1.
Dookudu
The
2011
action-comedy
film
directed
by
Srinu
Vaitla
has
been
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
33
crore.
The
film
features
Mahesh
in
the
role
of
an
undercover
cop
Ajay,
who
is
on
a
mission
to
seize
a
mafia
with
whom
he
has
to
settle
personal
scores.
Dookudu
turned
out
to
be
an
all-time
blockbuster
at
the
theatres,
becoming
the
first
Rs
100
crore
gross
film
in
the
Telugu
film
industry,
and
crossed
one
million
mark
in
the
USA
in
two
days
of
the
release
breaking
all
the
records.
The
movie
featuring
Samantha
Akkineni,
Prakash
Raj,
Sonu
Sood
and
Brahmanandan
collected
Rs
59
crore
at
the
box
office.
2.
Businessman
Businessman
released
in
theatres
and
became
one
of
the
biggest
hits
of
the
year
2012.
Mahesh's
role
as
Vijay
Surya
in
the
Puri
Jagannadh
directorial
garnered
huge
love
and
appreciation
from
the
audiences.
Featuring
Kajal
Aggarwal,
Prakash
Raj,
Nassar,
Subbaraju
in
key
roles,
Businessman
was
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
38
crore
and
collected
Rs
45
crore
from
the
box
office.
The
movie
revolves
around
a
young
man
who
visits
Mumbai
with
an
aim
to
become
a
gangster,
however
his
intentions
are
later
shown
as
the
other
way
around.
3.
Seethamma
Vakitlo
Sirimalle
Chettu
The
film
directed
by
Srikanth
Addala
features
an
ensemble
cast
including
Venkatesh
Daggubati,
Anjali,
Samantha
Akkineni,
Prakash
Raj,
Jayasudha
and
Rao
Ramesh
in
pivotal
roles
along
with
Mahesh
Babu.
The
story
of
the
film
revolves
around
two
brothers
Chinnodu
(Mahesh)
and
Peddodu
(Venkatesh)
and
their
love
lives.
Seethamma
Vakitlo
Sirimalle
Chettu
is
considered
as
one
of
the
films
that
brought
the
trend
of
multi-starrer
in
Tollywood.
Made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
40
crore,
the
makers
collected
a
whopping
Rs
51
crore
from
the
theatres
for
the
film,
which
became
a
superhit.
4.
1-
Nenokkadine
The
psychological
action-thriller
starred
Mahesh
as
Gautham,
a
rock
musician
with
Schizophrenia.
1-Nenokkadine
revolves
around
Gautham,
who
hallucinates
a
mysterious
person,
who
he
thinks
has
killed
his
parents.
Made
on
a
whopping
amount
of
Rs
53
crore,
the
unconventional
avatar
of
the
actor
from
the
2014
film
didn't
impress
the
audience
and
his
fans.
The
movie
featuring
Bollywood
star
Kriti
Sanon
in
a
lead
role
turned
out
to
be
a
double
disaster
at
the
theatres
and
could
only
collect
Rs
28.9
crore
from
the
box
office.
5.
Aagadu
The
year
2014
proved
to
be
an
unlucky
year
for
Mahesh
Babu,
as
he
delivered
yet
another
flop
Aagadu.
Directed
by
Srinu
Vaitla,
the
big-budget
movie
made
with
Rs
56
crore
could
only
collect
Rs
35
crore
from
its
theatrical
run.
Featuring
Mahesh
Babu
as
‘Encounter
Shankar',
the
movie
revolved
around
his
transfer
to
a
village,
Bukkapatnam
as
the
circle
inspector
of
police,
who
is
assigned
with
a
task
of
halting
a
power
plant
construction
undertaken
by
Damodar,
essayed
by
Sonu
Sood.
Tamannaah
Bhatia,
Rajendra
Prasad,
Ashish
Vidyarthi
and
Nassar
essayed
key
roles
in
the
movie.
6.
Srimanthudu
After
back
to
back
flops,
the
Superstar
aimed
for
a
hit
movie
Srimanthudu,
which
when
released,
became
an
all
time
blockbuster
and
also
took
home
a
non-Baahubali
record.
Directed
by
Koratala
Siva,
the
2015
film
recently
clocked
five
years.
The
fans
and
followers
of
the
actor
and
the
film
started
trending
hashtag
#Srimanthudu,
which
eventually
took
the
top
spot
on
the
list
of
trends.
