The Telugu film industry has had a great run this past year. Many movies were released on online platforms to a great reception. From the highest-grossing movie, RRR, to others, like Godse, Pakka Commercial, and more, several Telugu movies have come out across Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Aha Video, and Zee5, amongst other OTTs.
Some movies broke records at the box office; others had a tepid response from critics and fans alike. All in all, the movies were entertaining. The movies tackled many themes, from romance to mystery, drama, crime, mythology, and more. Here are the top 20 Telugu movies to watch online.
Top Telugu Movies of 2022 to Watch Online
Movie Name | IMDb Rating | OTT Platform |
RRR | 8.4 | Netflix |
Sita Ramam | 8.6 | Amazon Prime Video |
Bimbisara | 6.5 | Zee5 |
Godfather | 5.9 | Netflix |
Masooda | 7.8 | Aha Video |
Karthikeya 2 | 8.3 | Zee5 |
Ante Sundaraniki | 8.1 | Netflix |
Macherla Niyojakavargam | 5.6 | Zee5 |
Oka Oka Jeevitham | 8.5 | Netflix |
Major | 8.2 | Netflix |
Urvasivo Rakshasivo | 8.9 | Netflix |
Sardar | 7.8 | Amazon Prime Video |
Yashoda | 8.6 | Amazon Prime Video |
Intinti Ramayanam | TBA | Aha Video |
Ammu | 6.8 | Amazon Prime Videos |
Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam | 8 | Aha Video |
DJ Tillu | 7.2 | Aha Video |
Hit2 | 7.7 | Amazon Prime Video |
Godse | 5.6 | Netflix |
Virata Parvam | 7.1 | Netflix |
Pakka Commercial | 4.2 | Netflix |
Bheemla Nayak | 6.3 | Aha |
RRR
This movie broke all box-office records globally, and finally came on Zee5 for you to stream. SS Rajamouli is the director of this epic action drama that has some of the finest actors essaying pivotal roles. This magnum opus tells us the story of two Indian revolutionaries, Komaram Bheem, and Alluri Sitarama Raju. This is undoubtedly the biggest hit of 2022, something you cannot afford to miss.
IMDb Rating – 8.4
Cast – Ram Charan Tej, Jr NTR, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn.
Release Date – 24 March 2022
Duration – 3h 7 min
Genre – Action, Drama
Director – SS Rajamouli
Producer – D. V. V. Danayya
Where to watch – ZEE5
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Sita Ramam
Hanu Raghavapudi has directed and written this Telugu period drama. Swapna Cinema and Vyjayanthi movies share the production duties of this movie. The story follows the life of Ram, an army officer serving at the Kashmir border. Ram has had a rough childhood and is an orphan. He keeps receiving anonymous love letters from a person called Sita. Will Ram ever find out who Sita is? Watch the movie and find out.
IMDb Rating – 8.6
Cast – Dulquer Salman, Mrunal Thakur, Rashmika, Sumanth and others
Release Date – 9 September 2022
Duration – 2h 43 min
Genre-Action, Drama, Mystery.
Director-Hanu Raghavapudi
Producer-Ashwin Dutt
Where to watch – Amazon Prime Video
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Bimbisara
Bimbisara is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by debutant Mallidi Vassishta, and produced by N. T. R. Arts. The plot revolves around Bimbisara, a cruel king of the Trigartala kingdom. He is evil, and his only motto is conquering kingdoms without mercy. But due to a curse, his life changes, and he is sent to the present-day world filled with problems. Today, Bimbisara must learn to navigate life without conquering and ruling others by force. He must learn to be merciful and understanding to survive in this new world.
IMDb Rating – 6.5
Cast-Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Catherine Tresa, Samyuktha Menon, Warina Hussain, Vennela Kishore, Srinivas Reddy, Brahmaji, Prakash Raj, Ayyappa Sharma
Release Date – 21 October 2022
Duration – 2h 26 min
Genre-Action, Drama
Director-Mallidi Vasishta
Producer-N. T. R. Arts
Where to watch – Zee5
Godfather
This movie is a remake of the movie “Lucifer”, starring Mohanlal. The picture deals with political conspiracies and a power struggle. The central character in the movie, the Chief Minister, suddenly dies. His evil son-in-law plots to take his position and provides financial assistance via his shadow enterprise. This 2022 Telugu-language political action thriller is the directorial venture of Mohan Raja. It has been produced by R. B. Choudary and N. V. Prasad on Konidela Production Company and Super Good Films’ banners.
