This is a list of Telugu language films produced in the Tollywood in India that were released in the year 2016.
The top films released in 2016 by worldwide box office gross revenue are as follows:
Rank | Title | Production Company(s) | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
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1 | Janatha Garage | Mythri Movie Makers Eros International | ₹134.80 crore (US$17 million) | [1] [2] |
2 | Sarrainodu | Geetha Arts | ₹127.60 crore (US$16 million) | [1] [3] |
3 | Oopiri | PVP Cinema | ₹97.8 crore (US$12 million) | [1] [4] |
4 | Dhruva | Geetha Arts | ₹87.6 crore (US$11 million) | [1] [5] |
5 | Nannaku Prematho | Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra Reliance Entertainment | ₹87.20 crore (US$11 million) | [1] [6] |
6 | Sardaar Gabbar Singh | North Star Entertainment Eros International Pawan Kalyan Creative Works | ₹85.55 crore (US$11 million) | [1] [7] |
7 | Soggade Chinni Nayana | Annapurna Studios | ₹82.46 crore (US$10 million) | [1] [8] |
8 | A Aa | Haarika & Hassine Creations | ₹75.4 crore (US$9.4 million) | [1] [9] |
9 | Brahmotsavam | PVP Cinema G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment | ₹58.35 crore (US$7.3 million) | [1] [10] |
10 | Babu Bangaram | Haarika and Hassine Creations | ₹46.2 crore (US$5.8 million) | [11] [12] |
This is a list of Telugu language films released in the year 2016. The list contains only those movies that are made in Telugu language.
Rank | Title | Production Company(s) | Ap and Nizam Share | Ref. |
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1 | Sardaar Gabbar Singh | Northstar Entertainment | ₹20.9 crore (US$2.6 million) | [13] |
2 | Janatha Garage | Mythri Movie Makers | ₹20.4 crore (US$2.6 million) | [14] |
3 | Brahmotsavam | PVP Cinema | ₹13 crore (US$1.6 million) | [15] |
4 | Nannaku Prematho | Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra | ₹12.1 crore (US$1.5 million) | [16] |
5 | Sarrainodu | Geetha Arts | ₹10.96 crore (US$1.4 million) | [17] |
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Production house | Ref | ||
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J U L | 1 | Arddhanaari | Bhanushanker Chowdary | Arjun Yajath, Mouryaani | Action / Drama | Patthikonda Cinemas | [68] |
Rojulu Marayi | Murali Krishna Mudidani | Chethan, Parwatheesham, Kruthika Jayakumar, Tejaswini, Raja Ravindra | Romance | Good Cinema Group | [69] | ||
Antham | GSSP Kalyan | Rashmi Gautam, Charandeep | Thriller | Charan Creations | [70] | ||
8 | Iddaram | Sudhakar Vinukonda | Sanjeev, Sai Krupa | Romantic thriller | Javan and Caspian International | [71] | |
15 | Selfie Raja | G. Eshwar Reddy | Allari Naresh, Sakshi Chaudhary, Kamna Jethmalani, Saptagiri | Comedy | AK Entertainments | [72] | |
Nayaki | Goverdhan Reddy | Trisha, Ganesh Venkatraman | Horror | Giridhar production House | [73] | ||
29 | Pelli Choopulu | Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam | Vijay Deverakonda, Ritu Varma | Romantic comedy | Dharmapada Creations | [74] | |
Jakkanna | Vamshi Krishna Akella | Sunil, Mannara Chopra, Kabir Duhan Singh, Posani Krishna Murali | Comedy | RPA Creations | [75] | ||
A U G | 5 | Manamantha | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti | Mohanlal, Gautami, Viswant Duddumpudi, Anisha Ambrose, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Drama | Varahi Chalana Chitram | [76] |
Srirastu Subhamastu | Parasuram | Allu Sirish, Lavanya Tripathi, Prakash Raj, Sumalatha, Rao Ramesh, Sumithra, Subbaraju | Romance | Geetha Arts | [77] | ||
12 | Babu Bangaram | Maruthi | Venkatesh, Nayanthara | Action | Sithara Entertainments | [78] | |
