List of Telugu films of the 1930s

This is a list of films produced by the Telugu film industry in the 1930s. In those days most of the actors and actresses were singers, and also stage performers. In. 1930s, there were no regulatory body for films.

Title	Director	Production	Cast	Release
1931
Kalidas	H. M. Reddy	Imperial Movi-Tone	T. P. Rajalakshmi, P. G. Venkatesan, L. V. Prasad	31 October 1931
1932
Bhakta Prahlada	H. M. Reddy	Sri Krishna Film Company	Venkata Subbaiah Municipalle, Surabhi Kamalabai, 'Master' Krishna, L. V. Prasad	6 February 1932
Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam	Sarvottam Badami	Sagar Movietone	C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Surabhi Kamalabai, Yadavalli Suryanarayana
Sakunthala	Sarvottam Badami	Sagar Movietone	Yadavalli Suryanarayana, Surabhi Kamalabai
1933
Chintamani or Bilvamangal	Sadasiva Rao Kallakoori		Master Baburao, Bhadracharyulu, Pulipati Venkateswarulu, P Ramatilakam, Parvatibai etc.	29 July 1933
Prudhvi Putra 2 playlets Parijathapa Haranam Narakasura Vadha	Pothina Srinivasa Rao		Parepalli Satyannarayana, K. Raghuramaiah, Surabhi Kamalabai	20 December 1933 Kinima Central, Chennai 1933 This is as per Andhra Patrika 1933 December edition
Prajvala Alapana	Sadasiva Rao
Ramadasu	C. Pullayya, Ghantasala Radhakrishnaiah		Ghantasala Balaramayya, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Satyanarayana Aarani, Rama Thilakam	2 September 1933
Sati Savitri	C. Pullayya	East India Film Company	Nidumukkala Subba Rao, Rama Thilakam, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Parupalli Satyannarayana	5 February 1933
Sati Savitri	H. M. Reddy	Bharat MovieTones	Kanthamani, V.V. Subba Rao, K.L. Kantham, Hem Singh	4 February 1933
1934
Athulya Sahavasam	Pullaya
Ahalya	K. Rangarao
Lava Kusa	C. Pullaiah	East India Film Company	Parupalli Subba Rao, Sriranjani, 'Master' Bhimarao, 'Master' Malleshwara Rao, Parupalli Satyannarayana	22 December 1934
Sita Kalyanam	C. Narasimha Rao	Vel Pictures	Madhavapeddi Venkatramaiah, Master Kalyani, Bezawada Rajarathnam, P. Rama Thilakam, Nageswara Rao, Lanka Krishnamurthy	6 October 1934
1935
Bhakta Kuchela	K. Sadasivarao	Radha Film Company	K. Raghuramaiah, Pulipaka Venkatappaiah, D. S. Prakasarao, Kakinada Rajaratnam, Saraswati, Samrajyam, Sundaram	20 July 1935
Harishchandra	T. A. Raman	Star Combines	Adhanki Srirama Murthy, P. Kannamba, 'Master' Bhimarao, Pulipati Venkateswarulu, Akulu Narasimha Rao	9 November 1935
Sati Anasuya	Ahin Chowdhary		Dasari Kotiratnam, Tungala Chalapati
Sati Sakkubai	Charu Rai		Tungala Chalapati Rao, Dasari Kotiratnam, Suravarapu Venkateswarulu, Dasari Anjani Bai	21 May 1935
Sri Krishna Leelalu	C. Narasimha Rao	Vel Pictures	S. Rajeswara Rao, Parepalli Subba Rao, Sriranjani, Vemuri Gaggaiah, P. Rama Thilakam, Parepalli Satyanarayana, C. Lakshmi Rajyam	30 November 1935
Sri Krishna Tulabharam	C. Pullaiah	East India Film Company	Ramanatha Sastri Kapilavayi, Rushyendramani, Kanchanamala, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, Relangi	22 April 1935
Rani Premalata
1936
Dhruva (Also Known as Dhruva Vijayamu)	C. Pullaiah	East India Film Company	C. Narayanaswamy, T. Venkateswarulu, M. Hemalata, Sitaram, M. Rangachari, A. Narasimha Rao, Lalitha
Draupadi Maanasamrakshana	N. Jaganatha Swamy	Lakshmi Films	Bellary Raghava, Surabhi Kamalabai, Parepalli Subba Rao, Banda Kanakalingeswararao, V. V. Subba Rao, B. Chalapathi Rao, K. Sivarama Krishnayya	24 March 1936
Draupadi Vastrapaharanam	H. Vishwanath Babu	Saraswati Talkies	Yadavalli Suryanarayana, P. Kannamba, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, N. Nagaraja Rao, Lanka Krishna Murthy, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Dommeti Suryanarayana	29 February 1936
