Sankranthi 2026: Who Is Going To Be The Winner!

The highly functional and lucrative Sankranti festival season is nearly upon us. And this naturally brings us to the discussion about the prospect of the real Sankranti winner for 2026 and let us have a look into the same.

Sankranti has consistently proven to be a decisive box office season where content and mass appeal matter as much as star power. In recent years, one clear winner has emerged each time. In 2023, Waltair Veerayya dominated the festival season with its mass entertainment, star presence and festive tone.

In 2024, HanuMan rewrote the rules by proving that strong content and emotional connect can outperform star driven films. Its family friendly theme, mythology based storytelling and positive word of mouth helped it become the undisputed Sankranti winner. The trend continued in 2025 with Sankranthiki Vasthunnam, which clicked big with family audiences and benefited from repeat viewership during the holidays.

When compared to these past winners, Sankranti 2026 looks very different. Instead of one or two films, multiple big titles are aiming for the same festive window. Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu and Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi appear closer to the traditional Sankranti formula of family appeal.

The Raja Saab brings pan India scale and star hype, while Jana Nayagan carries massive anticipation across languages. Anaganaga Oka Raju stands out as a lighter, content driven option.

Unlike previous years with a clear frontrunner, 2026 may see collections split across films. Ultimately, audience connect and word of mouth will decide who emerges as the true Sankranti winner. So it has to be seen, which of these films would actually emerge as a winner at the ticket counters this festival season.