Gummadi
Also Known As: Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Biography: Gummadi Venkateswara Rao widely known as Gummadi, was an Indian film actor and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil films. Known as a character actor, Gummadi starred in around five hundred feature films. He received critical reception for his works in Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962), for which he has received the erstwhile Rashtrapati Award. Gummadi was an official member of the Indian delegation from South India to the Tashkent Film Festival in 1978 and 1982. Gummadi served as a jury member thrice for the 28th, 33rd, and 39th National Film Awards. He served twice on the state Nandi Awards Committee. In 1977, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
Birthday: July 09, 1928
Deathday: January 26, 2010
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Daana Veera Soora Karna
Overview: A retelling of Mahabharata through the perspectives of KARNA and DURYODHANA. The film uses dialogue and poetry written in Classical Telugu/ Grandhika Basha.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1977-11-02
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Vintha Katha
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Alluri Seetha Ramaraju
Overview: Cinematic version of the life of the legendary freedom fighter.
Genres: Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1974-05-01
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Navaratri
Overview: Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home. Later, she comes across nine people, each representing a specific human behaviour.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1966-04-22
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Mosagallaku Mosagadu
Overview: Amarvedu dynasty was attacked by Britishers at the time of Bobbili war in South India. Before the Britishers are about to attack the dynasty, a couple of friends Daanaala Dharmayya (Gummadi) and Pagadaala Subbayya hides the treasure in a cave of five doors, very far away.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1971-08-27
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Zamindar
Overview: A CID officer goes undercover to track down a large sum of money that was stolen by a group of soldiers during the Second World War.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1966-01-07
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Illarikam
Overview: Venu, a poor man, falls in love and marries Radha, a zamindar's daughter. When Venu moves into the zamindar's house,there are multiple problems Venu has to battle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1959-05-01
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Samrat Ashoka
Overview: The life story of emperor Ashoka.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1992-05-28
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Indradhanusu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Kalam Marindi
Overview: In this movie inspired by Sujata (1959), Lakshmipati is a village landlord who adopts Shanthi, the daughter of his lower caste servant. When Shanthi grows up and falls in love with Srinivas Rao, his family objects to their marriage due to her caste.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Bahudoorapu Batasari
Overview: Prasad, an honest police officer, brings up his sons with a lot of love and care. However, when he falls on hard times, his sons abandon him and he is forced to rebuild his life from scratch.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1983-05-16
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Manchi Manasulu
Overview: Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's summer-house, who gives it to him free of cost. Venu has a brother who is a blacksmith and funds Venu's studies and his daughter's needs in their village. Anand Rao's wife doesn't agree to give their summer house to a bachelor, so Anand Rao insists that he is married.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-04-11
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Agni Pareeksha
Overview: Agni Pareeksha is a movie directed by K Varaprasadarao featuring Sridevi, Anjali Devi.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Nenu Manishine
Overview: Movie starring Krishna Ghattamaneni, Kanchana, Gummadi and is directed by G. V. R. Seshagiri Rao
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1971-10-16
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Vichitra Jeevitham
Overview: Chandra Shekar "Chandram" loves and marries Gowri. Soon, Chandram gets a job in an estate owned by Surendra Nath a decadent person who behaves like a gentleman and provides good hospitality. Later, once Gowri is alone, tries to molest her but Chandram arrives in time, and the quarrel ensues into the death of Surendra Nath. Chandram is sentenced to death but, on the way to prison, the police van meets with an accident and all occupants are dead.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1978-04-14
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Srimanthudu
Overview: The guardians of a boy, who is the legal heir to a property, trick him into becoming an alcoholic with the evil intention of grabbing his wealth. However, he wakes up to reality.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1971-07-16
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Missamma
Overview: Rao and Mary, unemployed college graduates from Madras, act as if they are a married couple to get jobs as schoolteachers in the small village of Appapuram. Their story unfolds into an extremely hilarious comedy as they try to cover up that Mary is a christian. They are assisted in their drama by Devaiah, a friend and ex-beggar, in fooling the family they work for.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1955-01-12
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Tata Manavadu
Overview: A young man teaches a lesson to his parents for abandoning his grand parents.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1973-03-23
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Koduku Diddina Kapuram
Overview: Chakravarthy and Sasirekha gets married. But false allegations on Chakravarthy regarding a murder creates misunderstandings between them. Their sons who are identical twins, decides to reunite their parents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1989-09-29
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Vinayaka Chavithi
Overview: The story is of Syamantakopakhyanam, annually read during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival day celebrations of Lord Vinayaka.
