The biggest Tollywood names

Star power counts what a person led rather than what they appeared in: the gross of the films they were top-billed in or directed, how that run held up, how many there were, how recent, and how audiences rated them. Every figure is a percentile inside Tollywood. 334 people qualify.

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#	Person	Films led	Gross led	Biggest	Star power
1	PrabhasActor	12	$767M	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	97
2	S. S. RajamouliDirector	9	$606M	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	97
3	Rashmika MandannaActor	9	$335M	Pushpa 2: The Rule	95
4	SukumarDirector	6	$304M	Pushpa 2: The Rule	95
5	Anushka ShettyActor	10	$438M	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	94
6	Allu ArjunActor	18	$452M	Pushpa 2: The Rule	93
7	Ram CharanActor	14	$367M	RRR	93
8	Jagadeesh BandariActor	3	$249M	Pushpa 2: The Rule	92
9	Mahesh BabuActor	12	$217M	Bharat Ane Nenu	92
10	NaniActor	18	$184M	The Paradise	92
11	Rana DaggubatiActor	9	$418M	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	91
12	Shruti HaasanActor	12	$247M	Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire	91
13	Koratala SivaDirector	5	$155M	Devara: Part 1	91
14	N.T. Rama Rao Jr.Actor	22	$410M	RRR	90
15	Samantha Ruth PrabhuActor	22	$230M	Rangasthalam	90
16	Prakash RajActor	34	$366M	Devara: Part 1	88
17	SathyarajActor	5	$310M	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	88
18	Fahadh FaasilActorMollywood	2	$248M	Pushpa 2: The Rule	88
19	Trivikram SrinivasDirector	9	$154M	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	88
20	Sekhar KammulaDirector	5	$274M	Life Is Beautiful	87
21	Pooja HegdeActor	7	$150M	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	87
22	Pawan KalyanActor	14	$186M	They Call Him OG	86
23	Anil RavipudiDirector	7	$158M	Sankranthiki Vasthunnaam	86
24	ChiranjeeviActor	8	$149M	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	86
25	Nag AshwinDirector	2	$141M	Kalki 2898 AD	86
26	Jagapati BabuActor	17	$194M	Peddi	85
27	Sai KumarActor	8	$75M	Irumudi	85
28	VenkateshActor	13	$146M	Sankranthiki Vasthunnaam	84
29	Meenakshi ChaudharyActor	6	$70M	Sankranthiki Vasthunnaam	84
30	Catherine TresaActor	7	$105M	Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu	83
31	Vijay DeverakondaActor	9	$81M	Geetha Govindam	83
32	Kajal AggarwalActor	17	$158M	Khaidi No. 150	82
33	Easwari RaoActor	4	$85M	Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire	82
34	JayaramActor	5	$78M	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	82
35	Ravi TejaActor	16	$147M	Irumudi	81
36	Nandamuri BalakrishnaActor	6	$90M	Akhanda	81
37	Tamannaah BhatiaActor	13	$201M	Bāhubali: The Beginning	80
38	Murali SharmaActor	14	$109M	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	80
39	Naga Chaitanya AkkineniActor	13	$101M	Manam	80
40	SujeethDirector	3	$99M	Saaho	80
41	Aadhi PinisettyActor	6	$87M	Rangasthalam	80
42	Keerthy SureshActor	8	$85M	Sarkaru Vaari Paata	80
43	Rao RameshActor	19	$110M	DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham	79
44	NayantharaActorKollywood	7	$80M	Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu	79
45	SrikanthActor	7	$76M	Devara: Part 1	79
46	Bobby KolliDirector	6	$94M	Waltair Veerayya	78
47	Boyapati SrinuDirector	7	$89M	Akhanda	78
48	Varalaxmi SarathkumarActor	6	$73M	Hanu-Man	77
49	Nagarjuna AkkineniActor	9	$72M	Manam	77
50	Teja SajjaActor	3	$57M	Hanu-Man	77

The method, in full

How star power is scored

Gross led: Reported gross of the films the person was top-billed in (first 4 cast credits, or director), counted once per film.
Consistency: How those films did as a run, so one giant hit does not paper over a string of flops.
Body of work: How many films they have led; quantity helps but does not dominate.
Momentum: Gross led, discounted by age.
Audience rating: How audiences rated the films they led.

Every signal is a percentile among people who have led at least two Tollywood films. Figures are as reported on TMDB and Wikipedia, and are indicative rather than audited.