Nataratna Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao ruled the tollywood as a number one hero over 25 years and he jointly shared the same position along with Akkineni Nageswara Rao for some years from the above mentioned period. Thereafter, NTR entered politics and got nationwide popularity as a CM of Andhra Pradesh. Thus, NTR showed the power of a Telugu man in Delhi.
Megastar Chiranjeevi ruled tollywood as a number one hero for 25 years as a solo hero without sharing the position with anybody. He was the first Indian to have received the remuneration of Rs.1 crore and thus grabbed the attention of national media. Later, when talking about tollywood, North Indians remembered the only name Chiranjeevi but not anybody else. Thus, Chiranjeevi showed the power of a Telugu man in Delhi. Currently, he is getting growing popularity in politics as well.
Starting from ANR, many heroes tried to prove their mettle in bollywood as heroes such as ANR, NTR, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna etc. However, they did the movies not to challenge bollywood heroes but to test their luck in bollywood. However, Ram Charan is the first hero of tollywood, who throws challenges on bollywood top heroes. In his bollywood debut movie 'Zanjeer', he will be seen as an action hero. He is doing superb dances and fights for the movie. Obviously, these qualities threaten other heroes while impress the audiences. If the movie scores a hit, Ram Charan will emerge as the most successful tollywood hero in bollywood in the present generation. Thus, he stands next after NTR and Chiranjeevi.