Genres: Music
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1957-08-22
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Simhasanam
Overview: Maharaja Sharminder Bhupathi of Avanti and his wife, the Rajmata, would like to see peace in the region, and would like their daughter, Alaknanda, to marry the prince of Gandharva, Aditya Vardhan.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1986-03-04
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Kotha Jeevithalu
Overview: Jyoti, a school teacher, falls in love with Gopal, an honest man. What happens when Raju, a wealthy landlord, tries to ruin their relationship with an intention of marrying Jyoti?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1981-01-24
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Pelli Pustakam
Overview: Newly married couple Krishnamurthy and Satyabhama pretend to be unmarried while working at the same company, leading to complicated situations and threatening their marriage.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1991-04-01
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Daiva Balam
Overview: Princess Rupa falls in love with Chandrasena, a commoner, as per an astrological prediction. Her king father plots to separate them but in vain.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1959-09-17
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Marmayogi
Overview: Marmayogi (transl. The Mysterious Sage) is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced by S. K. Habibulla and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna Kumari, and Kantha Rao, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film is a remake of the 1951 Tamil film of the same name.
Genres: Action History Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1964-02-22
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Rajendrudu Gajendrudu
Overview: Rajendra wins a lottery and the prize is an elephant. Despite being poor, he chooses to keep the animal. What follows is a unique bond of love between a man and an animal.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1993-02-04
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Rustum
Overview: Rustum is a 1984 Telugu film directed by Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Urvashi, Raogopal Rao and Nutan Prasad in lead roles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1984-12-20
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Sangarshana
Overview: Sangharshana movie deals with the struggle between a rich father and his well educated foreign returned son.Chiranjeevi played a role of Dilip, who is educated in united states and returns to india after a long time. His father janardhan rao runs a factory and wants his son to take over his business. Meanwhile dilip meets rekha (vijayasanthi) and they both fall in love with each other. After a couple of days, one day dilpi realizes that his father is a smuggler, who runs his dark business under the mask of his factory. He senses the danger and refuses to takeover his father’s position and joins the same factory as a labour. He rises to union leader’s position and revolts against his father. Rest of the movie is about how all ends well.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-28
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Kirathakudu
Overview: Kiratakudu is a action oriented movie in which, Chiranjeevi played a rather unusual role, who hates his father to the core and does not support him even when is getting destroyed. Chakravarthy (Jaggayya), who is a prominent industrialist in the city, is president of the interpol and his son Charan (chiru) is a reputed sportsman, but there is no love between them. Charan, spends his life with friends and alchohol to overcome his loneliness.Despite chakravarti
Genres: Crime
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1986-01-09
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Rakta Sindhuram
Overview: A criminal makes Gopi, an honest police officer, save a bonded labourer from the clutches of a moneylender, in order to save himself from capital punishment.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1985-08-24
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Prema Pichollu
Overview: Prema Pichollu is a drama based movie in which, Chiranjeevi plays Ravi who is an unemployed post-graduate and in love with Prema (Radhika). Prema is a dancer in a local bar and attracts her boss Allu Ramalingayya and his friends Simham (Rao gopal Rao) and Gummadi.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1983-01-13
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Mosagadu
Overview: Mosagadu is action drama based movie in which, Chiranjeevi acted as a villain in this movie for the first time in his career.Sobhan babu and sridevi, who are in love with each other plan to marry soon . Chiru is a local rowdysheeter in their area who has a relationship with sridevi’s twin sister(dual role).Sridevi tries to keep herself away from his twin sister’s life style and sobhan decides to give her new life by marrying her. But, chiru has his eyes on sridevi also,but gets bashed up by sobhan few times.He develops personal grudge against them.Oneday, when sobhan and sridevi are about to get married in a temple,chiru spots her alone waiting for sobhan and he rapes her. Unable to bear this humiliation, she commits suicide and before she dies, sobhan reaches there and he vows to take revenge.In the end, sobhan kills chiru and is sentenced to death, and we are shown that sobhan meets sridevi in heaven.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1980-05-22
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Bobbili Raja
Overview: Raja, who has always lived in the jungle with his mother and grandpa and Rani, daughter of the minister who has had all the comforts of life. How they come together and fall for each other is what the movie is all about.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1990-09-14
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Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam
Overview: Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (Telugu: శ్రీ వెంకటేశ్వర మహత్యం) is a 1960 Magnum opus Telugu mythological film produced and directed by P. Pullaiah and starring N. T. Rama Rao. The story is based on the story of Lord Venkateswara (Balaji).
