List of highest-grossing Telugu films

Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language. It is one of the largest film production centres in India. In 1957, the epic mythological film Mayabazar became the first Telugu film to gross over ₹1 crore. The 1992 film Gharana Mogudu, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and starring Chiranjeevi was the first Telugu film to collect a share of ₹10 crore at the box office. In 2015, Baahubali: The Beginning became the first Telugu film to gross ₹500 crore. Its 2017 sequel Baahubali 2: The Conclusion became the first Indian and Telugu film to gross ₹1000 crore. This ranking lists the highest-grossing Telugu films produced by Telugu cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organizations classified as green by Wikipedia.^[a] The figures are not adjusted for inflation. However, there is no official tracking of figures, and sources publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their estimates.

Key

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Highest-grossing films

The top grossing films worldwide with a minimum of ₹200 crore are listed here.

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref.
1	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion[b]	₹1,810.60 crore	2017	[c]
2	Pushpa 2: The Rule	₹1,642–1,800 crore	2024	[d]
3	RRR	₹1,253–1,387 crore	2022	[e]
4	Kalki 2898 AD	₹1,042–1,200 crore	2024	[f]
5	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	₹618.06–700 crore	2023	[g]
6	Baahubali: The Beginning[b]	₹599.72–650 crore	2015	[h]
7	Devara: Part 1	₹380–521 crore	2024	[i]
8	Saaho[j]	₹419–439 crore	2019	[k]
9	Adipurush[j]	₹350–392.70 crore	2023	[l]
10	Pushpa: The Rise	₹360–373 crore	2021	[m]
11	Hanu-Man	₹301–350 crore	2024	[n]
12	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	₹262–280 crore	2020	[o]
13	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	₹240 crore	2019	[44]
14	Waltair Veerayya	₹236.15 crore	2023	[47]
15	Sankranthiki Vasthunam	₹225–300 crore	2025	[p]
16	Rangasthalam	₹216 crore	2018	[51]
17	Sarileru Neekevvaru	₹207 crore	2020	[52]

Highest-grossing films by opening day

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref.
1	Pushpa 2: The Rule	₹257–280 crore	2024	[q]
2	RRR	₹223 crore	2022	[55]
3	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	₹217 crore	2017	[56]
4	Kalki 2898 AD	₹161.50–180 crore	2024	[r]
5	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	₹145—175 crore	2023	[s]
6	Devara: Part 1	₹132–146 crore	2024	[t]
7	Saaho[j]	₹116–130 crore	2019	[u]
8	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	₹82 crore	2019	[65]
9	Radhe Shyam	₹72.41 crore	2022	[66]
10	Guntur Kaaram	₹67 crore	2024	[67]

Highest-grossing films by month

Month	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref.
January	Hanu-Man	₹350 crore	2024	[n]
February	Bheemla Nayak	₹193 crore	2022	[68]
March	RRR	₹1,253–1,387 crore	2022	[e]
April	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion[b]	₹1,747–1,810 crore	2017	[c]
May	Sarkaru Vaari Paata	₹180 crore	2022	[69][70]
June	Kalki 2898 AD	₹1,042–1,200 crore	2024	[f]
July	Baahubali: The Beginning[b]	₹599.72–650 crore	2015	[h]
August	Saaho[j]	₹419–439 crore	2019	[k]
September	Devara: Part 1	₹408–521 crore	2024	[i]
October	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	₹240 crore	2019	[44]
November	Yashoda	₹33 crore	2022	[71]
December	Pushpa 2: The Rule	₹1,642–1,800 crore	2024	[d]

Highest-grossing films by market

India

See also: List of highest-grossing films in India

Rank	Title	Total gross	Year	Ref.
1	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	₹1,429.83 crore	2017	[72]
2	Pushpa 2: The Rule	₹1,381 crore	2024	[73]
3	RRR	₹944 crore	2022	[72]
4	Kalki 2898 AD	₹776 crore	2024	[74]
5	Baahubali: The Beginning	₹515.77 crore	2015	[75]
6	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	₹475.1 crore	2023	[76]
7	Devara: Part 1	₹347 crore	2024	[74]
8	Pushpa: The Rise	₹346.30 crore	2021	[77]
9	Saaho	₹339.25 crore	2019	[77]
10	Adipurush	₹305 crore	2024	[78]

