'' Magadheera '' was released on 31 July 2009 across 1250 screens worldwide , to critical acclaim , and collected a distributor 's share of 731 million . The film grossed 1.5 billion worldwide and remained the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time for five years , until it was surpassed by '' Attarintiki Daredi '' in 2013 . Its 1000-day theatrical run surpassed '' Chandramukhi '' ( 2005 ) as the longest running South Indian film . It is also the first Telugu film to have a home media release in Blu-ray . The film won the National Award for Best Choreography and Best Special Effects at the 57th National Film Awards as well as winning six Filmfare Awards , nine Nandi Awards and ten CineMAA Awards . The film 's success catapulted the lead actors into stardom
Filmfare Awards
57th Filmfare Awards South
Magadheera