Venkatesh films direct 175 days centres

SN	Theatre	Centre
Bobbili Raja (3 Centres)
1	Sudhershan 70mm (210 days)	Hyderabad
2	Melody (182 days)	Vizag
3	Tirumala (175 days)	Kakinada
Chanti (2 Centres)
4	Anand (175 days)	Kurnool
5	Krishna (175 days)	Madanapalli
Raja (3 Centres)
6	Tirumala (182 days)	Kakinada
7	Shiva Durga (182 days)	Pitapuram
8	Odeon Deluxe (175 days)	Hyderabad
Kalisundam Raa (14 Centres)
9	Rama (220 days)	Nandyal
10	Chitralaya (182 days)	Vizag
11	Venkata Krishna (182 days) (Gross-Rs. 43,21,426)	Guntur
12	Surya Mahal (180 days)	Srikakulam
13	Ranjani (179 days)	Vijayanagaram
14	Annapurna (176 days)	Vijayawada
15	Sri Kanya (175 days)	Narsipatnam
16	Mini Satyanarayana	Eluru
17	Anand (175 days)	Kakinada
18	Rajarajeswari	Jangareddigudem
19	Ravi	Madanapalli
20	Raj	Kurnool
21	Satyam	Adoni
22	Nataraj	Nizamabad
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (3 Centres)
23	Krishnakishore (176 days)	Machilipatnam
24	Apsara (176 days)	Vijayawada
25	Gowri Shankar (175 days)	Guntur

Nagarjun's direct 175 days Centres

SN	Theatre	Centre
Ninne Pelladatha (3 Centres)
1	Devi 70mm (189 days) (Gross-Rs. 1,03,72,483)	Hyderabad
2	Jyothi (189 days) (Gross-Rs. 45,10,550)	Vizag
3	Raj (188 days) (Gross-Rs. 59,42,224)	Vijayawada
Annamayya (2 Centres)
4	Alankar (176 days) (Gross-Rs. 63,02,028)	Vijayawada
5	Devi 70mm (176 days) (Gross-Rs. 93 lakhs)	Hyderabad
Nuvvu Vastavani (7 Centres)
6	Apsara (184 days) (Gross-Rs. 69,43,117)	Vijayawada
7	Sangameswara	Tenali
8	Naaz	Cheerala
9	Triveni	Ananthapuram
10	Santosh	Kurnool
11	Shivam	Adoni
12	Royal	Bellary

BalaKrishna's direct 175 days centres

SN	Theatre	Centre
Mangamma Gari Manavadu
1	Tarakarama 70mm (175 days-4 shows) (332 days-1 show)	Hyderabad
Samarasimha Reddy
2	Sudarshan 70mm (177 days)	Hyderabad
3	Sitarama	Warangal
4	Chitralaya (177 days)	Vizag
5	Ranjani ( 177 days)	Vijayanagaram
6	Kinnera (177 days)	Srikakulam
7	Nataraj	Cheepurapally
8	Nataraj	Tagarapuvalasa
9	SRK Chitra Mandir	Payakaraopeta
10	Urvasi (177 days)	Vijayawada
11	Urvasi (178 days)	Machilipatnam
12	Bhaskar (177 days)	Gudiwada
13	Krishna Mahal (227 days)	Guntur
14	Gaiety (183 days)	Tenali
15	Nagarjuna Kalamandir (175 days)	Chilakaluripet
16	Neelima (176 days)	Macherla
17	Mohan (176 days)	Cheerala
18	Vijaya Durga (177 days)	Ongole
19	Sai Balaji (179 days)	Eluru
20	Sri Chitra (175 days)	Tanuku
21	Chandra Guptha	Kakinada
22	Naga Devi	Rajahmundry
23	Gayatri (176 days)	Ananthapuram
24	Viswam (177 days)	Kadapa
25	Venkatesh	Kurnool
26	Dwaraka (201 days)	Adhoni
27	National (200 days)	Nandhyala
28	Someswara	Yemmiganur
29	Anwar (183 days)	Proddutur
30	Sujatha	Pulivendula
31	Majestic	Bangalore
Narasimha Naidu
32	Devi 70mm (175 days)	Hyderabad
33	Raja	Anakapalli
34	Annapurna (176 days) (Gross-Rs. 74,66,649)	Vijayawada
35	Krishna Mahal (178 days)	Guntur
36	Gaiety	Tenali
37	Sangam	Cheerala
38	Gopi	Ongole
39	Mini Ambica (275 days)	Eluru
40	Krishna Balaji	Tadepalligudem
41	Tirumala	Kakinada
42	Anand	Kurnool
43	Saibaba	Adhoni
44	Shiva	Yemmiganur
45	Chand (176 days)	Proddutur
46	Nartaki (175 days) (Gross-Rs. 61,66,640)	Nellore
47	Mohan (175 days)	Kandukuru
48	Manohar (175 days)	Sulluripeta