Genres: Family
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1960-01-09
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Prema Nagar
Overview: A romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle class girl who changes him. They fall in love but his mother opposes the match.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1971-09-24
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Renukadevi Mahatyam
Overview: Directed by K.S. Prakash Rao.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-01-02
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Chal Mohana Ranga
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1978-06-29
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Ave Kallu
Overview: Rich and pretty, Susila returns from college to find that her family is being bumped off one by one. The only clues are a half smoked cigar left at the scene of each murder and a mysterious woman in white running through the courtyard.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1967-12-14
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Maa Babu
Overview: Dr Anand, a respectable doctor, gives away his son to Ratna Devi, a widow. Soon, he marries a nurse and troubles between them ensue.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1960-12-22
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Punarjanma
Overview: Gopi, a sculptor who is in love with his niece, goes into a delirium after his sculpture catches fire. His troubled father tries various things to help him get back to his feet.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1963-08-29
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Jayasimha
Overview: Inspired from the Telugu novel Veera Pooja, the film tells the story of Jayasimha (played by Rama Rao), the crown prince of Malawa kingdom who escapes assassination attempts from his uncle Rudrasimha (Ranga Rao), who wishes to ascend the throne as the next king. Jayasimha leaves Malawa assuming a new identity and leads the life of a soldier in Magadha kingdom.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1955-08-25
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Kanyasulkam
Overview: Venkatesam decides to get his nine-year-old daughter married to a rich old man, Lubdhavadhanlu, for large sums of money. However, Karataka Sastry decides to teach a lesson to them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1955-08-26
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Maro Prapancham
Overview: Nine idealistic youngsters plan to create "Maro Prapancham", an egalitarian utopian. But when they start kidnapping children to bring them into their world, the government appoints Special CBI Officer Ravindra Nath (Akkineni Nageshwar Rao) to investigate the kidnappings.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1970-04-10
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Seetha Rama Kalyanam
Overview: The film depicts the life of Lord Rama from birth to his marriage with Seetha.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1961-01-06
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Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam
Overview: 1979 Telugu Film
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1979-09-28
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Gaja Donga
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Genres: Crime Mystery Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1981-01-30
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Paruvu-Prathishtta
Overview: The plot in unknown.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1963-05-09
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Akbar Saleem Anarkali
Overview: The story of Anarkali and Saleem retold.
Genres: Drama History Music Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1978-03-15
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Jayam Manade
Overview: Once upon a time in a kingdom, a young man named Prathap decides to teach a lesson to the army chief Prachanda who oppresses the people in the kingdom.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1956-05-04
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Tiger
Overview: Tiger is a remake of 1977 Hindi film Khoon Pasina.
Genres: Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1979-09-05
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Mahamantri Thimmarusu
Overview: Timmarusu the prime minister in Krishnadevaraya's court, is envied by Hamvira, who hopes to overthrow him. After being falsely accused of attacking the king, Timmarusu must prove his innocence.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1962-07-26
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Maavaari Manchithanam
Overview: Maavari Manchitanam (transl. My Husband's Goodness) is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. Pundarikakshaiah and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by Master Venu. The film is a remake of the Hindi film Do Anjaane (1976), itself based on the novel Ratrir Yatri by Nihar Ranjan Gupta.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1979-03-09
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Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu
Overview: Born to Bhimamba and Marayya, Srinatha earns the title Kavi Sarvabhowma. He dedicates many of his works to kings in exchange for gifts and leads a luxurious life as a courtier.
