Best telugu movies of 20th century
Out of all the mainstream commercial movies, here are the movies that i believe have stood out by breaking the so-called "commercially successful formula" and have made the telugu film industry what it is today.
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- DirectorTrivikram SrinivasStarsMahesh BabuTrisha KrishnanSonu SoodA gunman for hire is framed for murder, and assumes a dead man's identity while hiding from the police.A gunman for hire is framed for murder, and assumes a dead man's identity while hiding from the police.
- DirectorSukumarStarsMahesh BabuKriti SanonNassarA rock star must overcome his psychological inhibitions to seek revenge for his parents' death.
- DirectorChandra Sekhar YeletiStarsAbhishekHarinath Babu B.Mohit ChaddaIrfan Khan (Pavan Malhotra) is a key mafia affiliate in Mumbai. Khan is on the wanted list of criminals in Hyderabad with a bounty of 50 lakhs. Aiming to migrate to Dubai so that he could remotely control the operations in Mumbai, Khan devised a plan of hijacking a plane from Hyderabad to Kathmandu. His plan consisted of getting four of his own men to hijack a domestic flight from Hyderabad to Kathmandu(destined for Mumbai) in which he is a passenger. The home minister is also in the flight, and the four men are to release all the passengers and concentrate on the Home minister. From Kathmandu, he planned to go to Dubai. For the hijack operation, he organised a group of four intelligent men who were in dire need for money and who do not have a criminal record. The audience is made to believe in the beginning that the four central characters are these four men, but in fact they kidnap Khan before the flight takes off, aiming to get the prize money. They hide Khan in a forest and call the Assistant Commissioner of Police, who is a double agent for the mafia. When the ACP does not yield(as he wants them to release Khan), one of the four, Kumar, does a deal with the Mafia and obtains a bag with 2 crore. However, the bag in which the money is kept in has a bomb in it. When Kumar tells the others that he has done this, they back out, and he also joins with them, just in time. Meanwhile, Khan's assistant, Musharraf, comes and takes Khan from the forest, but is stopped by IB agent Zaheer Khan, who has been following the four men and Musharraf all throughout the movie. Finally, the four friends come back to their house and find a bag which they had lost with a note from Zaheer explaining everything. The bag also has, to their joy, their prize money.
- DirectorVikram K. KumarStarsAkkineni Nageswara RaoNagarjuna AkkineniNaga Chaitanya AkkineniThrough reincarnation, family members are able to cross generations and meddle in each others' lives.
- DirectorKranthi MadhavStarsSharwanandNithya MenenPunarnavi BhupalamMalli Malli Idi Rani Roju is a feel good love story which stays within your heart.
- DirectorSukumarStarsRam PothineniIsha SahaniPrakash RajA young man is drawn to violence but finds out that it's easier to get into violent situations than out of them.
- DirectorHanu RaghavapudiStarsNaniMehreen PirzadaMurli SharmaKrishna and Mahalakshmi have been in love since childhood but obstacles stand in the way. When a mafia gang attacks the Rajanna family and abducts three children, Krishna makes it his mission to rescue them and prove himself to Mahalkshmi.
- DirectorRadha Krishna JagarlamudiStarsAllu ArjunAnushka ShettyManoj Kumar ManchuStories of 5 people, an educated slum dweller, an aspiring rock star, an old villager, a prostitute and an ostracized Muslim man; all lead up to a night in a hospital filled with jeopardy.
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsPrabhasRana DaggubatiAnushka ShettyA child from the Mahishmati kingdom is raised by tribal people and one day learns about his royal heritage, his father's bravery in battle and a mission to overthrow the incumbent ruler.
- 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.
- DirectorGunasekharStarsMahesh BabuBhoomika ChawlaPrakash RajA Kabbadi player rescues a young woman from an unwanted marriage and hides her in his home.
- DirectorRadha MohanStarsNagarjuna AkkineniPrakash RajPoonam KaurIt is up to Ravi (Nagarjuna) to rescue a flight from Chennai to Delhi which is hijacked by Yousuf Khan's men.
- DirectorHanu RaghavapudiStarsNaveen ChandraPragathiC.V.L. Narasimha RaoGoutham deeply loves Mithuna, but will not acknowledge it to her. Meanwhile, Mithuna falls in love with Surya. Later, a sudden incident changes the lives of the trio.
- DirectorBommarillu BaskarStarsSiddharthGenelia DeshmukhPrakash RajA young man realizes that he has to push back against his domineering father if he wants to find true happiness and love.
- DirectorChandoo MondetiStarsNaga Chaitanya AkkineniShruti HaasanMadonna SebastianVikram falls in love with three women at different stages of his life which changes him as a person until he finally meets the love of his life.
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsSudeepNaniSamantha Ruth PrabhuA murdered man is reincarnated as a housefly and seeks to avenge his death.
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsRam CharanKajal AggarwalDev GillA warrior gets reincarnated 400 years later, after trying to save the princess and the kingdom, who also dies along with him. He then sets back again to fight against all odds and win back his love.
- DirectorGautham Vasudev MenonStarsNaga Chaitanya AkkineniSamantha Ruth PrabhuKrishnuduKarthik, an engineering graduate, wants to make films. He falls in love with Jessie, his neighbour, but her father opposes their relationship due to religious differences.
- DirectorTharun Bhascker DhaassyamStarsAbhay BethigantiKeshav DeepakVijay DeverakondaA wannabe businesswoman and a happy-go-lucky guy meet each other during an arranged marriage blind date but eventually team up to start a food truck on their own.
- DirectorChandra SiddharthaStarsRajendra PrasadAamaniRajaA man fights for his philosophy: that human relations are more important than money.
- DirectorSukumarStarsAllu ArjunAnuradha MehtaSiva BalajiGeethanjali, who is already the girlfriend of the college rowdy Ajay, is pursued by the free spirited and Arya. Arya relentlessly tries to woo Geethanjali causing problems between him and Ajay.
- 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.