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'RRR' composer M.M. Keeravani among others to be feted at Variety Artisans Awards
Said Roger Durling, the festival's executive director: "From big-budget productions to independent cinema, artisans have shown us this past year the strength and vitality of the collaborative process in filmmaking, and we at SBIFF cherish our partnership with Variety and the opportunity to spotlight the accomplishments of these singular artists."
Jazz Tangcay, Varietyas senior artisans editor, will moderate a panel conversation as well as one-to-one conversations.
She said: "This has been an incredible year for cinema with a phenomenal showcasing of crafts. It's an honour and joy to bring this community to the Santa Barbara Film Festival and to work with Roger on this magical night. Each year, Variety looks forward to celebrating and highlighting this group of artisans and to remind people just how invaluable their work is to film and to celebrate excellence in their work.
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Though the hundred crore club is an old buzzword at the Indian box office, it still carries value at the regional box office, as minting Rs 100 crore is not an easy feat for a regional film, due to its reach and language barrier..
However, that's not the case with Telugu films as often films in Tollywood reach this milestone not once but multiple times. Below is the list of such Telugu actors, whose films hit the century at the Tollywood box office more than once.
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Apart from the above, several other Tollywood actors delivered at least 1 hundred crore movies in Tollywood, which includes the below list of actors....!
Nagarjuna – 1 – Bangarraju
Ravi Teja – 1 – Dhamaka 2023
Vaishnav Tej- 1 movie – Uppena
Vijay Deverakonda 1 movie - Geetha Govindam
Naga Chaitanya – 1 – Bangarraju
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Like Nani, Nikhil is yet another Telugu actor who surprised many by delivering 2 100 crore films in Tollywood and both of them are directed by Chandoo Mondeti.
His movies - Karthikeya and Karthikeya 2
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Telugu actor Nani who started as a small actor has gone on to give several blockbuster films in Telugu of which is ‘Eega’ with SS. Rajamouli and ‘MCA’ with Venu Sriram mint Rs 100 crores at the Tollywood box office.
His 100 crore movies - Eega and MCA
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Like all the senior actors Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna, Telugu actor Victory Venkatesh has delivered some of the unforgettable blockbusters in Tollywood. But due to inflation, only the current figures of his movies are considered and that includes his comedy series with Anil Ravipudi
His 100 crore movies - Fun & Frustration (F2) and F3
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Just like Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna to has several blockbusters in the past such as Naari Naari Naduma Murari, Aditya 369, Bhairavadweepam, Samara Simha Reddy, Narasimha Naidu just to name a few but due to Inflation only current movies are considered for the above list.
His 100 cr movies: Akanda and Veera Simha Reddy
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Just like Dad Chiranjeevi, Mega Power Star Ram Charan too has succeeded to do as many movies as possible and currently, he has 3 100 crore movies to his name of which two are directed by SS.Rajamouli.
His movies: Maga Dheera, Ranga Sthalam, and RRR
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Prabhas’s ‘Varsham’, ‘Chatrapathi’, and ‘Mirchi’ are superhits their film collections don’t exceed Rs 100 crores as of today, therefore only 4 films of him are considered to the 100 crore film club and that include…!
His 100 Cr films: Baahubali 1, Baahubali 2, Saaho, and Radhe Shyam
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Like JrNTR, Telugu Megastar Chiranjeevi to has several blockbusters to his name such as Khaidi No. 786, Gangleader, Indra, Shankar Dada MBBS, Tagore and other films but due to inflation only his current movies are considered for the above list.
His movies: Khaidi No: 150, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, Godfather and his current film with Bobby titled 'Waltair Veerayya'
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Just like Allu Arjun, JrNTR too has a list of 5 films that has minted over Rs 100 crores at the Tollywood box-office and his early films such as ‘Aadi’, and ‘Simhadri’ are not calculated as the films though are huge blockbusters due to inflation and the ticket rates those films are not considered for the above list.
100 crore movies: Aravinda Sametha, Jai Lava Kusa, Janatha Garage, Nannaku Prematho and RRR
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