Top 10 Tollywood Mythological Movies

There’s a lot of hype for Prabhas’s Adipurush, a Mythological film in Tollywood released in Pan India. This newfound hype is not exactly new, as people all over India always admired learning more about our great epics, the stories of our gods, and all the mythological and spiritual elements. This admiration led the directors and scriptwriters to show the audience what they wanted. Mythological movies were always well-received and appreciated by the audience. So, let us know about such Mythological Movies in Tollywood.

1. Adipurush

Firstly, let us talk about the recent venture Adipurush. It is a Pan-Indian Mythological Movie released in 2023 under the direction of Om Raut Om Raut is an Indian director, producer and writer >> Read More... . The movie got made on a whopping budget of 500 crores. This Mythological film is about the great epic Ramayana with Prabhas and Kriti Sanon Kriti Sanon is a model-turned-actress who made her >> Read More... in lead roles. With 500 crores, Adipurush is one of the most expensive movies ever made in India, while almost spending 250 crores on VFX.

2. Sri Rama Rajyam Click to look into! >> Read More...

Sri Rama Rajyam is another Mythological Telugu movie. This movie is also about Lord Rama but not related to Ramayana; instead, it follows the later parts of Ramayana or its aftereffects. Bapu Ramana directs this 2011 Mythological film with Balakrishna and Nayanathara as Rama and Sita with the unique role of the legendary actor ANR in the part of Valmiki. Sri Rama Rajyam revolves around Sita, who gives birth to Lava and Kusha after getting exiled by Rama. The entire movie revolves around the family.

3. Daana Veera Sura Karna

Daana Veera Sura Karna is a movie you can never forget. This Mythological movie was a massive blockbuster. It was a masterpiece written, directed, produced, and acted by the legendary actor Sr NTR. This 1977 movie was made for 10 Lakhs and eventually collected around two crores. It was about Karna, who is suffering from his low birth. It was about how he honored friendship when he went to great lengths to fight against Pandavas for Duryodhana,

4. Bhakta Prahlada

Bhakta Prahlada is the first sound film in Tollywood. Bhalta Prahlada is a 1932 movie Telugu mythological movie directed by H.M. Reddy. It was the story of the great Vishnu devotee Prahlada. It is the story of Vishnu’s Narasimha Avatar of his Dashavatars.

5. Sri Krishna Tulabharam

Another Mythological film from Sr. NTR is Sri Krishna Tulabharam, released in 1966. Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao directed this movie under Suresh Productions. It was the story when Lord Krishna decided to teach his wife Satyabhama a lesson after she turned arrogant, started causing problems, and envied his other wives. Sr. NTR played the role of Krishna, while Jamuna played the role of Sathyabhama.

6. Pandava Vanavasam

Pandava Vanavasam is a tremendous mythological with a magnificent cast. Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao also directed this movie. It was the story of Pandavas who had to come together to fight after being forcefully exiled by their enemies. The film stars Sr NTR as Bheemudu, SV Rangarao as Duryodhan, Savitri as Draupadi, and Kanta Rao Kanta Rao was born as Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao >> Read More... as Lord Krishna.

7. Maya Bazar

Maya Bazar is a movie that every Telugu person remembers. This movie has the highest IMDb rating of a whopping 9.1 for a Tollywood movie. This 1957 Mythological film also has one of the best casts under the direction of KV Reddy KV Reddy is a director in the Telugu entertainment >> Read More... . The film revolves around Balarama, who promised his sister Subhadra to marry his daughter with her son. However, things changed when he lost the kingdom and had to break this promise. The film ensembles a great cast of NTR, ANR, SVR, and Savitri.

8. Nartanashala

Nartanashala is also another big movie like Mayabazar with an almost similar cast. Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao also directs this 1963 mythological film. It was the story of Pandavas who had to finish their 13-year exile and hide their real identities until Vijayadashami. It was then Arjuna’s son Abhimanyu falls in love with Virata’s daughter Uttara but never reveals his identity.

9. Sampoorna Ramayanam

Sampoorna Ramayanam is the story of the Hindu epic Ramayan. The movie got released in the year 1977 with Bapu’s direction. It follows the original Ramayan. The film also got a great cast in the form of Shobhan Babu as Lord Rama, Chandrakala as Seetha, and SV Rangarao as Ravana.

10. Bala Bharatam

Bala Bharatam is based on the Hindu Epic Mahabharata. It was a 1972 Mythological movie where most of the characters were played by children. It was the story of how Shakuni tried to fuel the rivalry between Pandavas and Kauravas during their childhood, eventually leading to the war. Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao also directed this movie.