10 Telugu films of 2002 ranked by box office. #1: Indra (₹55 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indra | B. Gopal | ₹55 crore | |||
| 2 | Aadi | V. V. Vinayak | ₹35.9 crore | |||
| 3 | Jayam | Teja | ₹1.8 crore | ₹32 crore | 17.78x | |
| 4 | Idiot | Puri Jagannadh | ₹16 crore | |||
| 5 | Nuvvu leka nenu lenu | Y. Kasi Viswanath | ₹15 crore | |||
| 6 | Manmadhudu | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | ₹14 crore | |||
| 7 | Santosham | Dasaradh | ₹13 crore | |||
| 8 | Seetayya | Y. V. S. Chowdary | ₹9 crore | |||
| 9 | O Chinadana | Srikanth | E. Sathi Babu | ₹6 crore | ||
| 10 | Allari | Ravi Babu | ₹5 crore |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.