Telugu Cinema in 2016 couldn’t reach the box office Everest like it did in 2015, which is an exception since Baahubali was a behemoth, but the change of wind continued with various films making it big both with the audience and the critics. The year started with the success of Nenu Sailaja and the early success streak continued with movies like Nannaku Prematho and Soggade Chinni Nayana.
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2016 Telugu movies will be remembered for small and medium budget films driven by fresh content. Among the Tollywood movies with big stars, many run-of-the-mill films bit the dust while a few that banked on scripts, not just the star, made a mark. After the humongous success of Baahubali, Telugu movies in 2016 gained rapt attention from National media.
Tollywood movies in 2016 Nevertheless scored very well with the audience. Some of the Best Telugu movies in the year are well liked. Movies with star heroes like Janatha Garage, Soggade Chinni Nayana etc. which have strong story received critical acclaim apart from being some of the biggest hits in the careers of the actors. But it was the small movies that made big strides in the year.
Here is the list of Best Telugu movies in 2016 that had become commercial success apart from receiving praise from the critics.
Best Telugu Movies 2016 S. No. Movie Cast Director Box office (Rs. in crores) 1 Janatha Garage Jr NTR, Nithya Menen, Samantha Koratala Siva 134.8 2 Sarrainodu Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa Boyapati Srinu 127.6 3 Oopiri Nagarjuna, Karthi, Tamannaah Vamshi Paidipally 97.8 4 Dhruva Ram Charan Tej, Rakul Preet Singh P. Surender Reddy 89.6 5 Soggade Chinni Nayana Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishnan, Lavanya Tripathi Kalyan Krishna Kurasala 82.46 6 A Aa Nithiin, Samantha Trivikram Srinivas 75.4 7 Nannaku Prematho N. T. R. Jr., Rakul preet Singh Sukumar 87.2 8 Kshanam Adivi Sesh, Adah Sharma Ravikanth parepu 9 Guntur Talkies Naresh, Siddhu Jonnalagadda Praveen Sattaru 25 10 Gentleman Nani, Surabhi, Nivetha Thomas Mohan Krishna Indraganti 32.6 11 Pelli Choopulu Vijay Devarakonda, Ritu Varma Tharun Bhascker 28 12 Jyo Achyutananda Nara Rohith, Naga Shourya, Regina Cassandra Srinivas Avasarala 13 Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada Nikhil, Hebah Patel, Nandita Swetha, Avika Gor Vi Anand 39 14 Appatlo Okadundevadu Sree Vishnu, Nara Rohith, Tanya Hope Sagar K. Chandra 15 Nenu Sailaja Ram, Keerthy Suresh Kishore Tirumala 40.1 16 Jayammu Nischayammu Raa Srinivasa Reddy, Poorna Shiva Raj kanumuri 17 Manamantha Mohanlal, Gautami Chandrasekhar Yeleti 18 Killing Veerappan Shiva Rajkumar, Sadhu Orhan Ram Gopal Varma 50 19 Bichagadu Vijay Antony, Satna Titus Sasi 42.25 20 24 Suriya, Samantha, Nithya Menen Vikram K. Kumar 100.75 -
Tollywood in 2016 experienced an influx of so many small to medium budget films. Small films have the advantage of exploring various genres without having to think about the
so called image of its actors. Movies like Pelli Choopulu (romantic comedy), Kshanam (thriller), and Appatlo Okadundevadu (realistic drama) scored well both with the critics and the audience.One interesting aspect of the year is the repeated failure of the formula movies even when star heroes acted. The audience emphatically declared that they don’t go with just big names, but will make even small films with a strong subject matter. Here is the complete list of 2016 Telugu movies that graced the screens.
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1 Jul 16 | U/A
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Srimathi Bangaram
3 Jun 16 | U/A
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15 Jul 16 | U/A
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8 Jul 16 | U/A
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The BFG (Telugu)
29 Jul 16 | U/A
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Sivagami
5 Aug 16 | A
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Ice Age: Collision Course (Telugu)
15 Jul 16
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Rangam 2
25 Nov 16 | U
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25 Mar 16 | U/A
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Odarpu Yatra
11 Mar 16 | U
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17 Jun 16 | U
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13 Jan 16 | U/A
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4 Mar 16 | A
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Padesave
26 Feb 16 | U
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21 Oct 16 | A
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13 Aug 16 | U/A
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30 Sep 16 | U/A
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17 Jun 16
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Sathi Thimmamamba
17 Mar 16 | U
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1 Apr 16 | U
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18 Mar 16 | U
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Chinnari
16 Dec 16 | A
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X-Men: Apocalypse (Telugu)
20 May 16 | U/A
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5 Aug 16 | U
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Ameerpetlo
16 Dec 16 | U/A
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Adavilo Last Bus
3 Jun 16 | U/A
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18 Nov 16 | U/A
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19 Feb 16 | U/A
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1 Apr 16 | U/A
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Premikudu
17 Jun 16 | U/A
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25 Nov 16 | U/A
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21st Century Love
23 Jul 16 | U/A
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23 Mar 16 | U
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Iddaru Iddare
12 Nov 16
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23 Dec 16 | U/A
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Deadpool (Telugu)
12 Feb 16
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4 Nov 16 | U/A
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7 Oct 16 | U/A
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3 Jun 16 | U/A
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Naradhudu
3 Sep 16 | U
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Ame Athadaithe
12 Nov 16 | U/A
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26 Aug 16 | U
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29 Jul 16 | U/A
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12 Aug 16 | U/A
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1 Apr 16 | A
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13 May 16 | U
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6 May 16 | U
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29 Apr 16 | U/A
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4 Mar 16 | U
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24 Jun 16 | U
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17 Jun 16 | U
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Campus Ampasayya
30 Jul 16
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Full Guarantee
30 Sep 16
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Dil Unna Raju Premalo Paddadu
8 Jan 16
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23 Dec 16 | U
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7 Oct 16 | U/A
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9 Sep 16 | U
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26 Aug 16 | U/A
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Brahmana
8 Jul 16 | U/A
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Independence Day: Resurgence (Telugu)
24 Jun 16 | U/A
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Digbandhana
1 Jul 16 | A
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The Legend of Tarzan (Telugu)
1 Jul 16 | U/A
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Nee Jatha Leka
1 Oct 16 | U/A
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7 Oct 16 | U
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Meera - A Bloody Love Story
25 Mar 16
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Musugu
15 Apr 16 | A
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Kotha Kothaga Vunnadi
14 Oct 16 | U/A
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The Angry Birds Movie
27 May 16
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8 Jul 16 | A
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15 Jan 16
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29 Apr 16 | U/A
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Premikula Pai PhD
19 Feb 16 | U/A
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Araku Road Lo
2 Dec 16 | A
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Bommala Ramaram
12 Aug 16 | A
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8 Sep 16 | U/A
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