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Rank	Title	Total gross	Year	Ref.
1	RRR	₹396 crore	2022	[79]
2	Pushpa 2: The Rule	₹342 crore	2024	[80]
3	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	₹307 crore	2017	[79]
4	Kalki 2898 AD	₹291 crore	2024	[81]
5	Devara: Part 1	₹219 crore	2024	[81]
6	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	₹218.5 crore	2023	[81]
7	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	₹196 crore	2020	[79]
8	Sankranthiki Vasthunam	₹190 crore	2025	[82]
9	Baahubali: The Beginning	₹172 crore	2015	[79]
10	Waltair Veerayya	₹171 crore	2023	[79]

Karnataka

Rank	Title	Total gross	Year	Ref.
1	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	₹120.50 crore	2017	[83]
2	Pushpa 2: The Rule	₹87.50 crore	2024	[84]
3	Baahubali: The Beginning	₹81.50 crore	2015	[85]
4	Kalki 2898 AD	₹72 crore	2024	[83]
5	RRR	₹68.50 crore	2022	[83]
6	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	₹45.75 crore	2023	[86]
7	Devara: Part 1	₹40 crore	2024	[87]
8	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	₹29.80 crore	2019	[88]
9	Saaho	₹29.35 crore	2019	[77]
10	Hanu-Man	₹21 crore	2024	[89]

Tamil Nadu

Rank	Title	Total gross	Year	Ref.
1	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	₹152 crore	2017	[90]
2	RRR	₹80.75 crore	2022	[83]
3	Pushpa 2: The Rule	₹76 crore	2024	[91]
4	Baahubali: The Beginning	₹62.66 crore	2015	[85]
5	Kalki 2898 AD	₹43 crore	2024	[83]
6	Sir	₹42.25 crore	2023	[92]
7	Pushpa: The Rise	₹31 crore	2021	[77]
8	Oopiri	₹27.10 crore	2016	[93]
9	Eega	₹24.66 crore	2012	[94]
10	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	₹24 crore	2023	[86]

Kerala

Rank	Title	Total gross	Year	Ref.
1	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	₹75 crore	2017	[95]
2	Kalki 2898 AD	₹30.50 crore	2024	[83]
3	RRR	₹25.50 crore	2022	[83]
4	Lucky Baskhar	₹21.50 crore	2024	[96]
5	Pushpa 2: The Rule	₹18 crore	2024	[97]
6	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	₹17.25 crore	2023	[86]
7	Pushpa: The Rise	₹14.50 crore	2019	[77]
8	Baahubali: The Beginning	₹14.20 crore	2015	[95]
9	Sita Ramam	₹8 crore	2022	[98]
10	Sarrainodu	₹7.2 crore	2016	[95]

North America

The USA and Canada gross figures of top 10 films are only listed here.

Rank	Title	Total gross (US$)	Year	Ref.
1	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	$20.792 million	2017	[99][100]
2	Kalki 2898 AD	$18.565 million	2024	[101]
3	RRR	$15.342 million	2022	[102][103]
4	Pushpa 2: The Rule	$15.280 million	2024	[104]
5	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	$8.929 million	2023	[citation needed]
6	Baahubali: The Beginning	$8.479 million	2015	[citation needed]
7	Devara: Part 1	$6.078 million	2024	[citation needed]
8	Hanu-Man	$5.313 million	2024	[citation needed]
9	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	$3.636 million	2020	[citation needed]
10	Rangasthalam	$3.513 million	2018	[citation needed]

Australia

The Australia gross figures of films earning more than one million are only listed here.

Rank	Title	Gross (A$)	Year	Ref.
1	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	A$4,501,217	2017	[105]
2	Pushpa 2: The Rule	A$4,483,063	2024	[106]
3	RRR	A$3,598,591	2022	[107]
4	Kalki 2898 AD	A$3,130,256	2024	[108]
5	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	A$1,750,449	2023	[109]
6	Saaho	A$1,030,753	2019	[110]

