The Best Nandamuri Balakrishna Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 1977 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Akhanda (2021) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is Palnati Brahmanayudu (2003) with $1.98M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Nandamuri Balakrishna Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Nandamuri Balakrishna is credited on. Akhanda (2021) leads with 73, followed by Daaku Maharaaj (2025) at 70. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Akhanda 2021 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Daaku Maharaaj 2025 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Bhagavanth Kesari 2023 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 N.T.R: Mahanayakudu 2019 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 Veera Simha Reddy 2023 · Drama
Biggest Nandamuri Balakrishna Box Office Hits
Nandamuri Balakrishna's films have made $3.6M worldwide in total. Palnati Brahmanayudu (2003) is the biggest hit at $1.98M, ahead of Maharadhi (2007) ($535K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Palnati Brahmanayudu 2003 · Action $1.98M - 2
Maharadhi 2007 $535K - 3 Veera Simha Reddy 2023 · Drama $290K
- 4 Akhanda 2021 · Drama $253K
- 5 Daaku Maharaaj 2025 · Action $158K
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Dictator 2016 · Drama $105K $105K dom. - 7 Bhagavanth Kesari 2023 · Action $88.3K
- 8 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu 2019 · Drama $78.5K
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Paisa Vasool 2017 · Comedy $47.2K - 10
Jai Simha 2018 · Comedy $27.5K
The Best Nandamuri Balakrishna Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nandamuri Balakrishna has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and Akhanda (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 18 films Akhanda 2021 · as Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora / Murali Krishna Movie Echo Score: 73
- Action 11 films Daaku Maharaaj 2025 · as "Nanaji" Seetharam / Daaku Maharaj Movie Echo Score: 70
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Romance 3 films Ruler 2019 · as Dharma / Arjun Prasad - Comedy 2 films Paisa Vasool 2017 · as Theda Singh / RAW Agent Balakrishna Nandamuri
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Sci-Fi 1 film Aditya 369 1991 · as Krishna Kumar / Krishnadevaraya
The Best Nandamuri Balakrishna Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nandamuri Balakrishna's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
- 2020s 4 films Akhanda 2021 · as Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora / Murali Krishna Movie Echo Score: 73
- 2010s 13 films N.T.R: Kathanayakudu 2019 · as N.T.Rama Rao Movie Echo Score: 56
- 2000s 15 films Palnati Brahmanayudu 2003 · as Bhavani Prasad
- 1990s 9 films Aditya 369 1991 · as Krishna Kumar / Krishnadevaraya
The Latest Nandamuri Balakrishna Movies
The most recent films Nandamuri Balakrishna is credited on, newest first — starting with Daaku Maharaaj (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Daaku Maharaaj 2025 · "Nanaji" Seetharam / Daaku Maharaj
- Bhagavanth Kesari 2023 · Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari
- Veera Simha Reddy 2023 · Veera Simha Reddy / Jai Simha Reddy
- Akhanda 2021 · Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora / Murali Krishna
- Ruler 2019 · Dharma / Arjun Prasad
- N.T.R: Mahanayakudu 2019 · N.T.Rama Rao
- N.T.R: Kathanayakudu 2019 · N.T.Rama Rao
- Jai Simha 2018 · Narasimha
- Paisa Vasool 2017 · Theda Singh / RAW Agent Balakrishna Nandamuri
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Gautamiputra Satakarni 2017 · Gautamiputra Satakarni - Dictator 2016 · Drama
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Srimannarayana 2012 · Srimannarayana
The Best Nandamuri Balakrishna Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nandamuri Balakrishna films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Nandamuri Balakrishna movie?
Akhanda (2021) is the best-rated Nandamuri Balakrishna film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of Daaku Maharaaj (2025) (70) and Bhagavanth Kesari (2023) (56). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Akhanda: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Nandamuri Balakrishna movie?
Palnati Brahmanayudu (2003) made the most at the box office, with $1.98M worldwide, followed by Maharadhi (2007) with $535K. Together, Nandamuri Balakrishna's films with box office figures have made $3.6M.
What is the best Nandamuri Balakrishna drama movie?
Akhanda (2021) is the best-rated of Nandamuri Balakrishna's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Daaku Maharaaj (action), Ruler (romance) and Paisa Vasool (comedy).
What is the newest Nandamuri Balakrishna movie?
The newest film on Nandamuri Balakrishna's filmography is Daaku Maharaaj (2025), with Nandamuri Balakrishna as "Nanaji" Seetharam / Daaku Maharaj.
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