List of Industry Hits in Telugu Cinema | Tollywood Industry Hits

Tollywood Industry Hits:

Check here the list of Industry hits in Telugu cinema from 1931 to till date…

1. Bhakta Prahlada (1931)
2. Savitri (1933)
3. Lava Kusha (1934)
4. Malapilla (1938)
5. Bala Nagamma (1942)
6. Bhakta Potana (1943)
7. Tyagayya (1946)
8. Balaraju (1948)
9. Keelugurram (1949)
10. Gunasundari Katha (1949)
11. Pathala Bhairavi (1951)
12. Devadasu (1953)
13. Rojulu Marayi (1955)
14. Mayabazar (1957): 75L
15. Lavakusha (1963): 1Cr
16. Dasara Bullodu (1971): 1.50Cr
17. Alluri Seetharamaraju (1974): 2Cr
18. Adavi Ramudu (1977): 3Cr
19. Premabhishekam (1981): 3.50Cr
20. Khaidi (1983): 4Cr
21. Pasivadi Pranam (1987): 4.50Cr
22. Yamudiki Mogudu (1988): 5Cr
23. Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989): 5.25Cr
24. Muddula Mavayya (1989): 5.50Cr
25. Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990): 6Cr
26. Gang Leader (1991): 7Cr
27. Chanti (1992): 9Cr
28. Gharana Mogadu (1992): 10Cr
29. Pedarayudu (1995): 12Cr
30. Samarasimha Reddy (1999): 16Cr
31. Khusi (2001): 24Cr
32. Indra (2002): 33Cr
33. Pokiri (2006): 40Cr
34. Magadheera (2009): 74.81Cr
35. Attarintiki Daredi (2013): 75.91Cr
36. Baahubali The Beginning (2015): 183Cr
37. Baahubali The Conclusion (2017): 317Cr
38. RRR (2022): 370Cr

1) Bhakta Prahlada (1931)

Bhakta Prahlada Movie: This Film is the First Industry Hit in Telugu Cinema in 1931…
Director: H.M. Reddy
Cast: Ventaka Subbaiah Munipalle, Surabhi Kamalabai, L.V. Prasad, etc.

2) Savitri Movie (1933)

Director: Chittajalu Pullaya
Cast: Vemuri Gaggaiah, Surabhi Kamalabai, Ramatilakam, etc.

3) Lava Kusa Movie (1934)

Director: Chittajalu Pullaya
Cast: Parepalli Subba Rao, Sriranjani Sr, Master Bhimarao, etc

4) Malapilla Movie (1938)

Malapilla Movie, with this film actress Kanchana Mala became a star…
Director: Gudavalli Ramabrahman
Cast: Kanchana Mala, Govindarajula Subba Rao, P Suri Babu, Sundaramma, etc.

5. Bala Nagamma Movie (1942)

Bala Nagamma movie is the first ever Silver Jubilee movie in Telugu cinema.
Director: Chittajalu Pullaya
Cast: Kachana Mala, Govindarajula Subba Rao, Banda Kanaka Lingeswara Rao, etc.

6. Bhakta Potana Movie (1943)

Director: Kadiri Venkata Reddy
Cast: Chittoor Nagaiah, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Hemalatha, etc.

7. Thyagayya Movie (1943)

Tyagayya Movie, with this movie Chittoor Nagaiah became a star in Telugu cinema and this was his first movie as a writer and director.
Director: Chittoor Nagaiah
Cast: Chittoor Nagaiah, Baby Vanaja, Hemalatha, etc.

8. Balaraju Movie (1948)

Balaraju Movie is the first industry hit for Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
Director: Ghantasala Balaramaiah
Cast: ANR, Anjali Devi, Varalakshmi, K Siva Rao, etc.

9. Keelugurram Movie (1949)

Director: Raja Saheb of Mirzapur
Cast: ANR, Anjali Devi, A. V. Subba Rao, Relangi, etc.

10. Gunasundari Katha Movie (1949)

Director: KV reddy
Cast: Sriranjani, Siva Rao Kastur, etc.

11. Pathala Bhairavi Movie (1951)

Pathala Bhairavi Movie is the first industry hit movie for N. T. Rama Rao.
Director: KV Reddy
Cast: NTR, Malathi, SV Ranga Rao, etc.

12. Devadasu Movie (1953)

Director: Vedantam Raghavayya
Cast: ANR, Savitri, SV Ranga Rao, CSR Anjaneyulu, etc.

