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. 206 people qualify.

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#	Person	Films led	Gross led	Biggest	Star power
1	Rashmika MandannaActor	5	$278M	Pushpa 2: The Rule	97
2	Jagadeesh BandariActor	3	$249M	Pushpa 2: The Rule	96
3	Ram CharanActor	3	$236M	RRR	95
4	PrabhasActor	6	$303M	Kalki 2898 AD	94
5	NaniActor	7	$96M	The Paradise	93
6	Allu ArjunActor	2	$248M	Pushpa 2: The Rule	92
7	Fahadh FaasilActorMollywood	2	$248M	Pushpa 2: The Rule	92
8	SukumarDirector	2	$248M	Pushpa 2: The Rule	92
9	N.T. Rama Rao Jr.Actor	2	$225M	RRR	92
10	S. S. RajamouliDirector	2	$177M	RRR	91
11	Prakash RajActor	7	$119M	Devara: Part 1	91
12	Sai KumarActor	5	$61M	Irumudi	89
13	Shruti HaasanActor	2	$103M	Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire	88
14	Meenakshi ChaudharyActor	6	$70M	Sankranthiki Vasthunnaam	88
15	Anil RavipudiDirector	4	$104M	Sankranthiki Vasthunnaam	87
16	Easwari RaoActor	4	$85M	Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire	87
17	VenkateshActor	4	$90M	Sankranthiki Vasthunnaam	86
18	Pawan KalyanActor	4	$71M	They Call Him OG	86
19	ChiranjeeviActor	4	$81M	Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu	85
20	Saif Ali KhanActorBollywood	2	$101M	Devara: Part 1	84
21	Ravi TejaActor	8	$91M	Irumudi	83
22	Nandamuri BalakrishnaActor	5	$82M	Akhanda	83
23	SrikanthActor	5	$64M	Devara: Part 1	83
24	Catherine TresaActor	3	$64M	Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu	82
25	Srikanth OdelaDirector	2	$46M	The Paradise	82
26	Teja SajjaActor	2	$56M	Hanu-Man	81
27	Priyanka Arul MohanActorKollywood	2	$47M	They Call Him OG	81
28	Varalaxmi SarathkumarActor	4	$62M	Hanu-Man	80
29	NayantharaActorKollywood	2	$47M	Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu	79
30	Pragya JaiswalActor	3	$50M	Akhanda	78
31	SreeleelaActor	9	$69M	Guntur Kaaram	77
32	SamyukthaActor	3	$33M	Virupaksha	77
33	Arjit AvadhanamActor	2	$40M	Mobsters	77
34	Jagapati BabuActor	9	$49M	Peddi	76
35	Mrunal ThakurActorBollywood	4	$32M	Sita Ramam	76
36	Ramya KrishnanActor	6	$44M	Guntur Kaaram	75
37	Boyapati SrinuDirector	3	$42M	Akhanda	75
38	Shiva NirvanaDirector	2	$38M	Irumudi	75
39	Mohan BabuActor	2	$37M	The Paradise	75
40	S. J. SuryahActorKollywood	2	$35M	Game Changer	74
41	Saiee ManjrekarActor	3	$29M	Arjun S/O Vyjayanthi	74
42	Keerthy SureshActor	3	$44M	Sarkaru Vaari Paata	73
43	Rao RameshActor	9	$35M	HIT: The Third Case	73
44	Priya Bhavani ShankarActorKollywood	3	$31M	Irumudi	73
45	Bobby KolliDirector	2	$44M	Waltair Veerayya	72
46	JayaramActor	3	$32M	Dhamaka	72
47	Samantha Ruth PrabhuActor	4	$28M	Maa Inti Bangaram	72
48	Kayadu LoharActor	3	$34M	The Paradise	72
49	Sachin KhedekarActor	4	$46M	Radhe Shyam	71
50	Nidhhi AgerwalActor	2	$37M	The Raja Saab	71

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.