The first festive box office clash of the year 2026 took place on Makar Sankranti. Many films won. Telugu cinema has overtaken Bollywood in this. Telugu cinema benefited greatly from the Pongal holiday. Telugu industry rocked the domestic box office with the release of five films simultaneously. Telugu films have so far earned Rs 351 crore at the domestic box office in 2026. However, this increase is for all the films combined, individual producers have not benefited from it. Some films also flopped.
Let us know about those 5 films.
The biggest Telugu film of 2026 was The Raja Saab. Prabhas was in the lead role in this film. The film has collected Rs 139.01 crore in 11 days. The film was made with a budget of Rs 400 crore. If we look at the budget, the film is not performing well.
Mana Shankar Varu Prasad Garu’s blast
According to the news of Times of India, the film Mana Shankar Varu Prasad Garu did wonders. This film performed beyond expectations. This film had stars like Chiranjeevi, Nayanthara and Venkatesh. This family drama attracted fans to the theater on Makar Sankranti. The film collected Rs 157.75 crore. The budget of this film was also low, so producers and distributors got a chance for profitable recovery.
If we talk about the remaining 3 films, they are small budget films. Overall, the earnings of all three have contributed well. The film Anaganaga Oka Raju collected Rs 33.95 crore. The film received positive word of mouth in the urban market.
Sharwanand, Samyuktha Menon and Sakshi Vaidya’s film Nari Nari Naduma Murari collected Rs 10.30 crore. Whereas Ravi Teja’s Bharatha Mahasayulaku Vignapthi earned Rs 11.99 crore.
Five films collected Rs 350 crore
If seen individually, only one film can be considered completely successful. Two can be called average and two did not live up to expectations. However, overall all five films crossed the Rs 350 crore mark. Which Bollywood has not been able to do in the same period of time.
Such was the condition of Bollywood
Talking about Bollywood, the film ‘Ikkis’ was released in January. The film earned Rs 30.06 crore. Rahu Ketu and Happy Patel were rejected by the fans. Rahu Ketu collected Rs 4.40 crore. Happy Patel earned Rs 4.35 crore. So total collection of 39 crores. The film Dhurandhar is performing well at the box office. But this film was released in 2025. This year also the film is in theatres. The film collected Rs 101.85 crore in the first 18 days of January.
