Best Telugu Romantic movies of the last two decades

Here is the list of some of the most loved romantic movies of Tollywood in the last 20 years.

Tholiprema (1998)

One of the most memorable hits of power star Pawan Kalyan’s career “Tholiprema” is a beautiful love story about a boy next door, Balu, who falls in love with a US return girl, Anu. Although Balu befriends her, he struggles to express his love for Anu.

Cast : Pawan Kalyan, Keerthy Reddy

Director : A. Karunakaran

Music : Deva

Manasantha Nuvve (2001)

Anu – Chanti’s love story is a soul-stirring story about a rich girl and a poor boy. They get separated due to some circumstances, but after being years apart, they still search for each other and get reunited in an unimaginable manner.

Cast : Uday kiran, Reema Sen

Director : V.N. Adithya

Music : R. P. Patnaik

Manmadhudu (2002)

An intriguing story about a man named Abhiram who dislikes women; however, his life takes an unexpected turn when he becomes close to Harika. But Harkia learns something deeply disturbing about Abhiram’s past and their relationship scrumbles.

Cast : Nagarjuna, Sonali Bendre, Anshu Ambani

Director : K. Vijaya Bhaskar

Music : Devi Sri Prasad

Jayam (2002)

Sujatha falls in love with Venkat despite his poverty, but the pair must face grave danger in the form of Raghu, who is tempted to marry Sujatha at any cost. Sujatha and Venkat’s fightback and the terrifying consequences of their romantic tale make this film worthy of this list.

Cast : Nithiin, Sadha, Gopichand

Director : Teja

Music : R.P Patnaik

Arya (2004)

In the lovely movie Arya, a cheery man named Arya battles tenaciously to win the love of Geetha, who stays in a relationship with Ajay under his insistence. As Geetha begins to feel love for Arya rather than Ajay, the plot takes a very intriguing turn.

Cast : Allu Arjun, Anu Mehta, Siva Balaji, 

Director : Sukumar

Music : Devi Sri Prasad

Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)

Sriram, an NRI, and Siri, a native village woman, fall in love at a common wedding, but their love is put to the test to a large extent by Sriram’s and Siri’s families. Ultimately, Sriram takes up an unimaginable to win his love.

Cast : Siddarth, Trisha, Sri Hari

Director : Prabhudeva

Music : Devi Sri Prasad

Godavari (2006)

Sreeram faces heartbreak as his love gets engaged to an officer. To get himself out of this traumatic situation, he takes a cruise ship journey where he meets a woman named Seeta. His life takes a soul-stirring turn from that point on.

Cast : Sumanth Kamalinee Mukherji

Director : Shekar Kamula

Music : Radha Krishnan

Yem Maya Chesave (2010)

A romantic love tale about two people from different faiths, backgrounds and age falls in love only to see major differences between them. 

Cast : Naga Chaitanya, Samantha

Director : Gautam Vasudev Menon

Music : A.R. Rahaman

Ala Modaliandi (2011)

Gautham, who has had a significant setback in his life, finds solace in his relationship with Nithya, but when he finds out that Nithya is already engaged, his world is once more shattered.

Cast : Nani, Nithya Menon

Director : Nandini Reddy

Music : Kalyani Malik

Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014)

Venky, who wants to work as a newsreader, must overcome the obstacles put in his path by his boss, Uday. Things worsen when Uday asks Venky for help in approaching a girl in return for the desired position.

Cast : Nagashaurya, Rashi Khanna

Director : Srinivas Avasarala

Music : Kalyani Malik

Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju (2015)

A young couple gets separated due to their odd circumstances, but years later they face each other and still have their misunderstandings.

Cast : Sharwanand, Nithya Menon

Director : Kranthi Madhav

Music : Gopi Sundar

Majili (2019)

Poorna suffers from alcoholism as his lover Anshu goes away from him, but his parents get Poorna married to Sravani, who has loved him for a long time. Poorna realizes his worth, restores his life, and understands Sravani.

Cast : Naga Chaitanya, Samantha, Divyansha Kaushik

Director :  Shiva Nirvana

Music : Thaman, Gopi Sundar

Sita Ramam (2022)

When an orphaned soldier starts receiving letters from an unidentified woman, his life is given a new beginning. The woman won’t get his letters when he replies, though. But when he finds her, he only learns some unexpected things about her.

Cast : Dulquer Salman, Mrunal Thakur, Rashmika Mandana

Director : Hanu Raghavapudi

Music :  Vishal Chandrasekhar