Critics, every now and then, try to slam tollywood's filmmakers for their mindset in making just commercial potboilers rather than doing concept oriented message entertainers which value human emotions. However, tollywood this year witnessed good number of commercial hits as well as critically acclaimed movies. 'Manam', 'Naa Bangaru Thalli' and 'Minugurulu' stand the best among those movies.
* Starred by three Akkineni heroes as protagonists, 'Manam' amassed good collections apart from being treated as the best movie of tollywood among commercial entertainers.
Nagarjuna has dared to make a content oriented feel good movie that was driven the business for it.
* Rajesh Touchriver, the director has dared enough making the purposeful film 'Naa Bangaru Thalli'. The movie deals with human trafficking and its adverse effects in a sensitive and sensible way. The movie deserves many state and national awards. The movie was given tax exemption in Telangana.
* Ayodhya Kumar's message oriented entertainer 'Minugurulu' recently shortlisted for Oscars and this is the proud moment for the filmmakers at the moment. This is the story that deals with the life of a blind person and his perspective of the world through his eyes.