The
Rs
59
crore
budget
movie
collected
a
humongous
Rs
84
crore
from
the
theatres.
Featuring
Shruti
Haasan,
Jagapati
Babu
and
Rajendra
Prasad
in
key
roles,
the
movie
revolved
around
a
young
man
who
adopts
a
remote
village
named
Devarakota,
in
order
to
improve
infrastructure
and
the
people's
standard
of
living.
7.
Brahmotsavam
After
a
short
period
of
success,
Mahesh
Babu
again
tasted
failure.
The
star-studded
movie
Brahmotsavam
turned
out
to
be
a
double
disaster.
The
Rs
76
crore
worth
film
could
only
garner
Rs
35
crore.
Directed
by
Srikanth
Addala,
the
movie
is
considered
to
be
one
of
the
worst
movies
in
Mahesh
Babu's
acting
career.
The
2016
action-drama
featured
Samantha
Akkineni
and
Kajal
Aggarwal
in
key
roles.
The
movie
revolves
around
Babu
(Mahesh)
who
deals
with
his
love
life
and
a
marriage
proposal
brought
by
his
close
relative.
8.
Spyder
Next
year
2017
was
also
not
kind
to
the
Prince
of
Tollywood
as
his
action-thriller
Spyder,
directed
by
AR
Murugadoss
became
another
disaster
film
in
his
career.
Mahesh
Babu
is
seen
essaying
the
role
of
an
Intelligence
Bureau
officer
who
is
on
a
mission
to
save
people
of
Hyderabad
from
a
psychopath.
The
big-budget
film
of
the
year
was
bankrolled
with
Rs
120
crore,
but
unfortunately
failed
to
make
an
impression
among
the
audiences,
hence
collecting
only
Rs
62
crore
from
the
theatres.
Rakul
Preet
Singh
and
SJ
Suryah
essayed
pivotal
roles
in
the
movie.
9.
Bharat
Ane
Nenu
The
political
action
film
can
indeed
be
called
a
lucky
charm
for
the
actor,
as
his
movies
thereafter
didn't
fail
at
the
theatres.
The
2018
movie
featuring
Mahesh
Babu
as
Bharath
Ram,
the
Chief
Minister
of
undivided
Andhra
Pradesh
stuck
the
right
chord
becoming
an
above-average
film.
Bharat
Ane
Nenu
revolved
around
the
CM,
an
Oxford
alumnus,
who
brings
change
into
the
corrupted
system,
that
eventually
erupts
a
good
number
of
enemies
and
goons
against
him.
Made
with
a
budget
of
Rs
100
crore,
the
film
garnered
a
good
Rs
98
crore,
suffering
a
minor
loss.
Kiara
Advani
played
the
lady
love
of
Mahesh
in
the
film.
10.
Maharshi
The
2019
action-drama
directed
by
Vamshi
Paidipally
opened
to
mixed
reviews
but
turned
out
to
be
a
hit
at
the
theatres,
made
Rs
107
crore
at
the
box
office.
Featuring
Allari
Naresh
and
Pooja
Hegde
in
key
roles,
the
film
was
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
98
crore.
The
film
revolves
around
the
CEO
of
a
US-based
company,
who
is
unhappy
to
see
the
oppressed
condition
of
the
farmers,
and
eventually
sets
out
to
help
them
facing
several
challenges
during
the
journey.
11.
Sarileru
Neekevvaru
The
Mahesh
Babu-starrer
needs
no
introduction!
The
action
film
released
in
2020
saw
a
face
to
face
between
the
Superstar
and
his
rival
Allu
Arjun
who
released
his
film
Ala
Vaikunthapurramuloo
around
the
same
time.
Sarileru
Neekevvaru
turned
out
to
be
a
blockbuster
at
the
theatres
and
became
the
highest
record-breaker
in
Mahesh's
career,
as
the
movie
made
Rs
145
crore
at
the
box
office.
The
Anil
Ravipudi
film
revolves
around
an
Army
officer
named
Ajay
Krishna,
who
steps
into
the
shoes
of
his
martyred
colleague
and
arrives
at
the
latter's
native
to
fight
for
justice.
Rashmika
Mandanna
essays
a
key
role
in
the
movie
which
was
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
102
crore.