Highest-grossing films by year

Year	Title	Ref.
1974	Alluri Seetarama Raju	[111]
1975	Soggadu	[citation needed]
1976	Aradhana	[citation needed]
1977	Adavi Ramudu	[citation needed]
1978	Pottelu Punnamma	[citation needed]
1979	Vetagadu	[citation needed]
1980	Sardar Paparayudu	[citation needed]
1981	Kondaveeti Simham	[citation needed]
1982	Bobbili Puli	[citation needed]
1983	Khaidi	[citation needed]
1984	Bobbili Brahmanna	[citation needed]
1985	Pratighatana	[citation needed]
1986	Simhasanam	[citation needed]
1987	Pasivadi Pranam	[citation needed]
1988	Yamudiki Mogudu	[citation needed]
1989	Siva	[citation needed]
1990	Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari	[citation needed]
1991	Gang Leader	[citation needed]
1992	Gharana Mogudu	[citation needed]
1993	Major Chandrakanth	[citation needed]
1994	Hello Brother	[citation needed]
1995	Pedarayudu	[citation needed]
1996	Ninne Pelladata	[citation needed]
1997	Osey Ramulamma	[citation needed]
1998	Choodalani Vundi	[citation needed]
1999	Samarasimha Reddy	[citation needed]
2000	Nuvve Kavali	[citation needed]
2001	Kushi	[citation needed]
2002	Indra	[112]
2003	Tagore	[citation needed]
2004	Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.	[citation needed]
2005	Andarivaadu	[citation needed]
2006	Pokiri	[citation needed]
2007	Yamadonga	[citation needed]
2008	Jalsa	[citation needed]
2009	Magadheera	[citation needed]
2010	Simha	[citation needed]
2011	Dookudu	[citation needed]
2012	Gabbar Singh	[citation needed]
2013	Attarintiki Daredi	[citation needed]
2014	Race Gurram	[citation needed]
2015	Baahubali: The Beginning	[citation needed]
2016	Janatha Garage	[citation needed]
2017	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	[c]
2018	Rangasthalam	[citation needed]
2019	Saaho	[k]
2020	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	[113]
2021	Pushpa: The Rise	[114]
2022	RRR	[e]
2023	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	[g]
2024	Pushpa 2: The Rule	[d]
2025	Sankranthiki Vasthunam	[p]

Highest-grossing franchises

Highest-grossing franchises

Rank Franchise Worldwide gross (crore)[v] No. of films Average gross (crore) Highest grosser

1 Baahubali ₹2,460.6 2 ₹1,230 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (₹1,810.60 crore) 1 The Conclusion (2017) ₹1,810.60 2 The Beginning (2015) ₹650

2 Pushpa ₹2,002 2 ₹1,001 Pushpa 2: The Rule (₹1,642 crore) 1 Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024)[118] ₹1,642 2 Pushpa: The Rise (2021)[119] ₹360

3 Fun and Frustration ₹275 2 ₹138 F2: Fun and Frustration (₹140 crore) 1 F2: Fun and Frustration (2019) ₹140 2 F3: Fun and Frustration (2022) ₹135

4 Gabbar Singh ₹240 2 ₹120 Gabbar Singh (₹150 crore) 1 Gabbar Singh (2012)[120] ₹150 2 Sardaar Gabbar Singh (2016) ₹90

5 Khaidi ₹175 3 ₹58 Khaidi No. 150 (₹164 crore) 1 Khaidi No. 150 (2017)[121] ₹164 2 Khaidi No. 786 (1988) ₹7 3 Khaidi (1983)[122] ₹4

6 Tillu ₹165.3 2 ₹83 Tillu Square (₹135 crore) 1 DJ Tillu (2022)[123] ₹30.30 2 Tillu Square (2024) ₹135

7 Bangarraju ₹148.5 2 ₹74 Soggade Chinni Nayana (₹82.5 crore) 1 Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016) ₹82.5 2 Bangarraju (2022)[124] ₹66

8 HIT Universe ₹141.5 3 ₹47 HIT: The Third Case (₹88 crore) 1 HIT: The First Case (2020) ₹11 2 HIT: The Second Case (2022) ₹42.50 3 HIT: The Third Case (2025) ₹88

8 Karthikeya ₹141.5 2 ₹71 Karthikeya 2 (₹121.50 crore) 1 Karthikeya (2014) ₹20 2 Karthikeya 2 (2022) ₹121.50

10 Mad ₹90 2 ₹45 Mad Square (₹66 crore) 1 Mad (2023)[125] ₹24 2 Mad Square (2025)[126] ₹66

11 Kick ₹73.5 2 ₹37 Kick 2 (₹43.5 crore) 1 Kick (2009) ₹30 2 Kick 2 (2015) ₹43.5

12 Shankar Dada ₹70.36 2 ₹35 Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. (₹45.36 crore) 1 Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. (2004) ₹45.36 2 Shankar Dada Zindabad (2007) ₹25