Genres: History Music
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1993-10-21
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Pichi Pullaiah
Overview: Pullaiah is sent by his father to work in the city for a landlord. Pullaiah faces a lot of hardships and goes to jail, but finally is proved innocent.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1953-07-17
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Pelli Choopulu
Overview: Pelli Choopulu (transl. Matchmaking) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Parvataneni Sambasiva Rao.[1] A remake of K. Bhagyaraj's Tamil film Thooral Ninnu Pochchu (1982),[2] it stars Chandramohan and Vijayashanti. The film was released on 1 January 1983 and became a success.
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Original Language: en
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Pandanti Kapuram
Overview: Pandanti Kapuram is a 1972 Telugu, family drama film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Aadarsa Kutumbam
Overview: Prasad is an ambitous and young medical student who lives with his extended family. His oldest brother, Pathabi, is a hard working farmer who provides for the entire family. Prasad's other brothers, Prakasam and Pratap, waste a lot of time and money on frivolous things in life which only makes it harder on Pathabi. He decides to teach his lethargic brothers, what their eldest brother, does to make a hard earned pay.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1969-06-06
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Chandipriya
Overview: Chandipriya is a 1980 Telugu language film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao starring Jaya Prada and Sobhan Babu. The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Polkampalli Santha Devi.[1][2]
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1980-01-18
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Sandhya Ragam
Overview: A Telugu family drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1981-01-02
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Meena
Overview: Meena is an Indian Drama and a family entertainment film through which Actress Vijaya Nirmala has made her Directorial Debut.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-28
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Eenadu
Overview: Eenadu is Krishna's 200th movie with huge star cast. It's almost on the same lines of his 100th movie ALLURI SEETHA RAMARAJU. But in this movie, he fights against the politicians and industrialists who are looting the poor, the movie is about Ramaraju (Krishna) a social reformer who fights against the injustice by the political system and stands in support to the poor and down-trodden.Kantha Rao, Jaggayya, Rao Gopal Rao played the villains in the movie. Rao Gopal Rao is a small-time politician and brother-in-law of Krishna and husband of Krishna Kumari. His brother-in-law being a selfish and cruel man, Krishna stays away from them. Jaggayya is a businessman and and old friend of Krishna because of him Krishna lands in Jail without a fault of his. Kantha Rao is a criminal and after coming out of Jail, he enters into politics and becomes a minister.These three create havoc and play with the lives of the poor.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1982-12-17
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Rampur Ka Raja
Overview: A 1993 Indian adventure film.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Aradhana
Overview: Dr. Murali Krishna loves Anuradha, but he loses his scholarship after a misunderstanding with her. Krishna becomes engaged to Lakshmi before going to London. An uninterested Lakshmi asks Anuradha to write letters to Krishna on her behalf, intensifying Anuradha's feelings. Then Krishna has an accident and everything changes.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1962-02-16
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Aatma Balam
Overview: Rama Rao (Y.B.Raju) is an affluent gentleman and he has a wife named Jagadeeshwari (Kannamba). The couple has a son Kumar (Jaggaiah). During Kumar’s childhood, an unfortunate incident happens in the house and as a result, Rama Rao commits suicide. Kumar witnesses this horrific incident and it impacts him very badly. Because of this Kumar turns to become a psycho. Jagadeeshwari sends her son for treatment under a popular psychiatrist (Gummadi) in a different town. To the society, she tells as if her son is studying in a boarding school.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1964-01-09
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Adrushtavanthulu
Overview: Raghu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a notorious criminal released from jail after completing his imprisonment as a changed person and challenges the Inspector Murthy (Gummadi) that he is going to live as an honest person and prove himself in the society. So he turns as a truck driver for survival with the help of his friend Jakie (Padmanabham). While delivering goods via his truck, Raghu and Jackie help out a young man, who turns out to be a woman in disguise named Jaya (Jayalalitha).
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1969-01-03
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Manase Mandiram
Overview: Manase Mandiram (English: The Heart is a Temple) is a 1966 Telugu language romantic drama film, produced by Yarra Appa Rao on Sri Krishna Sai Films banner and directed by C. V. Sridhar. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was a remake of Tamil film Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962), Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as Dil Ek Mandir (1963). It was also remade in Malayalam as Hridayam Oru Kshethram (1976), and in Kannada as Kumkuma Rakshe (1977).
