Tollywood Superstars Who Regretted Rejecting Blockbusters

Prabhas courageously turned down Rajamouli's Simhadri for he didn't believe in his direction. However, after seeing how well it came out, a sad Prabhas humbly praised Rajamouli. Soon after, Rajamouli approached him for Chatrapathi. He also rejected Sukumar's Arya.

Wonder what influenced Tarak to miss out on these blockbusters. His rejections have totaled to 9 and all of them have set the cash registers ringing. He rejected Dil, Arya, Athannokade, Krishna, Bhadra, Kick, Srimanthudu, Oopiri and Raja The Great. He regretted his negatory response about Bhadra for it went on to become a trendsetter in violence.

Mahesh Babu exercised caution during his rejections. He was Gautam Menon's first choice for Ye Maya Chesave. However, the star rejected the script for he felt it was bland and that it didn't suit him. Recently, he was offered the Gona Ganna Reddy part in Rudramadevi. However, he rejected the macho role as he felt that it didn't suit his persona. He also rejected the 2017 superhit film, Fidaa which was directed by Shekar Kammula.

Suriya was Puri's first choice for Businessman. However, due to scheduling conflicts, he opted out and he was promptly replaced by Mahesh Babu. The biggest regret that he missed out on a Rajamouli directorial. He regretted it his poor decision so much that he publicly apologised to Rajamouli at Sikander's audio launch.

Ram Charan rejected Yeto Vellipoindhi Manasu as he felt that it possess no potential to become a hit. He also rejected OK Bangaram as he wanted to act in films which bring in only money. As most Mani Ratnam films bag only awards, he rejected the film. Unfortunately for him, it went to become a critical and commercial blockbuster.

Pandaga Chesko was first offered to Allu Arjun. However, due to scheduling conflicts, he turned it down and the film was then offered to Ram. The film went onto become a cash crop and became one of the biggest hits in Ram's career.

For reasons unknown, Manoj passed the lead role offer in Racha. The role was then offered to Ram Charan who rocked the directionless youth's performance in the blockbuster which was lauded for its production values.

Pawan Kalyan is another addition to this list. Pawan gutsily rejected a total of six films which are Idiot, Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammayi, Athadu, Pokiri, Mirapakay, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu. Of all the above, he regrets the most on missing out on Athadu. As for Mirapakay, he acknowledged his poor decision in Gabbar Singh by uttering the film's title (Mirapakay) at the very end. It is worth mentioning that both Mirapakay & Gabbar Singh were directed by Harish Shankar.