IMDb rating – 5.9
Cast – Chiranjeevi, Satya Dev, Nayanathara, and Salman Khan
OTT release date – 19 November 2022
Duration – 2h 37 min
Genre – Action, Drama
Director – Mohan Raja
Producer – Ram Charan, RB Choudary, NV Prasad
Where to watch – Netflix
Masooda
This 2022 Telugu-language supernatural horror movie is the directorial venture of debutante Sai Kiran, and has been produced by Rahul Yadav Nakka, via the Swadharm Entertainment banner.In this story, we are introduced to a single mother and her daughter. Neelam is the mom, and Nazia is the child. An evil spirit enters their life and wreaks havoc, so that their life takes a terrifying turn. The story deals with how Gopi, their helpful neighbour, and Neelam, decide to take a chance and save Nazia.
IMDb rating – 7.8
Cast- Karthik Adusumilli, Kavya Kalyanram, Sangeetha Krish, Surabhi Prabhavathi, Satya Prakash, Satyam Rajesh, Akhila Ram, Surya Rao, Bandhavi Sridhar,Subhalekha Sudhakar, Krishna Teja.
Release Date – 21 December 2022
Duration – 2h 40 min
Genre-Horror, Thriller
Director -Sai Kiran
Producer-Rahul Yadav Nakka
Where to watch – Aha Video
Kartikeya 2
Chandoo Mondeti is the writer and director of this movie, which is a sequel to a movie released in 2014. This movie deals with the life and adventures of Dr Karthikeya, as he embarks on a quest to find the lost anklet of Lord Krishna. In this movie we see how Karthik deals with difficult personal problems and emerges triumphant.
IMDb rating -8.3
Cast-, Nikhil Siddharth,Anupama Parameswaran,Srinivasa Reddy, Harsha Chemudu, Adithya Menon,Anupam Kher, Darbha Appaji Ambarisha,Tulasi,K.S. Sridhar, Paran Murmu, Venkatesh Mummidi,Sathviksriram, Arjun Kolishetty
Release date – 5 October 2022
Duration – 2h 40min
Genre – Action, adventure, fantasy
Director – Chandoo Mondeti
Producer – Abhishek Agarwal
Where to watch – Zee5
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Ante Sundaraniki
The title of this movie means “The Thing about Sundar Is”. This Telugu-language romantic comedy movie is the directorial venture of Vivek Athreya, who is also the writer. Mythri Movie Makers have taken on production duties of this film that tells the story of Leela and Sundar, an interfaith couple, that tries to convince their parents to accept their marriage using a string of lies that only makes things more complicated. Predominantly shot in Hyderabad and in the US, it was released in halls on June 10th, 2022, and garnered positive reviews.
Ante Sundaraniki IMDb Rating – 8.1
Cast- Nani, Nazriya Nazim, V K Naresh, Azhagam Perumal, Nadia Moidu, Venkatesh Maha, Tanvi Ram, Rohini, Harshavardhan, Sai Ronak, Anupama Parameswaran, Srikanth Iyengar, Rahul Ramakrishna, Pruthvi, Bhanu Prakash
Ante Sundaraniki Release Date – 10 July 2022
Genre-Comedy, Romance
Director-Vivek Athreya
Producer-Y Ravi Shankar, Naveen Yerneni
Where to watch – Netflix
Macherla Niyojakavargam
Roughly translating into Macherla constituency, this 2022 Telugu-language action movie is the directorial venture of M.S Rajashekhar Reddy, with Sreshth Movies helming production duties. In this story we are introduced to Guntur’s district collector, Siddhartha Reddy. There he has to battle Rajappa, a local rowdy and politician. The story follows their rivalry and interactions.
