The Best Venkatesh Movies, Ranked
74 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sillu Karuppatti (2019) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Drushyam (2014) with $13.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Venkatesh Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Venkatesh is credited on. Sillu Karuppatti (2019) leads with 82, followed by Drushyam 2 (2021) at 80. 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 82 Sillu Karuppatti 2019 · Romance -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Drushyam 2 2021 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Narappa 2021 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Sankranthiki Vasthunam 2025 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Agnyaathavaasi 2018 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 F2: Fun and Frustration 2019 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 44 Saindhav 2024 · Crime -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 F3: Fun and Frustration 2022 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 28 Venky Mama 2019 · Action
Biggest Venkatesh Box Office Hits
Venkatesh's films have made $38.3M worldwide in total. Drushyam (2014) is the biggest hit at $13.1M, ahead of F3: Fun and Frustration (2022) ($9.85M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Drushyam 2014 · Crime $13.1M - 2 F3: Fun and Frustration 2022 · Comedy $9.85M $1.2M dom.
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Vasantham 2003 · Romance $3.06M - 4
Premam 2016 · Romance $835K $828K dom. - 5 Sankranthiki Vasthunam 2025 · Comedy $651K
- 6 F2: Fun and Frustration 2019 · Comedy $210K
- 7 Venky Mama 2019 · Action $76.1K
- 8 Saindhav 2024 · Crime $39.1K
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Guru 2017 · Action $17.8K - 10
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013 · Family $1.89K
The Best Venkatesh Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Venkatesh has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Romance leads with 25 films, and Sillu Karuppatti (2019) is the pick of them.
- Romance 25 films Sillu Karuppatti 2019 · as Tesh Movie Echo Score: 82
- Drama 16 films Drushyam 2 2021 · as Rambabu Movie Echo Score: 80
- Comedy 8 films Sankranthiki Vasthunam 2025 · as Yadagari Damodara Raju Movie Echo Score: 63
- Action 8 films Agnyaathavaasi 2018 · as Guru Movie Echo Score: 50
- Family 7 films Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013 · as Vijay "Peddodu"
- Crime 4 films Saindhav 2024 · as Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo" Movie Echo Score: 44
The Best Venkatesh Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Venkatesh's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Venkatesh Movies
The most recent films Venkatesh is credited on, newest first — starting with Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Sankranthiki Vasthunam 2025 · Yadagari Damodara Raju
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Sheesh Mahal 2024 · Fakeer's Friend - Saindhav 2024 · Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo"
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Rana Naidu 2023 · Naga Naidu -
Ori Devuda..! 2022 · Almighty - F3: Fun and Frustration 2022 · Venky
- Drushyam 2 2021 · Rambabu
- Narappa 2021 · Naarappa
- Sillu Karuppatti 2019 · Tesh
- Venky Mama 2019 · Venkataratnam Naidu / Venky Mama
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Puppy 2019 · Comedy - F2: Fun and Frustration 2019 · Venky
The Best Venkatesh Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Venkatesh films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Venkatesh movie?
Sillu Karuppatti (2019) is the best-rated Venkatesh film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Drushyam 2 (2021) (80) and Narappa (2021) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sillu Karuppatti: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Venkatesh movie?
Drushyam (2014) made the most at the box office, with $13.1M worldwide, followed by F3: Fun and Frustration (2022) with $9.85M. Together, Venkatesh's films with box office figures have made $38.3M.
What is the best Venkatesh romance movie?
Sillu Karuppatti (2019) is the best-rated of Venkatesh's romance films, with a score of 82. In other genres: Drushyam 2 (drama), Sankranthiki Vasthunam (comedy) and Agnyaathavaasi (action).
What is the newest Venkatesh movie?
The newest film on Venkatesh's filmography is Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025), with Venkatesh as Yadagari Damodara Raju.
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