5 Underrated Telugu Films You Should Watch

Kirti Mahor
Oct 23, 2024

Oopiri

The plot of this Telugu comedy-drama, which starred Karthi, Nagarjunda, and Tamannaah Bhatia, focused on the lives of a quadriplegic billionaire and his former prisoner caretaker, Seenu, and their realisation that relationships are more important than wealth and handicap.

Remake

The French film The Intouchables (2011), directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, was remade as Oopiri. Thozha is the Tamil name for Oopiri, which was also filmed in that language.

Appatlo Okadundevadu

Saagar K. Chandra is the writer and director of this Telugu action-crime movie, which stars Tanya Hope, Sree Vishnu, and Nara Rohit.

Unique Storyline

Railway Raju, a budding cricket player who is mistakenly accused of being a Naxalite, is the subject of Appatlo Okadundevadu.

Aa Naluguru

Chandra Siddhartha's Telugu play Aa Naluguru is a highly regarded movie. Rajendra Prasad and Aamani are the film's main actors.

Nandi Awards

The film, which received multiple Nandi prizes and focused on a man's struggle for his ideology, marked Aamani's comeback to the screen after a seven-year break.

Aithe

Chandra Sekhar Yeleti wrote and directed this Telugu thriller, Aithe, which featured a number of debutantes at the time.

National Film Award

Aithe, a commercially successful movie about the underworld criminal network and hijacking, was also the winner of the National Film Award for Best Telugu feature film.

Andari Bandhuvaya

The 2010 Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film went to Andari Bandhuvaya. Popular Telugu novelist Balabhadrapatruni Ramani wrote the screenplay and Chandra Siddartha directed the movie.

Story

This low-budget movie, which also performed well abroad, centres on human values in contemporary society.

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