The plot introduces us to Siddhartha Reddy, posted as Guntur’s district collector. There he has to lock horns with Rajappa, a local rowdy and politician. The plot follows their rivalry and interactions.
IMDb rating – 5.6
Cast – Nithiin, Krithi Shetty, Catherine Tresa, Samuthirakani, Rajendra Prasad, Vennela Kishore, V Jayaprakash, Murali Sharma, Indraja, Brahmaji, Shyamala, Anjali, Subhalekha Sudhakar
Macherla Niyojakavargam Release Date – 9 December 2022
Genre-Action, Comedy, Drama
Director-S.R. Shekhar
Producer – Nikitha Reddy, N Sudhakar Reddy.
Where to watch – Zee5
Oke oka Jeevitham
This movie has been directed by Shree Karthick, who is also the writer, with Dream Warrior Pictures overseeing production duties. In this movie we are taken back to 1998, when two scientists are experimenting with their time machine. However the machine malfunctions, killing one of the scientists. Fast forward to 2019, we meet 3 friends struggling in their lives. One day, one of the friends who happens to be a real estate broker, gets a phone call from one of the scientists. What happens next? Watch the movie to find ouut.
IMDb rating– 8.5
Cast – Ramesh Thilak,Sathish, Jayadithya, Amala Akkineni, Vennela Kishore,Nassar Priyadarshi, Ritu Varma, Sharwanand,
Release Date – 20 October 2022
Duration- 2h 40min
Genre – Science fiction, drama
Director – Shree Karthik
Producer -Drama,Thriller
Where to watch – SonyLIV
Major
The Mumbai terrorist attack on 26/11 was something that the whole country will always remember. What stood out during those uncertain times was the bravery of the NSG commandos that delivered Mumbai from the hands of terrorists. Major recounts all the important episodes of Sandeep Unnikrishnan’s vibrant life, starting from his childhood, through his youth and teenage years. At the same time, it emphasises his aspiration to join the Indian Armed Forces. The movie is mostly about his bravery, and the sacrifices he made during the ghastly 26/11 attacks.
IMDb rating – 8.2
Cast-Adivi Sesh, Revathi, Prakash Raj, Saiee Manjrekar, Shobita Dhulipala, Murali Sharma, Anish Kuruvilla, Azzy Bagria, Rocky Gondle, Gaurav Manaktala, Hossein Rahmani Manesh, Andre Mathews, Devtosh Mukherjee, Rukh Nabeel, Vinay Nallakadi, Abhinav Singh Yadav, Björn Seiz, Pradeep Rudra
Release date – 15 August 2022
Duration – 2h 30 min
Genre – Action, Biography, Drama
Director -Sashi Kiran Tikka
Producer-G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment
Where to watch – Netflix
Urvasivo Rakshasivo
This romantic comedy has been directed by Rakesh Sashii. In this movie we meet an orthodox, middle-class IT employee who falls in love with his high-flying trendy colleague. Things go as per plan and they get intimate as well. However, as soon as he starts expressing his feelings for her, things start falling apart. Will she stay with him? Or be lost forever? Watch this flick to find out.
IMDb rating -5.9
Cast – Anu Emmanuel, Vennela Kishore, Sunil, Allu Sirish.
Urvasivo Rakshasivo release date – 9 December 2022
Duration – 2h 21 min
Genre-Drama, Romance.
Director-Rakesh Sashi,
Producer-Dheeraj Mogilineni
Where to watch – Netflix
Sardar
PS Mithran has directed this 2022 Tamil-language espionage action movie, while S Lakshman Kumar, under the banner of Prince Pictures, is the producer. GV Prakash Kumar has overseen music while George S Williams has taken care of cinematography, and Ruben has done the editing. In this story we meet the divergent beliefs of father and son. The son is a cop who thinks his deeds should receive more publicity, while the father is an intelligence officer who has spent more than 30 years in prison for the greater good.
IMDb rating – 7.8
Cast – Raashi Khanna, Sahana Vasudevan, Mohammad Ali Baig, Simran, Sal Yusuf, Karthi, Rajisha Vijayan, Chunky Pandey
Sardar Release Date – 18 November 2022.
