First Telugu film to gross over 100 million rupees at the box office, ‘Gharana Mogudu’ completes 26 years

April 09, 1992. Megastar Chiranjeevi delivered one of his greatest hits, ‘

Gharana Mogudu

’ which redefined the very meaning of commercial success. It was the first Telugu film to gross over 100 million rupees at the box office. The film also made Chiranjeevi the highest paid actor in India.
The 1992 Telugu-language action film directed by

K Raghavendra Rao

is a remake of the Rajkumar's superhit 1986 Kannada film, Anuraga Aralithu. The film starring Chiranjeevi and Nagma in the lead roles, successfully ran for 100 days in 56 centres and was considered one of the best films in the actor’s career. ‘Gharana Mogudu’ was screened at the 1993 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.
The storyline revolves around a do-gooder Raju played by Chiranjeevi who thwarts the schemes of the antagonist Ranganayakulu played by Kaikala Satyanarayana and teach

Uma Devi

, his wife and industrialist to be humble. The chemistry between Chiranjeevi and Nagma are still spoken about.
And who can forget the song ‘Bangaru Kodi Petta’ from the movie! Though, the setting of the song is irrational with a worker at shipyard leading a troupe of naval officers dancing in the backdrop, the song and Chiranjeevi’s performance was entertaining nevertheless. It’s impossible to not groove to the chart-buster song.