13. Rojulu Marayi Movie (1955)

Director: Thapee Chanakya
Cast: ANR, Sowcar Janaki, CSR Anjaneyulu, Relangi, etc.

14. Mayabazar Movie (1957):

Mayabazar movie is a landmark movie in Telugu and Tamil cinema for its cast and technical aspects. This movie is the first Telugu movie to collect a 1Cr share mark in Telugu Film Industry.

Director: KV Reddy
Cast: N.T Rama Rao, SV Ranga Rao, Savitri, ANR, Gummadi, CSR Anjaneyulu, Relangi, etc

15. Lava kusa Movie (1963)

Director: Chittajalu Pullaya
Cast: N.T Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Chittoor Nagayya, Kanta Rao, Kaikala Satyanarayana, etc.

16. Dasara Bullodu Movie (1971)

Director: V. B. Rajendra Prasad
Cast: ANR, Vanisri, Chandrakala, S.V. Ranga Rao, Gummadi, Nagabhushanam, Suryakantham, etc.

17. Alluri Seetharamaraju Movie (1974)

Director: V. Ramachandra Rao
Cast: Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Jaggayya, Chandra Mohan, Kanta Rao, etc.

18. Adavi Ramudu Movie (1977)

Director: K. Raghavendra Rao
Cast: N. T. Rama Rao, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha, Nagabhushanam, Gummadi, Jaggayya, Raja Babu, etc.

19. Premabhishekam Movie (1981):

Director: Dasari Narayana Rao
Cast: ANR, Sridevi, Jayasuda, Murali Mohan, Mohan Babu, Gummadi, etc.

20. Khaidi Movie (1983):

Khaidi movie is the First Industry Hit for Megastar Chiranjeevi in Telugu Cinema.
Director: Kodandarami Reddy
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Madhavi, Rao Gopal Rao, Sumalatha, Nutan Prasad, etc.

21. Pasivadi Pranam Movie (1987)

Director: Kodandarami Reddy
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Raghuvaran, Babu Antony, Sujitha, Kannada Prabhakar, etc.

22. Yamudiki Mogudu Movie (1988)

Yamudiki Modudu movie is the first Telugu movie to collect a 5Cr share mark in Telugu Film Industry.
Director: Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Radha, Rao Gopal Rao, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Allu Rama Lingaiah, etc.

23. Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu Movie (1989)

Director: Kondandarami Reddy
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Vanisri, Vijayashanti, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Rao Gopal Rao, Giribabu, etc.

24. Muddula Mavayya Movie (1989)

Director: Kodi Ramakrishna
Cast: Balakrishna, Vijayashanti, Seeta, Gollapudi Maruthi Rao, Raja Krishnamoorthy, etc.

25. Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari Movie (1990)

Director: K Raghavendra Rao
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Sridevi, Amrish Puri, Kannada Prabhakar, Allu Ramalingaiah, Tanikella Bharani, etc.

26. Gang Leader Movie (1991)

Director: Vijaya Bapineedu
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Rao Gopal Rao, Anandraj, Murali Mohan, Sarath Kumar, Sumalatha, etc.

27. Chanti Movie (1992)

Director: Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Cast: Venkatesh, Meena, Nassar, Sujatha, Manjula Vijaykumar, etc.

28. Gharana Mogadu Movie (1992)

Gharana Modudu movie is the first Telugu movie to collect a 10Cr share mark in Telugu Film Industry.
Director: K. Raghavendra Rao
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Nagma, Vani Viswanath, Rao Gopal Rao, etc.

29. Pedarayudu Movie (1995)

Director: Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Cast: Rajinikanth, Mohan Babu, Soundarya, Raja Ravindra, Bhanupriya, etc.

30. Samarasimha Reddy Movie (1999)

Director: B. Gopal
Cast: Balakrishna, Anjala Zaveri, Simran, Sanghavi, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Kota Srinivas Rao, etc.

31. Khusi Movie (2001)

Kushi movie is the first Telugu movie to collect a 20Cr Share mark in Telugu Film Industry.
Director: SJ Suryah
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Bhumika Chawla, Sivaji, Rajan P. Dev, Nassar, Sudhakar, etc.

32. Indra Movie (2002)

Indra movie is the first Telugu movie to collect a 30Cr share mark in Telugu Film Industry
Director: B. Gopal
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Aarthi Agarwal, Sonali Bendre, Sivaji, Prakash Raj, etc.