Duration – 2h 46 min
Genre-Action, Drama
Director-P.S Mithran
Producer-Mivar H Patel
Where to watch – Amazon Prime Video
Yashoda
In this movie, we meet Yashoda, a pregnant woman, who has been strictly advised to follow a few guidelines for her mental and physical safety and well being. However, certain events do occur that make her live on the edge, risking her well-being. She decides to become a surrogate in exchange for cash. She visits EVA, a surrogacy centre. Things start off on the right note, however, a small incident plants the seed of doubt in her mind. She learns about the illegal practices surrounding surrogacy and the surrogacy mafia. Angered, she sets out to bring these people to book.
IMDb rating – 8.6
Cast-Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Unni Mukundan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Rao Ramesh, Sampath Raj, Murali Sharma, Shatru, Divya Sripada, Kalpika Ganesh, Priyanka Sharma, Rajiv Kumar Aneja, Vinni Mobstaz, Rachit Jadoun, Praveen Dacharam, Ronith Grg.
Release date-9 December 2022
Duration-2h 15 min
Genre-Action, Sci-fi, thriller.
Director-Haresh Narayan, K. Hari Shankar
Producer -Sivalenka Krishna Prasad
Where to watch – Amazon Prime Video
Intinti Ramayanam
This movie has been added quite recently. The story follows a middle-class Indian family’s rural life. It is set in the location of Karimnagar, Telangana, where the close-knit family of Ramulu, start doubting each other once they suddenly face a problem. Their hidden ambitions and motivations surface, creating a domino effect for family members.
IMDb rating – TBA
Cast – Gangavva, Naresh, Surabhi Prabhavathi, Rahul Ramakrishna, Chevella Ravi, Navya Swamy
Release Date – 16 December 2022
Duration – 2h 25 min
Genre-Drama
Director-Suresh Naredla
Producer-Navatha Krishnam Raju
Where to watch – Aha Video
Ammu
Domestic violence is a huge problem in India, where around 30-40% of women face this at home. This movie deals with domestic violence and has been penned by Charukesh Sekar, with Stone Bench Film overseeing production. The movie introduces us to Amudha, aka Ammu, who gets hitched to her neighbour Ravindranath aka Ravi, a police inspector. The initial period is bliss, however soon Ravi starts acting harshly with Ammu, occasionally shouting at her and embarrassing her. One day he slaps her. One day he beats her. How she deals with this forms the plot of the movie.
Ammu IMDb rating – 6.8
Genre – Drama
Cast- Aishwarya Lakshmi, Naveen Chandra , Bobby Simha and more
Release date– 19 October 2022
Duration-2h 16 min
Director-Charukesh Sekar
Producer – M. Kesavan
Where to watch – Amazon Prime Video
Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam
This movie has been directed by Vidhyasagar Chinta, and is a romantic comedy that has gained a lot of traction for the publicity stunts carried out by the actor with television news channels before its theatrical release. The story is a love story of a middle-aged man who falls in love with a woman while attending a matchmaking event.
IMDb Rating: 8.0
Genre- Drama, Romance
Cast- Rukshar Dhillon, Ritika Nayak, Vishwak Sen, and more.
Release Date- 3 June 2022
Duration-2h 29 min
Director-Vidyasagar Chinta
Producer-SVCC Digital
Where to watch – Aha Video
DJ Tillu
This double blockbuster has been directed by Vimal Krishna, and revolves around the life of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a man with a dream of becoming a disc jockey someday. However, he falls in love with Radhika, and his life changes in many ways. There’s chaos and confusion in the weirdest way. This is one of the best Telugu movies of 2022.
IMDb rating – 7.2
Genre-Action, Comedy, Crime
Cast-Neha Shetty, PRagathi, Brahmaji, Chandramogli Madem, Narra Srinivas, Fish Venkat, Prince Cecil, Raja Ravindra, Praneeth Reddy Kallem, Geddam Srinivas, Sangar, Kiriti Dharmaraju
Release Date- 4 March 2022
Duration – 2h `1 min
Director-Vimal Krishna
Producer-Suryadevara Naga Vamsi
Where to watch – Aha Video
Hit2
This Telugu crime thriller movie has been helmed by Sailesh Kolanu, who is the writer and director. This happens to be the second installment in the HIT series, following up on HIT-The First Case. The movie was announced in February 2021, with principal photography beginning in Visakhapatnam in August 2021.
