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Pokiri
<p><strong>Pokiri</strong> is the legendary industry-defining Telugu action crime thriller directed by <a href="/person/puri-jagannadh">Puri Jagannadh</a>, starring Superstar <a href="/person/mahesh-babu">Mahesh Babu</a> in his most iconic mass performance alongside Ileana D'Cruz and Prakash Raj.</p><p>Krishna Manohar alias Pandu (<a href="/person/mahesh-babu">Mahesh Babu</a>) is a cold, fearless mercenary hitman operating in Hyderabad's criminal underworld who will do any dirty job for money. As rival gang wars intensify between local boss Mani and Dubai-based ruthless mafia don Ali Bhai (Prakash Raj), Pandu plays both sides with lethal precision while developing feelings for a soft-hearted aerobics teacher Shruti. However, in an electrifying third-act twist that revolutionized Indian action cinema, Pandu is revealed to be undercover IPS officer Krishna Manohar, sent on a deadly mission to eradicate the mafia from its roots.</p>
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
<p><strong>Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo</strong> is the iconic Telugu musical action drama directed by dialogue wizard <a href="/person/trivikram-srinivas">Trivikram Srinivas</a>, starring Stylish Star <a href="/person/allu-arjun">Allu Arjun</a> alongside <a href="/person/pooja-hegde">Pooja Hegde</a>, Tabu, and Jayaram.</p><p>Bantu (<a href="/person/allu-arjun">Allu Arjun</a>) is a hardworking, humorous, and good-natured young man who grows up under the relentless insults of his envious father Valmiki. Unbeknownst to Bantu, Valmiki had switched him at birth with the son of his wealthy boss Ramachandra to secure a luxurious life for his own biological child. When Bantu finally uncovers the truth of his royal birthright, he chooses not to claim the wealth for himself, but instead enters the lavish mansion "Vaikunthapurram" to secretly protect his biological family from corporate greed and violent enemies, winning hearts with his wit, charm, and filial loyalty.</p>
Dookudu
<p><strong>Dookudu</strong> is a blockbuster action comedy directed by Srinu Vaitla, starring <a href="/person/mahesh-babu">Mahesh Babu</a> and <a href="/person/samantha-ruth-prabhu">Samantha Ruth Prabhu</a> in one of the most entertaining and hilarious movies in modern Telugu cinema.</p><p>Ajay Kumar (<a href="/person/mahesh-babu">Mahesh Babu</a>) is a daring undercover IPS officer hunting down international underworld kingpin Nayak (Sonu Sood). Meanwhile, Ajay's idealistic politician father Shankar Narayana (Prakash Raj) awakens from a 14-year coma following a staged car crash. Because doctors warn that any sudden shock or stress will prove fatal to Shankar Narayana, Ajay must conceal his police career and the changed political landscape. With the help of an aspiring film director and a bumbling actor Padmasri (Brahmanandam), Ajay stages an elaborate fictional reality environment where his father believes he is an MLA, all while covertly tracking down the criminals who tried to murder his dad.</p>
Simhadri
Simhadri is an industry-shaking, earth-shattering action blockbuster directed by S. S. Rajamouli, which transformed a 20-year-old Jr. NTR into an undisputed mass demigod, rewrote Telugu cinema box office records, and established Rajamouli as the most formidable commercial filmmaker of his generation. The story centers on Simhadri, a remarkably humble, devoted, and warm-hearted servant raised from childhood in the aristocratic household of Ram Bhupal Varma in Visakhapatnam. Loved like a son by Varma and adored as a selfless guardian angel by the local townspeople, Simhadri is the epitome of non-violence and filial loyalty. However, his placid life becomes complicated when he encounters Indu, an intellectually disabled, amnesiac orphan girl whose childlike innocence awakens a fierce, protective paternal instinct within him. Despite facing societal outrage, family accusations of betrayal, and romantic complications with Varma's granddaughter Kasturi, Simhadri secretly arranges for Indu to undergo high-risk neurosurgery in Kerala. When the operation succeeds and Indu regains her memory, she attempts to murder Simhadri, shocking everyone. This unmasks Simhadri's terrifying secret past: two years earlier, he was 'Simhadri Annan', a lethal underworld warlord in the heart of Trivandrum, Kerala, who took up weapons to avenge the gruesome massacre of Indu's family by the ruthless international mafia kingpin Bhai Saab. Having sworn an oath to the dying family to keep Indu alive at all costs, Simhadri had embraced exile and assumed a docile servant's life. With Bhai Saab discovering Indu's survival, the docile servant must re-awaken his devastating warrior persona to wage an apocalyptic final war.
Devara: Part 1
Koratala Siva's 2024 high-voltage coastal action spectacle Devara: Part 1 marked the triumphant solo return of Man of Masses Jr NTR following his global RRR acclaim, grossing over ₹500 crore worldwide. Set along the rugged, lawless coastal waters of the Red Sea during the 1980s and 1990s, the epic saga chronicles four isolated warrior clans whose ancestors guarded the coast but have degenerated into ruthless maritime pirates smuggling illegal contraband and weapons for international syndicates. Jr NTR delivers an electrifying dual performance as Devara, a fearless, righteous tribal chieftain who discovers the horrifying weaponized cargo they are smuggling and bans all illicit sea operations, clashing violently with his ambitious rival Bhaira (Saif Ali Khan in a menacing, ferocious Telugu debut). When Devara disappears into the churning sea after leaving behind a lethal vow of retribution, his timid, cowardly son Vara (also Jr NTR) must navigate the deadly clan politics, falling in love with Thangam (Janhvi Kapoor in her South Indian debut) while guarding a shocking secret. Packed with jaw-dropping underwater shark fights and Anirudh Ravichander's roaring score, Devara is a mass marvel.
Yamadonga
Yamadonga is a lavish, brilliantly inventive, and wildly entertaining socio-fantasy action comedy directed by S. S. Rajamouli, celebrating classical mythological Telugu cinema through cutting-edge visual effects, razor-sharp dialogue, and an extraordinary central clash of acting titans between Jr. NTR and veteran legend Mohan Babu. The story revolves around Raja, an irreverent, sharp-witted, and utterly shameless orphan thief in Hyderabad who will do anything for quick cash, constantly accompanied by his exasperated sidekick Satti. Raja discovers that Mahi, a wealthy, soft-hearted heiress whom he had saved as a young girl, has waited for him all her life, believing him to be her destined protector. However, Mahi's cruel and greedy relatives are scheming to assassinate her to seize her immense inheritance. Greedy for her wealth, Raja initially pretends to reciprocate her devotion, but when Mahi's treacherous relatives hire contract killers to eliminate him, Raja is unexpectedly murdered and his soul is dragged down into Yamaloka — the Hindu Netherworld — by the Yamadutas. Arriving in the grand golden court of Lord Yama, the righteous God of Death, Raja refuses to accept his death, arguing that his lifespan was cut short by treachery. Using his silver tongue, audacious theatricality, and incisive legal arguments, Raja sows total chaos across the celestial realm: unionizing the tortured souls of Naraka into a labor strike against Yama, wooing celestial apsaras, and stealing Lord Yama's omnipotent Yamapasam (the sacred noose). Through a hilarious, mythic power play, Raja temporarily dethrones Yama and assumes the throne of Death himself before returning to the mortal realm to protect Mahi and crush her wicked family.