Must watch Telugu movies of all time. The best Telugu movies.
It is my list of the best Telugu movies. As per me, these are the must watch Telugu movies before you die. I tried maximum to cover all. Let me know if I forget any.
Note: Straight Telugu movies only..
Note: Straight Telugu movies only..
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- DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsN.T. Rama RaoS.V. Ranga RaoSavitriBalarama promises Subhadra to get his daughter married to her son. But when the Pandavas loses their kingdom to the Kaurava's, Balarama breaks his promise.
- DirectorL.V. PrasadStarsN.T. Rama RaoSavitriAkkineni Nageswara RaoA rom-com involving Rao and Mary, two unemployed new graduates, who decide to act as a married couple so that they qualify for two teaching jobs at a High School and eventually fall in love.
- DirectorVedantam RaghavaiahStarsAkkineni Nageswara RaoSavitriS.V. Ranga RaoAdapted from a popular Bengali novel, Devadasu narrates the story of a rich guy and poor girl separated by class system of India. Parvati is forcefully married off to a middle-aged rich man and Devadasu becomes a drunkard.
- DirectorB.N. ReddiStarsDoraiswamySubba Rao K.V.Surabhi KamalabaiNagaraju and Malliswari want to get married. The mother of Malliswari, Nagamma, sends her to rani vasam at Krishnadevaraya palace. Nagaraju tries to get her back at the risk of getting beheaded if caught in the palace.
- DirectorKamalakara Kameshwara RaoStarsSuryakanthamN.T. Rama RaoAkkineni Nageswara RaoGundamma, a rich widow, has one goal - to get her spoilt daughter married to a rich boy. She, however, treats her step daughter like a maid. Gundamma does not care about the step daughter's life or marriage. How two brothers, who are sons of a rich friend of Gundamma's husband, get married to the half-sisters and teach Gundamma a lesson forms the rest of the story.
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsKrishnaVaralakshmi G.BharathiWatch the classic Telugu movie, Neramu Shiksha starring Krishna, Kantha Rao, Balaiah and Satyanarayana. Directed by K.Vishwanath with music score by S. Rajeshwar Rao. Watch the full movie Neramu Shiksha online, only on Eros Now.
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsJ.V. SomayajuluManju BhargaviTulasiThe story of a rare and exceptional bond between the master of classical music Sankara Sastry and his admirer Tulasi, a woman from a family of prostitutes.
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsKamal HaasanJaya PradaSarath BabuA classical dancer, Balakrishna, faces many struggles, but is eventually redeemed.
- DirectorJandhyalaStarsRajendra PrasadRajaniNuthan PrasadKrishnamurthy (Rajendra Prasad) is the only son of industrialist Satyanarayana (Nutan Prasad). He wants his son to get married to a girl whom he has chosen because of his bitter experience with love marriage. Before selecting the bride, Satyanaryana has a big list of conditions which need to be fulfilled before he finalizes the bride for his son. But Krishnamurthy falls in love with Padma (Rajini). After lot of tussle, both father & son enter into an understanding that if Krishnamurthy convinces Padma's father Lakshmipathy (Kota Srinivas Rao) without using his father's name by 31st December, than Satyanarayana will allow his to get married to Padma. Otherwise, he has to obey his father and marry the girl chosen by him.
- DirectorVamsyStarsBhanupriyaSumanSubhalekha SudhakarSitaara becomes a film star with the help of Devdas who likes her. She had loved Raju who is believed dead. When her past about her brother gets exposed, she is dejected. Devdas learns that Raju is alive and strives to get them reunited.
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsJ.V. SomayajuluSabitha BhamidipatiGirishSomayajulu, an orthodox high-priest of a village temple weds his grand-daughter Hema to his grand-son Gaurinatha, also a priest by profession, without realising that she is in love with Murali, a Harijan. Hema is a professional dancer who gives performances along with her father's troupe, while Murali plays flute in the troupe. Gaurinatha marries Hema, but only succeeds to see the goddess he worships, in Hema. He learns the truth from Hema and decides to unite her with Murali. After much deliberations, Yajulu not only gives consent, but actively carries it out in the face of stiff resistance from the village.
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsChiranjeeviGemini GanesanShobanaA classical singer believes in changing society through his music and will power.
- DirectorDasari Narayana RaoStarsSobhan BabuMurali MohanMohan Babu
- DirectorRavi Raja PinisettyStarsMohan BabuRajinikanthSoundaryaPedarayudu is the story of three brothers who are inseparable and always thrive for the well being of the people in their village. Pedarayudu (Mohan Babu), the eldest sits on the ancestral throne to deliver justice in the village. Their lives take a turn when the younger brother Raja (Mohan Babu) is accused of killing a teacher. How does Raja prove his innocence forms rest of the story.
- DirectorRao C.S.R.Chittajalu PullayyaStarsN.T. Rama RaoAnjali DeviChittor V. NagaiahThis movie deals with the later part of Ramayana written by Valmiki Maharshi and depicts the lives of the sons of Rama & Sita.
- DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsNagarjuna AkkineniAmala AkkineniRaghuvaranShiva is disgusted by the corruption in and around his new college, and along with his friends, he decides to take a stand against the status quo.
- DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsSrideviVenkatesh DaggubatiParesh RawalA high-profile bank robbery in the city wreaks havoc in the life of an unsuspecting regular young woman when she's caught in the line of fire between the villains and the police.
- DirectorRavikanth PerepuStarsAdivi SeshAdah SharmaAnasuya BharadwajRishi, a non-resident Indian, returns to India to help his ex-lover find her kidnapped daughter.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsNagarjuna AkkineniGirija ShettarVijayakumarOn a fog swept chilly hill station, a terminally ill young man (Prakash) meets a boisterous girl (gitanjali). Love blossoms, but there's a shadow behind the light she radiates.
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsChiranjeeviVijayshantiSumalathaStory of a cobbler who believes in hard work and righteousness.. This movie is about respecting the importance of manual labor.
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsNandamuri BalakrishnaMohiniAmrish PuriA group of children use a time machine to investigate a robbery. The protagonist couple, in their attempt to rescue the kids, get stuck in the machine and travel all the way back to the period of the ruler Krishnadevaraya (1500 A.D.) as well as into the future (2500 A.D.), facing sticky situations along the way.
- DirectorSandeep Reddy VangaStarsVijay DeverakondaShalini PandeyJia SharmaArjun Reddy, a short-tempered house surgeon, gets used to drugs and drinks when his girlfriend is forced to marry another person.
- DirectorSaagar K ChandraStarsNara RohithSree VishnuTanya HopeRailway Raju has just one dream: to play cricket for the Indian team. However, life throws him a googly.
- DirectorTanikella BharaniStarsS.P. BalasubrahmanyamLakshmiBalasubramanyamAn elderly couple live by themselves while their children are settled abroad; they take each day as special and enjoy their life.
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsPrabhasRana DaggubatiAnushka ShettyAmarendra Baahubali, the heir apparent to the throne of Mahishmati, finds his life and relationships endangered as his adoptive brother Bhallaladeva conspires to claim the throne.