Telugu movies that were made on a medium budget but did well at the box office.
Geetha Govindam, Uppena and Seetha Ramam are among the medium budget Telugu films that were successful at the box office.
The Telugu cinema industry has been producing some great movies over the years. These films have come as a force to be reckoned with and have done well at the box office. While RRR and Pushpa gained worldwide recognition, smaller budget films like DJ Tillu, Ashok Vanam Lo Arjun Kalyanam, Major, Virat Parivar, F3: Fun and Frustration, Bhimla Nayak and Ente Sundarniki garnered rave reviews from the audience. And reached superhit numbers. Box office too.
Today, let’s take a look at Telugu movies that were made on a medium budget but did well at the box office:
Geetha Govindam: Initially, Allu Arjun was selected to play the lead role in Geetha Govindam. However, it was rumored that she decided to leave the film as it focused more on the female protagonist. Later, the role went to Vijay Deverakonda and it changed his fortunes. The film became a huge box office success and received good reviews. Reportedly, the film did a pre-release business of Rs 15 crore and earned a profit of Rs 55.43 crore.
Karthikeya 2: The film was a sequel to its first part Karthikeya and was directed by Chandu Mondeti. It starred young actors Nikhil Siddharth and Anupama Parameswaran. It was a huge hit in Hindi as well as Telugu and was among the top 10 highest grossing Telugu films of 2022. It was made on a budget of Rs 15 crore and earned around Rs 117 crore at the box office.
Uppena: Uppena was one of the highest grossing films of 2021. It was made on a budget of Rs 13–15 crore and earned Rs 83–100 crore at the box office. The film was directed by Buchi Babu Sana and starred Kriti Shetty, Vaishnav Raj and Vijay Sethupathi in lead roles.
Fidaa: The film was directed by Sekhar Kammula and starred Varun Tej and Sai Pallavi. Fidaa was made on a budget of Rs 13 crore and earned around Rs 91 crore at the box office. The film is considered one of the 25 biggest Telugu films of the decade by Film Companion.
Seetha Ramam: Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur starred in the title roles of the film Seetha Ramam. Rashmika Mandanna also played a major role in this. The film was a huge hit as it was made on a budget of Rs 30 crore and earned Rs 98 crore at the box office.