Pokiri's All India Records

We come to the end of another year, but this year is not the same as any other before it. For observant Cinegoers will definitely spot the big deal in Tollywood this year-Pokiri. Wherever one's loyalties lie, no one can deny the massive success of Pokiri both in India and overseas. Pre-Pokiri, the title read 'Prince Mahesh Babu'. Post-Pokiri, however, he has a new title to don in the credits (Sainikudu being the example)-'Superstar Mahesh Babu'. How one hit or miss takes an actor the heights or down to depths is demonstrated by this. But Pokiri was no ordinary hit, and supporters and well-wishers of this actor have other titles to call and adore him with, 'Nizam Ka Nawab' and 'Bezawada Bebbuli' being two of the most popular ones. No ordinary hit can be said many times over, and the statistics will prove the point. It grossed a total of 66.5 crores and a share of 48.28 crores according to the grapevine. Incidentally, director Puri Jagannath gave successful movies before this namely Idiot, Badri, Sivamani. And Mahesh won the Nandi award many times over (Special jury award for the best debut actor-Rajakumarudu(1999), special jury award for best actor-Murari(2001), special jury award for best actor-Takkari Donga(2002), best actor award-Nijam(2003), special jury award for best actor-Arjun(2004) and best actor award-Athadu(2005)), but nothing sky-rocketed their careers like this flick did. It's not only AP where Pokiri created the 'records' that is getting Tollywood hyper. The nation-wide records are creating a furor in the Indian film industry. It has been labeled the Top 2 grosser in India, coming right after Gadar (starring Punjab da Puttar Sunny Deol). It is the first South movie to enter the awe-inspiring Top 5. In simpler words, these movies have created enough profits to feed the entire nation. Another South movie, Rajnikanth's Chandramukhi entered this coveted list last year, but in a humble Number 10 spot, as opposed to the direct hit at Number 2 by our very own Telugu movie. Nowadays movies are earning more overseas, especially those with huge star-casts, and Pokiri makers can take a bow-it is the Top 20th grosser in this area. The producers, needless to say, have been laughing all the way to the banks.

Top Ten Box-office Grossers In India (Domestic only, overseas not included)
S. No.	Film Name	Year	Net Gross In Crores	Net Share In Crores	Verdict
1	Gadar - Ek Prem Katha	2001	70	45.1	All Time Blockbuster
2	Pokiri (Telugu)	2006	66.5	48.285	All Time Blockbuster
3	HAHK	1994	65	40.65	All Time Blockbuster
4	Krrish	2006	64.86	36	Blockbuster
5	DDLJ	1995	58	36.25	All Time Blockbuster
6	Fanaa	2006	53.13	29.5	Super Hit
7	Rang De Basanti	2006	51.07	26.25	Super Hit
8	Raja Hindustani	1996	50	32.25	All Time Blockbuster
9	KKHH	1998	50	31	All Time Blockbuster
10	Chandramukhi (Tamil/Telugu)	2005	50	33.25	Blockbuster

There are some more interesting facts and records courtesy Pokiri. It is South India's highest grosser ever. It is the first movie to run 50 days in 19 theatres in Hyderabad, and 100 days at 17 theatres. Pokiri hit a remarkable century at 200 centers and 175 days at 63 centers, which is a national record. Due to the undying public demand and repeat audience that the movie commanded, it is the only movie to be screened for 202 days with 5 shows in a day at Jayasham theatre in Tirupathi. Money-wise, everyone was left happy, including the theatre owners. They had little to complain as it is the first movie to gross 1 crore plus in 3 different theatres in Hyderabad (Sudhershan 35mm-1 crore 61 lakhs, Mega 70mm-1 crore 14 lakhs, Vishwanath 70mm) and Prasad's multiplex finished at 98 lakhs. The film collected a gross of Rs. 1,13,98,437, Rs. 96,85,440 and Rs. 40,45,765 at Sharath (Vizag), Alankar (Vijayawada) and Sapthagiri (Vizianagaram) theaters respectively. It also collected a share of Rs. 60 lakhs and Rs. 42,55,701 at Srirama 70mm (Kurnool) and Bhaskar Deluxe (Guntur) theaters respectively. Interestingly, four movies of Mahesh finished 175 days at Sudershan 35mm theatre in Hyderabad-Murari-175, Okkadu-177, Athadu-177, Pokiri-189 and two of his films finished 175 days at Alankar theater in Vijayawada-Okkadu-175 and Pokiri-197. After 76 Cine-crazy years of Tollywood, Telugu audiences show that when they like a movie, they really, really like it. After all, 48.28 crores is not a small sum. Tamil and Hindi legends who've given many super successes in their lifetime like Rajnikanth and Amitabh Bachchan acknowledged the successful run that Pokiri had at the BO. In fact, 'Superhit Magazine' even quoted Shah Rukh a.k.a. 'King' Khan, saying "Shahrukh Khan was amazed at Mahesh's box-office stamina in South India and Overseas." Didn't really expect southie-based competition, did you, SRK? Well, at best Pokiri made the who's who of Indian film land wake up to Telugu cinema. There might have been good movies, but none that made so much moolah. Money talks, and everyone is all ears. Presently, Pokiri is running towards 365 days in Bhageeratha dts theatre in Kurnool, and after the movie 'Premabhishekam', this is the only one with such a record. Keep going, Tollywood. With the insatiable appetite that Telugu folks have for good and entertaining cinema, this can only be the beginning.

