Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

, popularly known as Tollywood, consisting of films in the

Telugu language Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language fami ...

. It is the second largest film production centre in India. In 1977, the film '' Adavi Ramudu'' starring

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

become the first film to collect one crore. The 1992 film ''

Gharana Mogudu ''Gharana Mogudu'' () is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Nagma and Vani Viswanath with Rao Gopal Rao and Kaikala Satyanarayana in supporting roles. Music is composed ...

'', directed by

K. Raghavendra Rao Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema besides having directed a few Hindi films. He has garnered four state Nandi Awards and fiv ...

and starring

Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...

, is the first Telugu film to gross over 10 crore at the box office. The following is a list of the highest-grossing Telugu films (including dubbed and simultaneously filmed versions) based on gross. NOTE: Since Telugu film collection figures have no certain sources, figures are provided on the basis of many sources. Though figures contradict with some reliable sources in some cases, figures which are cited in most sources are only described.

Highest-grossing films worldwide

The Telugu films which grossed a minimum of 150 crore worldwide are listed here.

Highest-grossing films in India

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Karnataka

Worldwide opening records

Biggest worldwide opening day gross

Biggest worldwide opening week gross

Highest-grossing films by month

Highest-grossing films by year

Highest-grossing films in the United States

The USA gross figures film which have grossed $2 million ore more are only listed here.

Highest-grossing film franchises

Notes

References

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*Telugu films