Kabir	S. Rangaswamy	Oriental Classical Films		5 February 1936
Lanka Dahanam	K. Sadasivarao		K. Raghuramaiah
Mayabazar (Also Known as Sasirekha Parinayam)	P. V. Das	Vel Pictures	Yadavalli Nageswara Rao, Santha Kumari, S. P. Lakshmanaswamy, Sriranjani, Turlapati Anjaneyulu, Rami Reddy
Prema Vijayam	Kruthiventi Nageswara Rao		Ranga Rao, P. S. Sarma, B. Rajalakshma, P. Rama Rao, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, K. Ranga Rao
Premilarjuneyam
Sampoorna Ramayanam	I. Nagabhushana Rao, N. B. Narayana	Durga Cinetone	B. Narayana Murthy, M. Narayana Rao, Pushpavalli, M. Suryanarayana
Sati Tulasi	C. Narasimha Rao		Ghantasala Balaramayya, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Sriranjani
Sulochana
Veera Abhimanyu	V. D. Ameen	Select Pictures Circuit	Kanchanamala, Pulipati Venkateswarlu, Mantravadi Venkatajogarao
1937
Balayogini	K. Subrahmanyam	Mahalakshmi Studio	Baby Saroja, Aarani Satyanarayana, Vangara, Kamala Kumari, P. Rama Thilakam, Baby S. Varalakshmi
Dasavataramulu	K. V. Bhave	Saraswathi Cinetone	Parepalli Subba Rao, Mandha Subbarao, Dronamraju Narasimharao, Tigela Venkateswarlu, Koderu Rajasodarulu, Dommiti Satyanarayana	27 September 1937
Kanakatara	H. Vishwanath Babu	Saraswati Talkies	Dommeti Suryanarayana, P. Kannamba, P. Suribabu
Mohini Rukmangada	C. Narasimha Rao	National Movietone	Vemuri Gaggaiah, Yadavalli Suryanarayana, C. Krishnaveni, P. Rama Thilakam, Pulipati Venkateswarlu, T. Ramakrishna Sastry
Nara Narayana	C. Narasimha Rao		Adhanki Srirama Murthy, P. Rama Thilakam, Pulipati Venkateswarlu
Rukmini Kalyanam	R. Nataraja Mudaliar	Sri Bharatha Lakshmi Pictures	K. Raghuramaiah, Santha Kumari
Sarangadhara	P. Pullaiah	Star Combines	Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao, Santha Kumari, Adhanki Srirama Murthy, P. Kannamba, Pulipati Venkateswarlu, Sriranjani
Vijayadasami
Vipra Narayana	Ahindra Chaudhari	Arora Pictures	Kasturi Narasimha Rao, Kanchanamala, Suryakumari
1938
Bhakta Jayadeva	Hiren Bose	Andhra Cinetone	Surabhi Kamalabai, Rentachintala Satyanarayana, Santha Kumari, Pulipati Venkateswarlu
Bhakta Markandeya	C. Narayana Murthy	Kubera Films	Vemuri Gaggaiah, Sriranjani, G. S. Swamy	17 June 1938
Chal Mohana Ranga	C. Pullaiah	Andhra Talkies	Valli Subba Rao, Pushpavalli	12 January 1938 [Other 2 Documentary Films released]
Chitranaleeyam	D. Rami Reddy	Kubera Films	Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao, Sriranjani, Madhavappedi Venkataramayya
Gruhalakshmi	H. M. Reddy	Rohini Pictures	V. Nagayya, Kanchanamala, P. Kannamba, Ramanujachari, Govindarajula Subba Rao	12 March 1938
Gulebakavali	Kallakoori Sadasiva Rao	Paramount Film Company	B. Jayamma
Kacha Devayani	C. Dronamraju	Radha Film Company	S. P. Lakshmana Swamy, C. Krishnaveni, C. Suryanarayana Bhagavathar, R. Rami Reddy, K. Raghuramayya	^[1]
Kasula Peru	C. Pullaiah	Andhra Talkies	K. Hanumantha Rao, Sundaramma, Srihari, Tulasamma	12 January 1938 [Other 2 Documentary Films released]
Krishna Jarasandha	C. Narasimha Rao	Jaya Films	T. Ramakrishna Sastry, M. V. Rajamma, Vemuri Gaggaiah, K. Satyanarayana
Mala Pilla	Gudavalli Ramabrahmam	Jagadeesh Filims	Govindarajula Subba Rao, Kanchanamala, P. Suribabu, Vangara	25 September 1938
Mohini Bhasmasura	C. Pullaiah	Andhra Talkies	Pushpavalli, A. V. Subba Rao, Dasari Kotiratnam, D. Rama Murthy
Narada Samsaram
Satyanarayana Vratam	C. Pullaiah	Andhra Talkies	Kamaraju, Devarakonda Ramoorthi, Hymavathi, Laxminarasamma	12 January 1938 [Other 2 Documentary Films released]
Thukaram	B. Narayana Rao	Star Combines	C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Surabhi Kamalabai, Surabhi Balasaraswathi
1939
Amma	Niranjan Pal
Jayaprada	Ch. Narasimha Rao	Sharada-Rayalseema Films	C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, K. Pichhaiah, Suryakumari, Lalita
