Top 10 Tollywood Movies of 2022

For the past few years, the Telugu film industry has captured the attention of the international film community. Tollywood filmmakers are making films hoping to reach the next level, capitalising on the craze for Telugu cinema among the pan-India audience. To date, numerous Telugu films have been released in 2022.  

Hundreds of films are released in the Telugu film industry each year. Some receive all the attention for their creation, acting, plot depiction, and so on, but only a few are shortlisted in the best category. In 2022, it will be time to reflect on Tollywood's success and the year's best films. Now, we present the Top 10 Best Telugu Movies of 2022.

Sita Ramam

Afreen is a Pakistani student president at a university in London. She accepts the task of delivering a letter to Sita Mahalakshmi at her grandfather's request. Despite her dislike for the job, she agrees to do it to obtain her share of her grandfather's estate. Lieutenant Ram writes a letter to Sita.

RRR

The storyline of RRR, which stars Ram Charan and Jr. NTR in the lead roles, is simple: a little girl from the Gond tribe is taken away by the British, and the tribe's protector swears to bring her back. Along the way, he trusts and befriends a police officer. The rest of the movie highlights their friendship, individual goals, and the underlying emotion that drives the entire story—one of the top Telugu films of 2022.

Major

Based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who was killed in action during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and was awarded India's highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra, on January 26, 2009. Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan has struggled with the question 'What is a soldier?' since joining the Indian Army. Even as he fights terrorists in Mumbai on the fateful day of 26/11, he asks himself this question.

Yashoda 

Yashodha, a pregnant woman, is advised to follow a few guidelines for her physical and mental well-being and safety. However, a series of events force Yashoda to live on the edge, putting her life in danger. Yashoda's story revolves around surrogacy and the dark secrets that surround it. Yashoda (Samantha), a poor girl, decides to become a surrogate mother to help her sister complete her studies and marry. She is taken to Eva Hospital, and as the days pass, she notices something fishy going on. 

Oke Oka Jeevitham

Adi (Sharwanand) is a gifted musician who struggles to get through the day and perform in public due to the trauma of losing his mother (Amala) twenty years ago. Although he has a caring girlfriend, Vaishu (Ritu Varma), his life appears to be soulless. Seenu (Vennela Kishore) and Chaitu (Priyadharshi) are his childhood friends, but even happy people have problems in life. Paul (Nassar), a maverick scientist who has been experimenting and building a time travel machine for decades, enters their lives and offers them the chance to travel back in time. Did they go back in time and fix their problems?

Karthikeya 2

Karthikeya 2, a sequel to the 2014 film of the same name and the second instalment in a (now) planned extended franchise, stars Nikhil Siddharth in a recurring role as Dr Karthik, who has a knack for unravelling mysteries surrounding Hindu Gods. This time, the film focuses on Lord Shri Krishna's history rather than mythology. One of the top Telugu films of 2022.

GodFather

GodFather, directed by Mohan Raja and starring 'Megastar' Chiranjeevi in the titular role, is a remake of the 2019 blockbuster Malayalam film Lucifer and co-stars Satyadev Kancharana and Nayanthara in supporting roles. The story begins with the untimely death of the State Chief Minister, and the ruling party's internal pressure to choose a new candidate to be the next leader reaches a breaking point when two contrasting personalities with opposing motives clash.

Ante Sundaraniki

Oke Oka Jeevitham, Shree Karthick's science-fiction drama, deals with the concept of time travel and manages to execute it with a lot of emotion and the right amount of thrill. The plot revolves around three friends who, with the assistance of a scientist, travel back to their childhood to make things right, but things quickly go wrong. Karthick's emphasis on human emotions and the 'make the moment count' concept drives this film forward, along with fantastic performances from the entire cast. A touching story told beautifully in 160 minutes.

Virata Parvam

Virata Parvam is a romantic action thriller based on the Naxalite insurgency that erupted in Andhra Pradesh in the final decade of the twentieth century. Rana Daggubati, Sai Pallavi, and Nandita Das star in the film, which is directed by Venu Udugula and produced by Suresh Babu and Sudhakar Cherukuri.

Bimbisara

Bimbisara is the ruthless king of Trigartala. He is evil, and his only goal in life is to conquer kingdoms without mercy. However, due to a curse, his life is altered, and he is transported to the modern world, which is riddled with problems. What exactly is the curse? What is the link between the past and the present? To find out the answers, you need to watch the movie.