5. Virupaksha 4. Dasara 3. VSR 2. Adipurush 1. Waltair
The first half of the year has been an interesting one for the Telugu Film Industry. While the year opened to some record-breaking numbers thanks to Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Waltair Veeraya and Balakrishna’s Veera Simha Reddy, the latter part of the first half has very little to boast in terms of box office.
While some highly anticipated films such as Adipurush, Agent, and Shaakunthalam failed miserably, some films such as the recent Samajavaragamana and Balagam came as a sweet surprise.
Now let us take a look at the Top 5 performing Telugu Movies at the box office in the first half of the 2023, that is from January-June. Note that all of the mentioned figures are share collections and are only restricted to the Telugu version of the film.
In Number 5 we have Sai Dharam Tej’s mystic thriller Virupaksha. One of the best thrillers in Telugu cinema in recent times. It is sad, but true that films like these do not come as often in Telugu cinema. But when they do come, the audiences are ready to accept the film. Virupaksha managed to attract a large section of the audience to the theatres and as a result, ended up with a total share collection of 47 crores.
Number 4 on the list belongs to Nani’s Dasara. A drama and a story that we have all seen before but presented in a very different manner. The raw and rustic feel of the movie impressed everyone, and the movie emerged with 62 crores.
Next, Number 3 belongs to Balayya’s Veera Simha Reddy, with a collection of 74 crores.
At number 2 is, Prabhas’ Adipurush. Despite the criticism and negativity around the film, it has still managed to cross the 100 crore mark. This is largely due to Prabhas’ stardom in the Telugu states. The film ended up with 107 crores for the Telugu version alone.
And the highest collections for the first half of the year goes to none other than the Boss himself. Waltair Veeraya has emerged on top with a share collection of 129 crores.
So, that was the list of the Top 5 Telugu Movies at the box office for the first half of 2023.
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