IMDb rating-7.7
Cast – Meenakshi Chaudhury, Adivi Sesh.
Release Date – 2 December 2022
Duration-2h 30 min
Director-Sailesh Kolanu
Producer-Nani
Where to watch – Amazon Prime Video
Godse
This 2022 Telugu-language action thriller movie has been directed by Gopiganesh Pattabhi, who is also the writer. C Kalyan has produced this movie under the banner of CK Screens. This movie is a remake of the 2018 Korean movie The Negotiation. The story follows Vaishali, a negotiating officer who has been assigned to negotiate with a mysterious person called Nathuram Godse, who abducts several high-profile businessmen and SP Sameer. While Vaishali negotiates with Gidse, the coops quietly surround his base on a secret island. What happens next? Watch this movie to find out.
IMDb rating – 5.6
Cast-Satyadev Kancharana, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Kashishh Rajput, Adithya Menon, Nassar
Release Date – 17 July 202
Genre-Action, Thriller
Duration-2h 25 min
Director-Gopi Ganesh
Producer-C Kalyan
Where to watch – Netflix
Virata Parvam
Roughly translated into The Book of Virata, this 2022 Telugu-language period romantic action drama movie is the written and directorial venture of Venu Udugula, with Suresh Productions and SLV Cinemas onboard as producers. The movie is set in the Telangana region in 1990, in the middle of the Naxalite movement. The movie tells the story of Vennala, a young woman, who is chasing her love with Ravi Shakar, a Naxal leader. Will her romance with the outlaw happen? Watch the flick and find out.
IMDb rating – 7.1
Cast-Kundan Alexzed, Chakrapani Ananda, Banerjee, Sai Chand, Jai Chandra, Naveen Chandra, Nandita Das, Rana Daggubati, Vinni Mobstaz, Palamuru Devaraj, Nagineedu, Jaya Naidu, Sai Pallavi, Ajay Andrews Nuthakki, Devi Prasad, Sai Prasanna, Priyamani, Nivetha Pethuraj
Release Date-1 July 2022
Genre-Action, Drama
Duration-2h 31 min
Director-Venu Udugula
Producer-Sudhakar Cherukuri
Where to watch – Netflix.
Pakka Commercial
This movie has been directed by Maruthi and is a Telugu-language courtroom action comedy film. It has been produced by UV Creations and GA2 Pictures. In this story, we are introduced to Suryanarayana, a dutiful lawyer, who quits after being unable to deliver justice to Amulya, who was threatened and blackmailed by a man called Vivek, which ultimately drove her to suicide. Suryanarayana works hard at his shop to provide for his family. However, his son finds his law books and coat and gets inspired to become a lawyer. But, Lucky’s value systems are totally opposite of that of his father. Watch this movie to see what happens next.
IMDb Rating – 4.2
Cast –Gopichand, Raashi Khanna, Sathyaraj, Rao Ramesh, Gautam Aditi, Siva Akula,
Subhankar Bagchi, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Saptha Giri, Sai Krishna, Ramana Reddy,
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Kiran Talasila
Release Date – 5 August 2022
Genre-Action, Comedy, Crime
Duration – 2h 32 min
Director-Maruthi Dasari
Producer-Bunny Vas
Where to watch – Netflix
Bheemla Nayak
Bheemla Nayak is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Saagar K Chandra from a screenplay by Trivikram Srinivas. A battle of wit and righteousness begins between SI Bheemla Nayak, an upstanding policeman, and Daniel Shekhar, a havildar-turned-criminal when the latter tricks Bheemla into succumbing to corruption.
IMDb Rating – 6.3
Cast – Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati, Nithya Menon
Release Date – 24 March 2022
Genre-Action, Drama
Duration – 2h 25 min
Director-Saagar K Chandra
Producer– Sitara Entertainments
Where to watch – Aha
That rounds off the Telugu OTT release for this year. So which one will you watch first?