Usually, Telugu audiences are known for welcoming dubbed films with no language barrier. This is one reason why Tamil heroes and their movies command a very good market here. Although people say these days Tamil films are not becoming good hits in Telugu, it’s because of the content. If there is content, even a Malayalam film is lapped up by the Telugu audiences.
The outgoing year, 2022 emerged as a memorable year for dubbed movies which earned more than many of the straight Tollywood films.
KGF2 occupies the top slot among such movies becoming the highest grossing dubbed film ever in Tollywood till date. The film easily toppled many straight films in terms of its box office performance. Some movies even released later to avoid clashing with the film. In fact, the collections of KGF 2 exceeded KGF1.
While the success of KGF2 was widely expected, the surprise package was Kantara. The film was a sleeper hit as it carried no expectations but shattered the box office collections. It made amazing revenue in both Kannada and Hindi too, making Rishab Shetty a Pan India star while the song Varaharoopam acquired nationwide fame.
Non-Kannada:
Love Today movie was made aimed at youth based on smartphones and social media. The film is turning out to be a decent hit with the youngsters liking it immensely.
Avatar-2 is another Hollywood import which rocked collections during the end of year. The film which was a sequel to Avatar, released 13 years ago ravaged the box office.
Other hits this year include Sardar and Vikrant Rona among the dubbed films. At the same time other dubbed flicks like PS-1, Brahmastra and The Kashmir Files failed to impress the Telugu audience this year.
Overall, this year was a true delight for dubbed films with big production houses making good money and winning records at the box office. The next year will see Varasudu from Vijay and Ajith’s film testing the Sankranti season which is a very highly lucrative one in Tollywood. More dubbed entries from Kannada are expected next year since the filmmakers realized the formula of seeking pan India attraction for their projects.