Mahananda	China Kameswara Rao Dronamraju	Jaya Films	Adhanki Srirama Murthy, Parepalli Subba Rao, C. Krishnaveni, P. Kannamba
Malli Pelli	Y. V. Rao	Sri Jagadish Films	Y. V. Rao, K. Sathyanarayana, Kanchanamala, Bezawada Rajarathnam
Panduranga Vittal	B. V. Ramanandam	Radha Film Company	Panchangam Ramanujachary, T. Chalapathi Rao, Dasari Kotiratnam, D. Satyanarayana, Kanthamani
Pasupathastram	K. Ranga Rao		K. Raghuramaiah
Mathru Bhoomi	H. M. Reddy	Vel Pictures	P. U. Chinnappa, T. S. Santhanam, T. V. Kumudhini, A. K. Rajalakshmi
Radha Krishna
Raithu Bidda	Gudavalli Ramabrahmam	Sri Saradhi Films	Bellary Raghava, P. Suri Babu, Suryakumari, G. V. Sitapathy Rao, S. Varalakshmi	27 August 1939
Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (Also Known as "Balaji")	P. Pullaiah	Famous Pictures	C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Santha Kumari, Rajeshwari Devi
Vande Mataram	B. N. Reddy	Vauhini Studios	V. Nagayya, Kanchanamala, Lingamoorthy
Vara Vikrayam	C. Pullaiah	East India Film Company	Pushpavalli, Lakshmikantam Kavi, P. Bhanumathi, Daita Gopalam, Sriranjani
1940
Barrister Parvateesarrn	R. Prakash	Lanka Satyam, G. Varalakshmi, K. Sivarao, L. V. Prasad	Motion Pictures Combines	^[2]
Bhoja Kalidasu	H. V. Babu	Adhanki Srirama Murthy, Parepalli Subba Rao, P. Kannamba	Jaya Films
Bhookailas	Sundar Rao Nadkarni	M. V. Subbiah Naidu, R. Nagendra Rao, Lakshmi Bai, R. Subramanyam, Hymavathi	Saraswathi Cine Films	^[3]
Bondam Pelli	H. M. Reddy	L. V. Prasad, G. Varalakshmi	Madras United Artistes Corporation
Chaduvukunna Bharya	H. M. Reddy	Lanka Satyam, G. Varalakshmi	Madras United Artistes Corporation
Chandika	R. S. Prakash	P. Kannamba, Bellary Raghava, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Aarani Satyanarayana	Bhavani Pictures
Illalu	Gudavalli Ramabrahmam	V. Umamaheswara Rao, Kanchanamala, Lakshmi Rajyam	Indira Devi Films	^[4]
Jeevana Jyothi	China Kameswara Rao Dronamraju	Ch. Narayana Rao, C. Krishnaveni, Kamala Kotnis	M. R. A. Productions
Kalachakram	Amancharla Gopala Rao	Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao, Lakshmi Rajyam, M. Krishna Rao, N. Nagaraja Rao, Uma Devi	Naveena Bharath
Mahiravana	Ch. Narayana Murthy	Vemuri Gaggaiah, Kanchanamala, R. Subramanyam, Yandamuri Raju, T. Ramakrishna Sastry	Kubera Pictures
Malathi Madhavam	C. Pullaiah	Pushpavalli, C. Srinivasa Rao, P. Bhanumathi, Relangi	Metropolitan Pictures
Meerabai	B. Narasimha Rao	Govindarajula Subba Rao, M. V. Lakshmi, Bogaraju Perraju	Navyakala Films
Sumangali	B. N. Reddy	A. S. Giri, V. Nagayya, Kumari, Malathi	Vauhini Studios
Viswa Mohini	Y. V. Rao	V. Nagayya, Bezawada Rajarathnam, Y. V. Rao, Lalitha Devi	Sri Jagadesh Films

References

^ "Kacha Devayani (1938)". hindu. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ "తొలి హాస్య కథానాయకుడు లంక సత్యం" [The first comedy protagonist was Lanka Satyam]. Sitara (in Telugu). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ M.L, Narasimham (10 July 2011). "Bhookailas(1940)". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ M.L, Narasimham (26 June 2011). "Illalu(1940)". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

External links

Earliest Telugu language films at IMDb.com (1 to 50)

[1] "Kacha Devayani (1938)". hindu. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[2] "తొలి హాస్య కథానాయకుడు లంక సత్యం" [The first comedy protagonist was Lanka Satyam]. Sitara (in Telugu). Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[3] M.L, Narasimham (10 July 2011). "Bhookailas(1940)". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[4] M.L, Narasimham (26 June 2011). "Illalu(1940)". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

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