It won’t be an exaggeration to say that the stamina of Telugu cinema in overseas has increased by leaps and bounds over the last two years. The overseas collections form a good chunk of the film’s total revenue and this is the reason why most of the top league actors in Tollywood have increased their market there. Especially stars like Mahesh Babu, NTR and Pawan Kalyan are ruling the roost in overseas with solid fan base . Directors like Trivikram, Sukumar, Rajamouli and Koratala Siva have created their own brand among the overseas audience.
Mahesh Babu is the undisputable star in overseas. He is the only South Indian hero to have 6 Million dollar films – Dookudu, SVSC, 1 Nenokkadine, Aagadu, Srimanthudu, Brahmotsavam. Three among these six films ended as disasters in India, but they have managed to rake in one Million dollars in US. Srimanthudu is the highest grosser in his career and also the second highest in all time list.
Following Mahesh, yet another hero who has phenomenally increased his overseas market is NTR. With his recent release Janatha Garage entering the prestigious Million dollar club in style, NTR has now got 4 Million dollar films – Baadshah, Temper, Nannaku Prematho, Janatha Garage. Also, he is the only hero after Mahesh Babu to have a hat-trick of Million dollar films. Nannaku Prematho is the highest grosser in his career and also the fourth highest in the all time top grossing Telugu films.
Powerstar Pawan Kalyan carries a solid fan base in US. He has 3 Million dollar films in his career so far. Gabbar Singh, Attarinitiki Daredhi and Sardar Gabbar Singh are the three films which breached the one Million mark. Attarinitiki Daredhi is the highest grossing film and also is one of the top 10 grossing Telugu films.
Stylish star Allu Arjun is looking to improve his overseas box office stamina further. He has two Million dollar films – Race Gurram and Son of Satyamurthy.
Among the senior heroes, Akkineni Nagarjuna is only one to have two films in the Million dollar club. Cult classic Manam and his recent bilingual film Oopiri ( including Telugu and Tamil ) have clocked the magical one Million mark in overseas.
Natural star Nani is one of the fewest younger heroes who created a strong market place in overseas. He has two Million dollar films in his career so far. Eega and Bhale Bhale Magadivoi performed very well and entered the Million dollar club.
Macho actor Prabhas has only Million dollar – Baahubali: The Beginning, which is the top grossing Tollywood film in the history. The SS Rajamouli directional has
amassed $ 6.7 Million and stands as one of the top grossing Indian film of all time.
Young hero Nithiin is the surprise package in the list. He has got only one movie in the Million dollar club, Trivikram’s A..Aa, which packed a punch at the overseas box office with $ 2.3 Million gross in its full run.
