In his career spanning more than 2 decades, maverick director Rajamouli directed 12 movies including the magnum opus, RRR that is expected to hit the screens later this year or sometime in 2022. Rajamouli is one of the most sorted out directors in Indian with a cent percent success rate. By looking at Rajamouli’s career graph, it is evident that Rajamouli’s sheer hard work and passion for cinema made him what he is today. Just for a gentle reminder, we bring you the box office collections for Rajamouli’s films released to date.
1) Student No:1( 2001)
Starring Young Tiger NTR and Gajala as the lead pair, the film marks the Tollywood debut of SS Rajamouli. The film was made with a limited budget of Rs 3 crore and did a pre-release business of Rs 4 crore. As per the trade reports, the film had collected approximately Rs 12 crore revenue at the box office and ended up as a super hit.
2) Simhadri ( 2003)
Starring NTR in the lead role, the film was made with a budget of Rs 8 crore and did a pre-release business of Rs 13 crore. Reportedly, by the end of its theatrical run, the film had collected Rs 26 crore and created a history.
3) Sye ( 2004)
Starring Nithiin and Shashank in the lead roles, Sye was made with Rs 5 crore and did a pre-release business of Rs 7 crore. The film ended up collecting Rs 9.5 crore at the box office.
4) Chatrapathi ( 2005)
Starring Prabhas in the lead role, the film was made with a budget of Rs 10 crore and did a pre-release business of Rs 13 crore and collected Rs 21 crore at the box office.
5) Vikramarkudu(2006)
Starring Ravi Teja in the lead role, the film was made with a budget of Rs 11 crore and did a pre-release business of Rs 14 crore. The film generated Rs 19.5 crore revenue at the box office.
6) Yamadonga ( 2007)
Starring NTR in the lead role, the film was made with a budget of Rs 18 crore and did a pre-release business of Rs 22 crore. By the end of its theatrical run, the film has collected Rs 28.75 crore at the ticket windows.
7) Magadheera ( 2009)
Starring Ram Charan in the lead role, the film was made with a whopping budget of Rs 44 crore and did a pre-release business of Rs 48 crore. After its release, the film collected approximately Rs 150 crore and created history.
8) Maryada Ramanna ( 2010)
Starring Sunil in the lead role, the film was made with a budget of Rs 14 crore and did a pre-release business of Rs 20 crore. By the end of its theatrical run, the film has collected Rs 29 crore
9) Eega ( 2012)
Made a Telugu-Tamil bilingual, Eega was made with Rs 26 crore and did a pre-release business of Rs 32 crore. After its release, the film collected Rs 42.3 crore at the box office.
10) Baahubali- The Beginning ( 2015)
Starring Prabhas, Rana, Anushka and Tamannaah in the lead roles, made as a pan-Indian project with a whopping budget of Rs 136 crore, the film did a pre-release business of Rs 191 crore and collected more than Rs 600 crore at the worldwide box office.
11) Baahubali- The Conclusion ( 2017)
The second part of the Baahubali series was made with a budget of Rs 250 crore and collected Rs 1917 crore at the worldwide box office and created earth-shattering records at the box office.
12) RRR ( 2021 as of now)
Starring NTR and Ram Charan in the lead roles, this high budget multi-starrer was supposed to hit the screens in 2020 itself but due to the pandemic crisis, the film’s shooting is getting delayed. Most probably, the film may hit the screens by this year end or sometime in 2022. Already reports are coming in that the film’s pre-release business is happening on a massive note.
