Super Hit – Grossed over ₹170+ crore worldwide. Outperformed Veera Simha Reddy in long run due to better family appeal.
The Sankranthi festival of 2023 witnessed one of the most intense box-office battles in recent Telugu cinema history, featuring the simultaneous return of legendary "senior" stars and high-profile dubbed entries from the Tamil industry. Sankranthi Release Telugu Movies 2023
Nandamuri Balakrishna arrived at the theaters riding high on the massive success of Akhanda . Veera Simha Reddy was a quintessential factionist action drama set in the Rayalaseema region. Balakrishna played a double role—a soft-spoken son living abroad and a powerful, revered local leader fighting injustice. The film leaned heavily on powerful sister-sentiment (played brilliantly by Varalaxmi Sarathkumar), intense gravity-defying action sequences, and loud, thumping background scores by Thaman S. Super Hit – Grossed over ₹170+ crore worldwide
The festival saw a rare, direct clash between the industry's biggest veterans, both backed by the same production house, . Veera Simha Reddy Release Date: January 12, 2023 Starring: Nandamuri Balakrishna , Shruti Haasan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Director: Gopichand Malineni Overview: A mass-action drama featuring Balakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna arrived at the theaters riding high
The season confirmed that Sankranthi remains the most lucrative time for Telugu movie releases.