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Ready (రెడీ) (2008 film)
Ready (రెడీ) is a 2008 Telugu romantic comedy directed by Sreenu Vaitla, starring Ram Pothineni as Chandu and Genelia as Pooja, with music by Devi Sri Prasad; released 19 June 2008, it won three Nandi Awards and was remade in Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi.
Sainikudu (సైనికుడు)
Sainikudu (సైనికుడు, "Soldier") is a 2006 Telugu political action drama directed by Gunasekhar, starring Mahesh Babu, Trisha, and Irrfan Khan (his only Telugu film), music by Harris Jayaraj; a ₹25-crore Vyjayanthi Movies production that flopped despite its technical scale.
Santhosham
Santhosham (సంతోషం, Santosham) is a 2002 Telugu comedy drama directed by Dasaradh, starring Nagarjuna, Gracy Singh, and Shriya Saran; a blockbuster, Nagarjuna's highest grosser, with two Nandi Awards.
Seetayya (సీతయ్య)
Seetayya (సీతయ్య), also Seethaiah, is a 2003 Telugu action drama directed and produced by Y. V. S. Chowdary, starring Nandamuri Harikrishna as a cop fighting Rayalaseema factionalism, with Soundarya and Simran; music by M. M. Keeravani, released 22 August 2003.
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. (శంకర్ దాదా ఎం.బి.బి.ఎస్.)
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. (శంకర్ దాదా ఎం.బి.బి.ఎస్.) is a 2004 Telugu comedy-drama, a remake of Munna Bhai MBBS, starring Chiranjeevi as a goon who joins medical college; directed by Jayant C Paranji, music by Devi Sri Prasad.
Shankar Dada Zindabad (శంకర్ దాదా జిందాబాద్)
Shankar Dada Zindabad (శంకర్ దాదా జిందాబాద్) is a 2007 Telugu comedy-drama directed by Prabhu Deva, starring Chiranjeevi and Srikanth; a remake of Lage Raho Munnabhai and sequel to Shankar Dada MBBS, released 27 July 2007 with music by Devi Sri Prasad.
Simhadri (సింహాద్రి) (2003 film)
Simhadri (సింహాద్రి) is S. S. Rajamouli's 2003 Telugu action drama starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Bhumika Chawla, and Ankitha; a ₹8 crore film that collected about ₹26 crore and made NTR Jr. a top Telugu star.
Souryam
Souryam (శౌర్యం, "Bravery") is a 2008 Telugu action drama, Siva's directorial debut, produced by V. Anand Prasad on Bhavya Creations, starring Gopichand and Anushka Shetty, music by Mani Sharma, released 25 September 2008 and remade as Vedi and Shourya.
Sri Ramadasu (శ్రీరామదాసు)
Sri Ramadasu (శ్రీ రామదాసు) is a 2006 Telugu devotional biographical film by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Nagarjuna as saint Kancharla Gopanna, with music by M.M. Keeravani; a reimagining of the 1964 Bhakta Ramadasu.
Stalin (స్టాలిన్) (2006 film)
Stalin (స్టాలిన్) is a 2006 Telugu action-drama starring Chiranjeevi as an ex-army Major who starts a pay-it-forward help chain; directed by A. R. Murugadoss, produced by Nagendra Babu, remade in Hindi as Jai Ho, and re-released in 2025.
Student No. 1 (స్టూడెంట్ నంబర్ 1)
Student No. 1 (స్టూడెంట్ నంబర్ 1) is a 2001 Telugu coming-of-age action drama, S. S. Rajamouli's directorial debut and Jr NTR's second lead film, produced by K. Raghavendra Rao and C. Aswini Dutt on Swapna Cinema, with music by M. M. Keeravani.
Style (2006 film)
Style (స్టైల్) is a 2006 Telugu dance musical directed by Raghava Lawrence, starring Lawrence, Prabhu Deva, Raja, Charmme, and Kamalinee Mukherjee, with music by Mani Sharma; a 50-day hit later dubbed into Tamil.
Super (2005 film)
Super (సూపర్) is a 2005 Telugu action comedy directed by Puri Jagannadh, produced by Nagarjuna Akkineni for Annapurna Studios, starring Nagarjuna, Sonu Sood, Ayesha Takia, and debutante Anushka Shetty; released 21 July 2005, dubbed as Robbery.
Sye (సై) (2004 film)
Sye (సై, Challenge) is a 2004 Telugu sports action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, starring Nithiin and Genelia D'Souza, in which rival college groups unite to win back their ground from a gangster through a rugby match; it won four Nandi Awards.
Tagore (తాగోర్) (film)
Tagore (ఠాగూర్) is a 2003 Telugu action drama directed by V. V. Vinayak, starring Chiranjeevi as professor Ravindranath Tagore, who forms the Anti-Corruption Force; a remake of Tamil film Ramana, released 24 September 2003 with Mani Sharma's music.
Tiger Harischandra Prasad
Tiger Harischandra Prasad (టైగర్ హరిశ్చంద్ర ప్రసాద్) is a 2003 Telugu action drama directed by V. Samudra, starring Nandamuri Harikrishna and Ramya Krishnan, about a farmer-activist fighting middlemen who deny peasants fair prices.
Vamsi (వంశీ) (film)
Vamsi (వంశీ) is a 2000 Telugu action-romance film directed by B. Gopal, starring Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar, Krishna, and Mayuri Kango, produced by G. Adiseshagiri Rao under Padmalaya Studios with music by Mani Sharma; released 4 October 2000, it borrows from DDLJ in its first half.
Varsham (వర్షం) (2004 film)
Varsham (వర్షం), 2004 Telugu romantic action film directed by Sobhan, produced by M.S. Raju, starring Prabhas, Trisha, and Gopichand with Devi Sri Prasad's music; Prabhas's first hit, remade as Mazhai and Baaghi.
Vikramarkudu (విక్రమార్కుడు)
Vikramarkudu (విక్రమార్కుడు), 2006 Telugu action drama by S. S. Rajamouli starring Ravi Teja in a dual role as thief Athili Sathi Babu and cop Vikram Singh Rathore; hit remade as Rowdy Rathore, Siruthai, Veera Madakari.
Yamadonga
Yamadonga (యమదొంగ), also known as Yama Donga, is a 2007 Telugu fantasy action comedy directed by S. S. Rajamouli, starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as a thief who battles Yama, the god of death; it was the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2007.
Yogi (యోగి) (2007 film)
Yogi (యోగి) is a 2007 Telugu action drama directed by V.V. Vinayak, starring Prabhas, Nayanthara, and Sharada; a remake of the Kannada hit Jogi, with music by Ramana Gogula and Gurukiran.