Tollywood 2026 First Half Review
CineJosh
We have reached the halfway stage and now movielovers are eager to findout what Tollywood offered to them in the first six months and the impact the films created on them.
In January, Sankranti started with Chiranjeevi-Anil Ravipudi's Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu which released on 12th,turning out tobe a first hit of the year. The film even featured Venkatesh in a cameo.
Sharwanand came up with Nari Nari Naduma Murari and Naveen Polishetty cameup with Anaganaga Oka Raju. Both turned out to be decent hits. However Ravi Teja's Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi turned out to be a disaster.
Prabhas-Maruthi's The Raja Saab which released during Sankranti turned out to be the biggest disaster. Later many small films released during the last four months but all disappeared without making any noise.
June witnessed Ram Charan showing his power as Peddi. Though the film got good collections it was unable to reach the breakeven with Rs 16 crs deficit and turned out to be an average grosser. Though legendary director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's Sing Geetham released amidst huge expectations, it failed at the box office.
Samantha's Maa Inti Bangaram directed by Nandini Reddy turned out tobe a surprise hit. The film got three times profits on its value and got a blockbuster talk.
Pawan Kalyan's Ustaad Bhagat Singh turned out to be the biggest disaster. Dubbing films like Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar, Youth, Malayalam film Drishyam 3, Suriya's Veera Bhadrudu and Arjun's Blast turned out tobe hits.
Couple Friendly, Vishnu Vinyasam, Raakasa, Band Melam, Godari Gattupaina turned out to be above average grossers. Funky, Hey Balwanth, Euphoria, Sri Chidambaram turned out to be flops.Mruthyanjaya,Biker, Sampradayini Suddapusani turned out to be disasters. So is the case with Thimmarajupalli TV,Dacoit, Paapam Pratap became flops.
Gaayapadda Simham, Jetlee, Ugly Story failed to impress.