Now
that
the
first
half
of
the
year
is
done,
let's
revisit
Tollywood's
business
and
performance
at
the
box
office.
The
Telugu
Cinema
kick-started
the
year
with
a
bang
when
Sankranti
witnessed
an
epic
clash
between
the
senior
heroes.
Megastar
Chiranjeevi,
who
returned
to
the
celluloid
screen
after
a
brief
hiatus
of
9
years
enjoyed
hype,
hoopla
and
fan
craze.
Though
Chiranjeevi's
comeback
vehicle
was
a
remake
of
Tamil
blockbuster,
the
star's
return
to
the
silver
screen
was
celebrated
and
anticipated.
On
the
other
hand
Nandamuri
Balakrishna
was
seen
in
a
different
avatar
and
the
movie
was
riding
high
on
expectations
as
it
was
the
actor's
100th
movie.
Though
it
was
a
battle
between
the
senior
heroes
at
the
box
office,
the
result
was
eventually
sweet
for
either
stars
as
both
Chiranjeevi's
Khaidi
No
150
and
Balayya's
Gauthami
Putra
Satakarni
(GPSK),
struck
gold
at
the
box
office.
Khaidi
No
150
earned
a
distributor
share
of
105Cr
while
GPSK
collected
over
50
Cr
pushing
both
ventures
into
a
profitable
zone.
Sankranti
witnessed
another
movie
joining
the
bandwagon
and
it
was
Sharwanand's
Shatanamam
Bhavathi
which
competed
with
Chiru
and
Balakrishna's
movies.
This
family
drama
under
Dil
Raju's
production
entered
the
scene
as
an
underdog
but
eventually
proved
to
be
a
Big
Blockbuster
by
earning
an
overall
distributor
share
of
34Cr.
Natural
Star
Nani
who
is
on
a
roll,
continued
his
winning
streak
with
Nenu
Local.
Nani's
performance
and
screen
presence
proved
to
be
an
asset
for
the
movie
as
the
storyline
was
not
beyond
ordinary.
Nani
once
again
struck
$1M
at
the
US
Box
Office
and
has
clearly
sent
out
a
message
that
he
is
a
force
to
reckon
in
the
US
market.
The
Blockbuster
movie
earned
a
distributor
share
of
34
Cr.
Daggubati
clan
seems
to
be
having
a
great
year
at
the
box
office.
It
was
nephew
Rana
Daggubati
who
opened
the
account
with
Ghazi
while
uncle
Victory
Venkatesh
continued
the
same
with
Guru.
The
bi-lingual
Indian
war
movie
which
was
based
on
the
sinking
of
PNS
Ghazi
ship
earned
widespread
accolades
amongst
critics
and
a
huge
thumbs
up
from
the
audience
as
well.
The
movie
was
declared
a
super
hit
at
the
box
office
as
it
ended
up
earning
over
27
Cr.
Victory
Venkatesh's
Guru,
a
remake
of
Hindi
blockbuster,
Saala
Khadoos,
showed
the
audience
that
he
still
has
a
lot
to
offer.
The
movie
was
sold
at
a
minimal
price
and
raked
in
good
profits.
This
super
hit
flick
earned
an
overall
distributor
share
of
18.5
Cr.
Naga
Chaitanya
who
was
deprived
of
a
much
deserving
success
managed
to
hit
the
bull's
eye
with
Rarandoi
Veduka
Chuddam.
The
movie
earned
over
25
Cr
and
was
declared
a
super
hit
at
the
box
office.
Finally,
one
could
never
forget
the
monument
of
Telugu
Filmdom.
Baahubali
2.
The
SS
Rajamouli
directorial
movie
sent
tremors
across
the
country
and
even
beyond
oceans
across
different
geographies.
The
epic
movie
went
on
to
smash
all
existing
records
and
has
earned
a
mammoth
distributor
share
of
over
800
Cr
till
date.
The
humongous
movie
is
all
set
to
start
its
second
innings
this
September
in
the
China
circuit.
However,
Pawan
Kalyan's
Katamarayudu
and
Allu
Arjun's
Duvvada
Jagannadham
proved
to
be
duds
as
the
former
was
a
big
flop
and
the
latter
is
all
set
to
be
an
average
flick
at
the
box
office.