Tollywood Box Office: Not Prabhas But Chiranjeevi Is Leading 2023’s First Half With Waltair Veerayya By A Margin Of 22 Crores!

Half of 2023 is gone, and things haven’t been that good for the Tollywood industry. Known for delivering some smashing hits at the box office in recent years, the current season has seen a few hits along with a lot of misses. Speaking about the top player, it’s Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja’s Waltair Veerayya gracing the throne with its share collection, leaving Prabhas behind!

The year started with Nandamuri Balakrishna’s Veera Simha Reddy. It opened huge at the box office, and even though it crashed sooner than expected, the film managed to avoid the flop tag due to initial big numbers. Just a day later, Waltair Veerayya arrived and turned out to be a much-needed box office comeback for Chiranjeevi. Now, the latest entry is Adipurush, which earned over 100 crore share collection with its Telugu version.

Before we get started, let us inform you that we’ll be taking a look at the top 5 share collections of the Telugu version alone. As per Track Tollywood’s report, Sai Dharam Tej’s Virupaksha. Said to be one of the best thrillers to come from the Tollywood industry, the film fetched a good response at the Indian box office as it ended up earning 47 crores share collection.