Bommala Ramaram | Nishanth Pudhari | Soori, Roopa Reddy, Priyadarshi Pullikonda, Thiruveer | Crime thriller | Medieval Storytellers | [79] | ||
13 | Thikka | Sunil Reddy | Sai Dharam Tej, Mannara Chopra, Rajendra Prasad | Action Comedy | Sri Venkateshwara Movie Makers | ||
19 | Aatadukundam Raa | G. Nageswara Reddy | Sushanth, Sonam Bajwa | Romance | Sri Nag Corporation | [80] | |
Chuttalabbai | Veerabhadram Chowdary | Aadi, Namitha Pramod | Action Comedy | Sri Iswarya Lakshmi Movies | [81] | ||
26 | Banthi Poola Janaki | Nellutla Praveen Chander | Dhanraj, Diksha Panth, Sudheer, Chandra | Comedy Thriller | Ujwala Creations | [82] | |
Avasaraniko Abaddam | Suresh KV | Lokesh, Rajesh, Shashank, Geethanjali | Thriller | Chakram Creations | [83] | ||
S E P | 1 | Janatha Garage | Koratala Siva | Mohanlal, Jr. NTR, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menon | Action | Mythri Movie Makers | [84] |
9 | Jyo Achyutananda | Srinivas Avasarala | Nara Rohit, Naga Shourya, Regina Cassandra | Romantic Comedy | Varahi Chalana Chitram | [85] | |
11 | Hora Hori | Teja | Dileep Reddy, Daksha Nagarkar | Romantic Drama | |||
16 | Nirmala Convent | G. Naga Koteshwar Rao | Roshan Meka, Shriya Sharma, Nagarjuna | Romantic Comedy | Matrix Team Works Annapurna Studios | [86] | |
Siddhartha | K V Dayanand Reddy | Sagar, Sakshi Chaudhary, Kota Srinivasa Rao | Action Thriller | Rama Dhuta Creations | [87] | ||
23 | Majnu | Virinchi Varma | Nani, Anu Emmanuel | Romantic Drama | Anandi Art Creations Keva Movies | [88] | |
30 | Hyper | Santosh Srinivas | Ram Pothineni, Raashi Khanna, Sathyaraj, Rao Ramesh | Action Comedy | 14 Reels Entertainment | ||
O C T | 1 | Nee Jathaleka | Lawerence Dasari | Naga Shourya, Parul Gulati, Sarayu | Romantic Drama | Sri Satya Vidhura Movies | [89] |
6 | Jaguar | Mahadev | Nikhil Gowda, Deepti Sati, Jagapati Babu, Rao Ramesh, Ramya Krishna, Sampath Raj, Adithya Menon | Action | Chennambika Films | [90] | |
7 | Abhinetri | A. L. Vijay | Prabhu Deva, Tamannaah, Sonu Sood | Horror – Thriller | Prabhu Deva Studios MVV Cinema | [91] | |
Eedu Gold Ehe | Veeru Potla | Sunil, Richa Panai, Sushma Raj, Naresh, Puneet Issar | Romantic Drama | AK Entertainment | [92] | ||
Mana Oori Ramayanam | Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj, Priyamani, Prudhviraj, Satyadev | Drama | Prakash Raj Factory | [93] | ||
Premam | Chandoo Mondeti | Naga Chaitanya, Shruti Hassan, Anupama Parameswaran | Romantic Drama | Sithara Entertainments | [90] | ||
21 | Ism | Puri Jagannadh | Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Aditi Arya, Jagapati Babu | Action | N. T. R. Arts | ||
L7 | Mukund Pande | Adith Arun, Pooja Jhaveri, Vennela Kishore | Horror | Rahul Movie Makers | [94] | ||
Nandini Nursing Home | P. V. Giri | Nawin Vijay Krishna, Nithya Naresh, Shakalaka Shankar, Shravya, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Vennela Kishore | Romantic comedy | SVC Entertainments PVT Ltd banner | [95] | ||
Shankara | Thathineni Satya Prakash | Nara Rohith, Regina Cassandra, M. S. Narayana, John Vijay, Rajeev Kanakala | Action | Sai Leela Movies | [96] | ||
Thanu Vachenanta | Venkat Kancherla | Rashmi Gautam, Teja Kakumanu, Dhanya Balakrishna, Chalaki Chanti | Horror comedy | Sri Atchuyutha Arts | [97] | ||
N O V | 4 | Aavu Puli Madhyalo Prabhas Pelli | Ravi Pachipala | Kalakeya Prabhakar, Ravi Teja, Ashwini Chandrasekhar | Comedy | Red Carpet Reels | [98] |
Manalo Okkadu | R. P. Patnaik | R. P. Patnaik, Anita Hassanandani Reddy | Drama | Uni Craft Movies | [99] | ||
Naruda Donoruda | Mallik Ram | Sumanth, Pallavi Subhash, Tanikella Bharani | Romantic comedy | Rama Reels SS Creations Annapoorna Studios | [100] | ||
