The other hits include comedies like E.V.V. Chiranjeevi proved for the umpteenth time with Stalin that he is still a big draw at the BO. Raghavendra Rao's socio-mythological Sri Ramadasu won kudos for its lead star Nagarjuna and earned back its investment. Rajamouli's Vikramarkudu with Raviteja in a double role. The other hits in this category are choreographer-turned-film-maker Rajasekhar's Ranam with Gopichand, S.S. Vinayak's Lakshmee with Venkatesh and Nayantara in the lead was a super hit too. Puri Jagannath rewrote 75 years of Telugu talkies' box office records with the Mahesh-Ileana starrer, Pokiri, reported to have raked in Rs. That brings us to action flicks, still considered a safe bet by many producers. Starring Siddharth, Prakash Raj and Genelia, the film made with half the budget of Pokiri competed neck-and-neck with that runaway hit for the top slot. And the biggest hit among the family fare is debut director Bhaskar's Bommarillu produced by `Dil' Raju. For instance, Narayana's super hit Andala Ramudu with Sunil and Aarti Agarwal. Both the actors are much sought after today.įamily themes found their way back to the box office.
Chowdary set the ball rolling with his super hit love story Devadasu, which had newcomers Ram and Ileana. The audience voted for entertainment across all genres - action, romance, emotional dramas, family entertainers and comedies. The Telugu industry witnessed an impressive 198 releases in 2006.
There was a natural spurt in dubbed films, 88 to be precise but barring a couple of them, most went into oblivion. While there were 134original Telugu releases in 2005, the number came down to 110 in 2006. Of course, the number of original films also came down compared to 2005. Still there is a reason to celebrate as the success ratio is better than the previous year, which was dominated by dubbed films from Tamil. The year saw some hits, super hits and many flops. 2006 started with a super hit and ended with a commercial success.