now he wants to settle the personal scores with one responsible for his father’s death.
24. Awe! (2018)
Star Cast- Kajal Aggarwal, Nithya Menen, Srinivas Avasarala
Director- Prashanth Varma
Genre- Thriller
IMDB Rating- 7.8
Synopsis- Another name on the highest rated telugu movies list is Awe! It is a thriller movie which has revolves around three profound women. The movie gradually unfolds each woman’s character, and the audience familiarizes with them as the movie builds up. Each character has a lent voice, and it is thrilling to see how their lives intervene. The audience will be astonished to see how the story unfolds.
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25. Shiva (1989)
Star Cast- Nagarjuna Akkineni, Amala Akkineni, Raghuvaran
Director- Ameerjan and Ramgopal Varma
Genre- Action, Crime, Drama
IMDB Rating- 8.1
Synopsis- Shiva is a movie that entertains the audience with action, drama, and crime. The protagonist is a small-town young man who stepped out of his hometown and shifted to Vijayawada for a college education. He is disgusted with the corrupt college administration and fights back for the status quo. His path is full of challenges as the powerful gang is after him.
26. Rudra Veena (1988)
Star Cast- Chiranjeevi, Gemini Ganesan, Shobana
Director– K. Balachander
Genre- Drama, Musical
IMDB Rating- 8.5
Synopsis- The movie portrays the story of a classical singer who is a strong believer that he can change society by his musical power. The protagonist believes the same and leaves home to change society through his music, and his father is against his decision. Later on, he was felicitated by the Indian government for his challenging efforts.
27. Shankarabharanam (1980)
Star Cast- K. Vishwanath, Manju Bhargavi, Tulasi, Allu Ramalingaiah
Director- K. Vishwanath
Genre- Romance, Musical, Drama
Synopsis- The movie showcases the musical drama and romance stories. The protagonist is a famous classical singer, and a girl becomes his fan. She wants to devote her life to his music and service, but her mother forces her to become a prostitute. The movie revolves around the struggle of the girl between her wish and her mother’s demand.
28. Pathala Bhairavi (1951)
Star Cast- Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, S.V. Ranga Rao, Malathi K
Director- Kadri Venkata Reddy
Genre- Action, Adventure, Family
IMDB Rating- 8.5
Synopsis- A young man who is a son of a gardener falls in love with Ujjain’s princess. When the king of Ujjain gets to know this, he puts a challenge in front of him to prove himself. The young man reaches a magician for help, and he was assured of help from the goddess Patala Bhairavi. Later it is revealed to the audience that the sorcerer has a selfish motto behind, and he wants to kill the man to gain magic statuette. The story takes you to the hero’s journey escaping from the sorcerer and yet impresses the king to win the princess.
29. Missamma (1955)
Star Cast- Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, Savitri, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
Director- L.V. Prasad
Genre- Comedy, Drama, Family
IMDB Rating- 8.5
Synopsis- A young man and a girl acts to be married couples to get a teaching job after graduation. The movie reveals their attempts to support their lie, and the comedy-drama entertains the audience. The family gets involved, and the situation gets messed up. This dilemma leads to comic scenes and ultimate family drama in both the houses.
30. Maya Bazaar(1957)
Star Cast- Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, S.V. Ranga Rao, Savitri
Director- Kadri Venkata Reddy
Genre- Comedy, Drama, Family
IMDB Rating- 9.2
Synopsis- The famous movie is based on the Epic Mahabharata set in Krishna, Dwaraka. Abhimanyu, the son of Arjun, is fascinated by Savitri, who is the daughter of Balaram. After the infamous Pandava’s loss of kingdom in the game of dice, Balarama gets Savitri married to the son of Duryodhana. This made him break the promise to Abhimanyu. However, Bhima’s son Ghatotkacha uses his magic to unite the two lovers. The movies reveal the challenges to stand by the love in the midst of so many challenges.
Conclusion
In this era of digitalization, you can watch any movie at the ease of your fingertip. Here we have listed a range of Telugu movies, which is not just action movies but revolves around complex and raw emotions, drama, romance, thriller, crime, war, and the list. The Telugu movie caters the audience who loves the full packed entertainment. You can opt from any movies given in the list to make your day entertaining. You can also pick from Bollywood comedy movies for your next watch. Before picking up any movie, you can compare the IMBD rating and know about the synopsis of the movie as well.
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