11 | Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Naga Chaitanya, Manjima Mohan, Baba Sehgal | Action – Romance | Dwaraka Creations | [101] | |
18 | Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada | Vi Anand | Nikhil Siddharth, Hebah Patel, Nandita Swetha, Avika Gor | Supernatural – Romance – Thriller | Meghana Arts | [102] | |
25 | Jayammu Nischayammu Raa | Shiva Raj Kanumuri | Srinivasa Reddy, Shamna Kasim, Posani Krishna Murali, Sree Vishnu, Ravi Varma, Krishnudu | Comedy | Shiva Raj Kanumuri productions | [103] | |
Aata | Raaj Kumar Reddy | Shradda Das, Gayathri Iyer | Horror | ||||
D E C | 2 | Araku Road Lo | Wassudev | Sairam Shankar, Nikesha Patel | Action – Thriller | Seshadri Creations & Sri Venkateswara Entertainments | [104] |
9 | Dhruva | Surender Reddy | Ram Charan, Rakul Preet Singh, Aravind Swamy | Action – Thriller | Geetha Arts | ||
16 | Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu | E. Satthibabu | Naveen Chandra, Shruti Sodhi, Saloni Aswani, Dhanraj, Raghu Babu, Prabhas Sreenu, Pruthviraj Balireddy | Romantic comedy | Sri Sathya Sai Arts | [105] | |
Janaki Ramudu | T. Satish Babu | Mouryaani, Naveen Sanjay, Arjun Yajath | Love Story | Kaveri Media Kaveri Travels | [106] | ||
Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends | Bhaskar Bandi | Hebah Patel, Tejaswi Madivada, Noel Sean, Parvateesam, Rao Ramesh, Sana | Romantic comedy | Lucky Media | [107] | ||
23 | Saptagiri Express | Arun Pawar | Saptagiri, Roshini Prakash, Ali, Posani Krishna Murali, Shayaji Shinde, Shakalaka Shankar | Romantic comedy | Sai Celluloid Cinematic Creations | [108] | |
Vangaveeti | Ram Gopal Varma | Sandeep Kumar, Vamsi Nakkanti, Vamsi Changanti, Naina Ganguly, Kautilya | Political drama | Bad-Cow films | [109] | ||
Sarabha | Narsimha Rao | Aakash Kumar Sehdev, Mishti Chakravarty, Jayaprada, Nassar | Socio Fantasy | AKS Entertainments | |||
24 | Pittagoda | Anudeep K. V. | Vishwadev, Punarnavi Bhupalam | Coming-Of-Age | Sunshine Cinemas | ||
30 | Appatlo Okadundevadu | Saagar K Chandra | Nara Rohith, Sree Vishnu, Tanya Hope, Rajeev Kanakala, Posani Krishna Murali | Action | Aran Media Works | [110] | |
Karam Dosa | Trivikram Gajulapalli | Shivakumar Ramachandravarapu, Surya Sreenivas, Y. Kasi Viswanath | Drama-Comedy-Social | Veenaa Vedika Productions | [111] | ||
Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam | G. Nageswara Reddy | Allari Naresh, Kruthika Jayakumar, Rajendra Prasad | Comedy Horror | Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra | [112] | ||
Nenosta | Parand Kalyan | Gnan Prakash, Surya Sreenivas, Priyanka Pallavi | Thriller | Raising Dreams | [113] | ||
Opening | Title | Director(s) | Original film | Cast | Ref. | |
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scop e="col" | Title | Language | |||||
7 January | Killing Veerappan | Ram Gopal Varma | Killing Veerappan | Kannada | Shiva Rajkumar, Sadh Orhan, Sandeep Bharadwaj, Rockline Venkatesh, Yagna Shetty | [114] |
29 January | Nenu Rowdy Ne | Vignesh Shivan | Naanum Rowdydhaan | Tamil | Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara | [115] |
26 February | Yamapasham | Shakti Sounderrajan | Miruthan | Tamil | Jayam Ravi | [116] |
15 April | Police | Atlee | Theri | Tamil | Vijay | |
6 May | 24 | Vikram Kumar | 24 | Tamil | Suriya | |
13 May | Bichagadu | Sasi | Pichaikkaran | Tamil | Vijay Antony | |
22 July | Kabali | Pa. Ranjith | Kabali | Tamil | Rajinikanth | |
8 September | Inkokkadu | Anand Shankar | Iru Mugan | Tamil | Vikram | |
14 October | Nagabharanam | Kodi Ramakrishna | Nagarahavu | Kannada | Vishnuvardhan, Ramya, Diganth, Saikumar | [117] |
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