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1966-07-22
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Pelli Kanuka
Overview: Bhaskar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and Vasanti (B. Saroja Devi) are college mates who clash when she complains to the college principal about a love letter he sent her. Later on realizing her mistake, Vasanti apologizes to him and the two fall in love. Vasanti's elder sister, Geeta (Krishna Kumari), supports the family by stitching clothes.Bhaskar rents the room upstairs in their house. He falls ill and in nursing him, Geeta falls in love with him. She confides her love to Vasanti, who decides to sacrifice her love for her the sake of her sister and convinces Bhaskar to marry Geeta. Bhaskar initially neglects Geeta. On finding out, Vasanti writes to him that their sacrifice, made for Geeta's happiness, would mean nothing unless he is a good husband to Geeta. Bhaskar relents and Geeta and he have a son. Vasanti joins them and Geeta suspects that there is something on between Bhaskar and Vasanti and makes Vasanti leave the house.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1960-04-22
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Govindha Govindha
Overview: A Tantric believes that by donating a virgin woman's head to gods crown, would bring down the universe to his feet. How the hero and heroine gets entangled in the underworld nexus, while rescuing the robbery, forms the crux of the plot.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1993-05-10
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Aaradhana
Overview: In a village which is located in a beautiful hilly area full of greenery and water bodies, there lives a villager called Gopi (N. T. Rama Rao) along with his sister Janaki (Vijaya Lalitha) by rearing goats. He leads a happy life by singing and playing the flute. Once Radha (Vanisri) a famous stage artist & singer comes to his village on break. There, she becomes interested towards Gopi by listening to his flute & music. They spend time together and Radha gradually becomes fascinated by him. Before she starts back, Gopi finally proposes to her and she gladly accepts.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1976-03-12
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Ardhangi
Overview: Zamindar Bhujangarao (Gummadi) has two sons. The elder son Raghunath Rao (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) born to his first wife is a retard. After her death, he married Rajeswari (Santha Kumari) and the couple has a son Nagendra Rao / Naagu (Jaggaiah) a man of vices. Impressed by the way Padma (Savitri) a village girl faced Naagu when he threatened to take their farm lands, the Zamindar fixes Naagu’s marriage with her. But Rajeswari vetoes the alliance and suggests to perform her marriage with Raghu. After marriage, Padma learns that Raghu became a retard due to the opium-fed during his childhood to put him to sleep by the maid, Ayamma (Vijayalakshmi).
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1955-01-26
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Bandipotu
Overview: Sathyasena (Gummadi), the king of Gandhara, suffering from paralytic legs leaves the rule to his vicious brother-in-law Soorasimha (Rajanala), the army commander. Dharma Nayaka (Chittoor V. Nagaiah) is one of the victims of Surasimha’s tyranny. Dharma’s brother Veera Nayaka (Mikkilineni) as a masked man rebels against Surasimha by leading a group of men. He robs the royal wealth and distributes it to the poor. While he is looting the wealth of princess Mandaramala (Krishnakumari), Dharma’s son Narasimha (N. T. Rama Rao) fights with the masked brigand and is surprised to find it is his uncle. He learns from Veera how Soorasimha has ruined their lives. Meanwhile, Surasimha plots to ascend the throne by marrying Mandaramala. In an act of deceit, he eliminates Dharma Nayaka and Veera Nayaka. Narasimha takes the place of Veera Nayaka as the masked rebel, annihilates Soorasimha and ascends the throne after marrying Mandaramala.
