12 Telugu films of 2009 ranked by box office. #1: Magadheera (₹150 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magadheera | S. S. Rajamouli | ₹42 crore | ₹150 crore | 3.57x | |
| 2 | Arundhati | Kodi Ramakrishna | ₹13.5 crore | ₹70 crore | 5.19x | |
| 3 | Kick | Surender Reddy | ₹30 crore | |||
| 4 | Adhurs | V. V. Vinayak | ₹26 crore | ₹28 crore | 1.08x | |
| 5 | Billa | Meher Ramesh | ₹12 crore | ₹26 crore | 2.17x | |
| 6 | Sankham | Siva | ₹20 crore | |||
| 7 | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | Kishore Kumar | ₹18 crore | |||
| 8 | Bendu Apparao R.M.P | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | ₹10 crore | |||
| 8 | Mahatma | Krishna Vamsi | ₹12 crore | ₹10 crore | 0.83x | |
| 10 | Ride | Ramesh Varma | ₹8 crore | |||
| Josh | Naga Chaitanya Akkineni | Shivamani | $1.9 million | $6.9 million | 3.60x | |
| Ek Niranjan | Puri Jagannadh | $3.8 million | $6.9 million | 1.82x |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.