Chiru and Raghavendra Rao Movies list - hits and flops

Chiru and Raghavendra Rao Movies list – hits and flops

Chiranjeevi is one of the most celebrated actors in the Telugu film industry, popularly known as Tollywood. He was born on August 22, 1955, in Mogalthur, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Chiranjeevi began his career in Tollywood in 1978 with the film “Punadhirallu,” directed by S. D. Lal.

Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema besides having directed a few Hindi films. He has garnered four state Nandi Awards and five Filmfare Awards South. In a film career spanning more than four decades, Rao has directed more than a hundred feature films across multiple genres such as romantic comedy, fantasy, melodrama, action thriller, biographical and romance films.

Rao received the state Nandi Award for Best Director for his works such as Bobbili Brahmanna (1984), and Pelli Sandadi (1996). He garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for the drama film Prema Lekhalu (1977), the fantasy film Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990), and the romance film Allari Priyudu (1993). Rao is known for his works in hagiographical films such as Annamayya (1997), which won two National Film Awards, and was also showcased at the 1998 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[3] Rao also received the Nandi Award for Best Direction, the Filmfare Award for Best Direction for his work in the film.[4] His other hagiographic works such as Sri Manjunatha (2001), Sri Ramadasu (2006), Shirdi Sai (2012) and Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017), received several state honours.

His mainstream works such as the 1987 social problem film Agni Putrudu, and the 1988 action thriller Aakhari Poratam, were screened at the 11th and 12th International Film Festival of India respectively in the mainstream section. In 1992, he directed the melodrama Gharana Mogudu which premiered at the 1993 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. It became the first Telugu film to gross over ₹10 crore (US$1.3 million) at the box office. Next, he directed the instant hit Allari Priyudu (1993), which also premiered at the 1994 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.

He is also credited with introducing many actors, actresses, and technicians to the Telugu film industry, like Sridevi, Tabu, Tapsee Pannu, Manchu Lakshmi, Sreeleela, Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun, S. S. Rajamouli, and Marthand K. Venkatesh.

iru and Raghavendra Rao Movies list – hits and flops

1	1980	Mosagadu	Super Hit	Sobhan Babu, Chiranjeevi, Sridevi
2	1981	Tirugu Leni Manishi	Average	N.T.Rama Rao, Chiranjeevi, Rati Agnihotri
3	1985	Adavi Donga	Super Hit	Chiranjeevi, Radha
4	1986	Kondaveeti Raja	Super Hit	Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Radha
5	1986	Chanakya Shapadham	Flop	Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti
6	1988	Manchi Donga	Hit	Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Suhasini
7	1988	Yuddha Bhoomi	Average	Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti
8	1989	Rudranetra	Hit	Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Radha
9	1990	Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari	Industry Hit	Chiranjeevi, Sridevi
10	1991	Rowdy Alludu	Super Hit	Chiranjeevi, Shobana, Divya Bharati
11	1992	Gharana Mogudu	Industry Hit	Chiranjeevi, Nagma
12	1994	Mugguru Monagallu	Hit	Chiranjeevi, Nagma, Roja, Ramya Krishna
13	1999	Iddaru Mitrulu	Hit	Chiranjeevi, Sakshi Sivanand, Ramya Krishna
14	2001	Sri Manjunatha	Average	Chiranjeevi, Ambareesh, Abhijeeth, Arjun Sarja, Meena, Soundarya, Sumalatha