33. Pokiri Movie (2006)

Pokiri movie is the first Telugu movie to collect a 40Cr share mark in Telugu Film Industry.
Director: Puri Jagannadh
Cast: Mahesh babu, Ileana, Prakash Raj, Nassar, etc.

34. Magadheera Movie (2009)

Magadheera movie is the first Telugu movie to collect an 50Cr, 60Cr, and 70Cr share marks in Telugu Film Industry.
Director: SS Rajamouli
Cast: Ram Charan, Kajal Aggarwal, Srihari, Sunil, Brahmanandam, etc.

35. Attarintiki Daredi Movie (2013)

Director: Trivikram Srinivas
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Samantha, Pranitha, Rao Ramesh, Nadhiya, etc.

36. Baahubali The Beginning Movie (2015)

Baahubali The Beginning movie is the first Telugu movie to collect an 80Cr, 90Cr, 100Cr, 110Cr, 120Cr, 130Cr, 140Cr, 150Cr, 160Cr, 170Cr, & 180Cr share marks in Telugu Film Industry.
Director: SS Rajamouli
Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, etc.

37. Baahubali The Conclusion Movie (2017)

Baahubali The Conclusion movie is the first Telugu movie to collect a 190Cr, 200Cr, 210Cr, 220Cr, 230Cr, 240Cr, 250Cr, 260Cr, 270Cr, 280Cr, 290Cr, 300Cr, & 310Cr share marks in Telugu Film Industry.
Director: SS Rajamouli
Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, etc.

37. RRR Movie (2022)

RRR movie is the first Telugu movie to collect 320Cr, 330Cr, 340Cr, 350Cr, 360Cr, & 370Cr share marks in Telugu Film Industry.
Director: SS Rajamouli
Cast: Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Samuthirakani, Shriya Saran, etc.

16 Telugu Heroes who scored Industry Hits from 1931…

1. Chiranjeevi: 8 Industry Hits (Khaidi, Pasivadi Pranam, Yumudiki Mogudu, Athaku Yamudu, Ammayiki Mogudu, Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari, Gang Leader, Gharana Mogudu and Indra).
2. Akkineni Nageswara Rao: 7 Industry Hits (Balaraju, Keelugurram, Devadasu, Rojulumarayi, Mayabazar, Dasara Bullodu, Premabhishekam).
3. N.T. Rama Rao: 4 Industry Hits (Pathala Bhairavi, Mayabazar, Lavakusha, & Adavi Ramudu)
4. Nandamuri Balakrishna: 3 Industry Hits (Muddula Mavayya, Samarasimha Reddy, & Narasimha Reddy).
5. Nagayya: 2 Industry Hits (Bhaktha Potana, & Thyagayya).
6. Pawan Kalyan: 2 Industry Hits (Khusi,& Attarintiki Daredi)
7. Prabhas: 2 Industry Hits (Baahubali 1 & 2)
8. Ram Charan: 2 Industry Hits (Magadheera & RRR)
9. Munipalle Subbayya: 1 Industry Hit (Bhakta Prahlada)
10. Govindarajula Subbarao: 1 Industry Hit (Malapilla)
11. Kasturi Siva Rao: 1 Industry Hit (Gunasundari Katha)
12. Krishna: 1 Industry Hit (Alluri Seetharamaraju)
13. Mohan Babu: 1 Industry Hit (Peddarayudu)
14. Venkatesh: 1 Industry Hit (Chanti)
15. Mahesh Babu: 1 Industry Hit (Pokiri)
16. Jr NTR: 1 Industry Hit (RRR)

Milestone Movies in Telugu Cinema:

Year	First Movie to Touch	Share Mark
1957	Mayabazar	1Cr
1988	Yamudiki Mogudu	5Cr
1992	Gharana Mogudu	10Cr
2001	Kushi	20Cr
2002	Indra	30Cr
2006	Pokiri	40Cr
2009	Magadheera	50Cr
2009	Magadheera	60Cr
2009	Magadheera	70Cr
2015	Baahubali The Beginning	80Cr
2015	Baahubali The Beginning	90Cr
2015	Baahubali The Beginning	100Cr
2015	Baahubali The Beginning	150Cr
2017	Baahubali The Conclusion	200Cr
2017	Baahubali The Conclusion	250Cr
2017	Baahubali The Conclusion	300Cr
2022	RRR	350Cr