Venkatesh films direct highest run details

Film Name	City-Theatre	No. of days screened (4 shows)
Kaliyuga Pandavulu	Kakinada–Geeth A/c	99 days
Brahma Rudrulu	Rajahmundry	72 days
Ajeyudu	Vishakapatnam–Rajkamal	40 days
Bharathamlo Arjunudu	Guntur	50 days
Thrimoorthulu	Guntur–Vijaya	50 days
Vijetha Vikram	Vijayawada-Shailaja	21 days
Srinivasa Kalyanam	Vishakapatnam-Alankar	78 days
Ratkha Thilakam	Guntur–Naaz Apsara A/c	110 days
Brahma Puthrudu	Tenali–Alankar	111 days
Swarna Kamalam	Kakinada-Geeth	56 days
Vaarasudochaadu	Hyderabad–Devi 70mm A/c	57 days
Prema	Hyderabad–Shanthi A/c	56 days
Ontari Poraatam	Hyderabad–Sandhya 70mm A/c	50 days
Dhruva Nakshathram	Hyderabad–Shanthi A/c	120 days
Two Town Rowdy	Srikakulam–Surya Mahal	52 days
Aggi Ramudu	Guntur–Krishna Mahal	50 days
Bobbili Raja	Hyderabad–Sudarshan 70mm A/c	210 days
Shatruvu	Vijayawada–Annapurna A/c	72 days
Coolie No. 1	Guntur–Venkata Krishna	112 days
Surya IPS	Vishakapatnam–Sangam A/c	57 days
Kshana Kshanam	Vishakapatnam–Melody A/c	121 days
Chanti	Kurnool-Anand	175 days
China Rayudu	Hyderabad–Odeon 70mm A/c	63 days
Sundarakanda	Vijayawada–Annapurna A/c	126 days
Kondapalli Raja	Vijayawada–Annapurna A/c	101 days
Abbayigaru	Thadepalligudem–Sesh Mahal	100 days
Super Police	Guntur–Venkata Krishna	50 days
Muddula Priyudu	Guntur–Venkata Krishna	51 days
Pokiri Raja	Guntur–Venkata Krishna	70 days
Dharma Chakram	Vishakapatnam–Jyothi A/c	104 days
Sahasaveerudu-Sagara Kanya	Vishakapatnam-Melody A/c	111 days
Intlo Illalu – Vantintlo Priyuralu	Kadapa–Taahar	127 days
Sarada Bullodu	Vishakapatnam–Jyothi A/c	56 days
Pavithra Bandham	Vishakapatnam–Geeth A/c	110 days
Chinnabbaayi	Eluru–Satyanarayana	40 days
Preminchukundam Raa	Anantapur–Ganga A/c	150 days
Pelli Chesukundaam	Bhimavaram–Venkatrama	127 days
Surya Vamsham	Vijayawada–Annapurna A/c	127 days
Ganesh	Vijayawada–Alankar A/c	104 days
Premante Idheraa	Vijayawada–Alankar A/c	133 days
Raja	Pitapuram–Shiva Durga	182 days
Seenu	Nandyal–Ramnath	84 days
Kalisundaam Raa	Nandyal–Rama	220 days
Jayam Manaderaa	Eluru–Mini Satyanarayana	118 days
Devi Puthrudu	Vijayawada–Alankar A/c	134 days
Prematho Raa	Vishakapatnam–Jyothi A/c	72 days
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav	Machilipatnam–Krishnakishore	176 days
Vasu	Vijayawada–Apsara A/c	93 days
Gemini	Kakinada	51 days
Vasantham	Vijayawada–Annapurna A/c	126 days
Malleshwari	Vijayawada–Apsara A/c	112 days
Gharshana	Hyderabad–Sudarshan 70mm A/c	105 days
Sankraanthi	Thaatipaaka-Padmapriya	130 days
Subhash Chandra Bose	Hyderabad-Odeon 70mm	37 days