13 Rakta Charitra ₹69 2 ₹35 Rakta Charitra I (₹48 crore) 1 Rakta Charitra I (2010) ₹48 2 Rakta Charitra II (2010) ₹21

14 Raju Gari Gadhi ₹65.79 3 ₹22 Raju Gari Gadhi 2 (₹35.65 crore) 1 Raju Gari Gadhi (2015) ₹18 2 Raju Gari Gadhi 2 (2017) ₹35.65 3 Raju Gari Gadhi 3 (2019) ₹12.14

15 Arya ₹62 2 ₹31 Arya 2 (₹32 crore) 1 Arya (2004) ₹30 2 Arya 2 (2009) ₹32

16 Manmadhudu ₹47 2 ₹24 Manmadhudu 2 (₹29 crore) 1 Manmadhudu (2002) ₹18 2 Manmadhudu 2 (2019) ₹29

17 NTR ₹38.62 2 ₹19 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu (₹20.62 crore) 1 NTR: Kathanayakudu (2019) ₹20.62 2 NTR: Mahanayakudu (2019) ₹18

See also

• List of highest-grossing Indian films
  • List of highest-grossing Hindi films
  • List of highest-grossing Indian Bengali films
  • List of highest-grossing Marathi films
  • List of highest-grossing Punjabi-language films
  • List of highest-grossing Kannada films
  • List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
  • List of highest-grossing Tamil films
• List of highest-grossing films in India

Notes

1. See WP:RSP, WP:ICTFSOURCES
2. The film was produced in both the Telugu and Tamil languages, according to the filmmakers.
3. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹1,747 crore (Pinkvilla^[1]) – ₹1,810.60 crore (Bollywood Hungama^[2] and Box Office India^[3] – ₹1,810 crore (DNA^[4])
4. Pushpa 2: The Rule's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹1,642 crore (Pinkvilla^[5]) – ₹1,800 crore (Deccan Chronicle^[6] and The Indian Express^[7])
5. RRR's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹1,253 crore (Pinkvilla^[8]) – ₹1,300 crore (News18 India,^[9] India Today,^[10] DNA^[11]) – ₹1,387 crore (NDTV India^[12])
6. Kalki 2898 AD's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹1,042 crore (The Financial Express (India)^[13]) – ₹1,052.5 crore (ThePrint^[14])– ₹1,100 crore (Deccan Chronicle,^[15] Business Standard,^[16] Deccan Herald,^[17] Hindustan Times^[18] and The Statesman^[19]) – ₹1,200 crore (Pinkvilla^[20] and Hindustan Times^[21])
7. Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹618.06 crore (₹617 crore plus an additional ₹1.06 crore^[22] (¥18.22 million) from its Japanese release, as reported by Pinkvilla^[1][23]) – ₹700 crore (Firstpost^[24] and India Today^[25])
8. Baahubali: The Beginning's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹599.72 crore (Box Office India^[26]) – ₹600 crore (India Today^[27] and The Indian Express^[28]) – ₹650 crore (Firstpost^[29])
9. Devara: Part 1's reported worldwide grosses vary: ₹380 crore (Box Office India),^[30], ₹420 crore (Daily News and Analysis),^[31] ₹403.83 crore (Pinkvilla ^[32]), ₹509 crore (Business Standard ^[33]) and ₹521 crore (Bollywood Hungama ^[34])
10. The film was produced in both the Telugu and Hindi languages, according to the filmmakers.
11. Saaho's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹419 crore (Pinkvilla^[35]) – ₹434 crore (Deccan Herald^[36]) – ₹439 crore (India Today^[37])
12. Pinkvilla has reported ₹350 crore gross,^[38] whereas Business Today reported a worldwide gross of ₹392.70 crore^[39]
13. Pushpa: The Rise's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹360 crore (News18 India^[40]) – ₹373 crore (Pinkvilla^[41])
14. Hindustan Times reported ₹301 crore^[42] while The Indian Express reoprted ₹350 crore^[43]
15. Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹262 crore (Deccan Herald^[44] and The News Minute^[45]) – ₹280 crore (The New Indian Express^[46])
16. Pinkvilla has reported ₹225 crore gross,^[48] while The Hans India^[49] and The Economic Times have reported the ₹300 crore gross.^[50]
17. ^[53][54]
18. Kalki 2898 AD's reported opening day grosses vary between ₹161.50 crore (Pinkvilla^[57]) – ₹180 crore (Bollywood Hungama^[58])
19. ^[59][60]
20. ^[61][62]
21. Saaho's reported opening day grosses vary between ₹116 crore (Pinkvilla^[63]) – ₹130 crore (The Indian Express^[64])
22. The franchise gross is calculated using the lowest reported gross for each film in the franchise.