Genres: Action Family
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1963-08-15
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Bhishma
Overview: Bhishma is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language Hindu Epic film, based on the life of Bhishma from the epic Mahabharata.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1962-04-19
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Pandava Vanavasamu
Overview: After the Pandavas are forcefully exiled by their enemies, they must get together and fight back in order to reclaim their land.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1965-01-14
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Nelavanka
Overview: Srirama Raju (Gummadi) is the zamindar of the village. Raheem (J.V. Somayajulu), his classmate and a friend, also works as his carriage-driver. The zamindar has two daughters Savitri (Rajyalakshmi) and Lalitha (Tulasi) and a son Ravi (Eswara Rao). Savitri is a born mute, while Tulasi goes to college. Tulasi meets Kiran (Kiran) who traps her in the name of love and later marries Savitri for money. Raheem's son Saleem (Rajesh) rescues Lalitha from Kiran. A couple of villagers who had grudges on Raheem create Hindu-Muslim clashes between the otherwise peaceful villagers. How all issues were resolved and the price they had to pay, to regain peace in the village as well as in their lives, forms the rest of the story.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1983-01-25
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Aatma Gowravam
Overview: A zamindar who does not have any heir wishes to adopt Srinivas. However, his wife is against it and instead wants to adopt Venu, who is her sister's son.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Seetha Kalyanam
Overview: An epic musical drama depicting the preface to Seetha and Rama's wedding.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1976-10-08
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Intiguttu
Overview: Seshachalam and his wife Nancharamma secretly swap their infant son with their rich brother-in-law's new born son. Unaware of this Dewan Bahadur raises him as his own son. One son grows up to be a police and other a thief.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1958-11-07
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Rajakiya Chadurangam
Overview: The story begins with formation of the new government when an honest person, Satya Murthy (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) becomes Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. After that, he forms his government by selecting people with a clean image in his cabinet and brings out several revolutionary changes in the state. This overshadows Joginatham (Kota Srinivasa Rao), who is another strong aspirant for the chairs of CM and his group. They all conduct a secret meeting along with Contractor Papa Rao (Prabhakar Reddy), a political lobbyist and decide to assassinate CM Satya Murthy. Papa Rao contacts a Professional Killer Narang (Charan Raj) to kill CM and he keeps deadline till 1 November. Through the intelligence bureau, Police Department gets secret information regarding it. Here they specially appoint a powerful Police officer, S. P. Pratap (Krishna) for C.M.'s protection. The rest of the story is how S. P. Pratap protects CM from the secret killer
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-14
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Talli Tandrulu
Overview: Venkataramaiah (Gummadi) is a respectable person in the society, who runs a timber business. He does not take up any responsibility, neither does he earn anything. Accidentally, he meets Kavita (Vijayashanti), who works as a dance teacher in a school. They both are very opposite to each other. Sivaram (Satyanarayana) is an opponent businessman to Venkataramaiah, who once was a worker under Venkataramaiah, and always had quarrels with Venkataramaiah and Anand. After some time, Kavitha understands Anand's love, but his family members did not agree to their marriage, so Anand leaves the house and marries Kavitha. Meanwhile, Sivaram throws Venkataramaiah into heavy debts, so entire property comes to auction. The remaining children leave Venkataramaiah alone, which leads to his heart attack and his wife's death. Finally, Anand comes to their rescue and how he keeps up his parents prestige and honor, forms the rest of the story.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1991-02-11
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Sri Datta Darsanam
Overview: Sri Datta Darsanam, dubbed into Hindi as Shri Datta Darshan in 1988, is a 1985 Telugu film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. The story is based on the life of Hindu deity Dattatreya.
Genres: History
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1985-04-05
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Yashoda Krishna
Overview: Chronicles the birth and childhood of Krishna, who is prophesied to be the death of his tyrannical uncle Kans. Also tells the story of Krishna's subsequent rebirth as Srinivas during which he is reunited with his foster mother Yashoda.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1975-01-20
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Brahmarshi Vishwamitra
Overview: The story is based on the life of Vishvamitra, who is one of the most venerated sages of ancient times in India. At last, Vishwamitra penance power reaches to heights of Himalayas where he utilizes it to the welfare of the universe by preaching great Gayatri Mantra and the movie ends Vishwamitra becoming one among the stars of the universe at Saptarishi Mandalam.
Genres: Drama History Music
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1991-04-19
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Simha Swapnam
Overview: Balaram is a truck driver working in a transport company. His brother comes to know that the owners of the company are involved in gold smuggling. They kill him and put the blame on Balaram.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1989-02-03
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Mayabazar
Overview: Balarama promises Subhadra that he'll marry his daughter to her son. But when the Pandavas loses their kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama breaks his promise.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Comedy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1957-03-27
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Adavalle Aligithe
Overview: Adavalle Aligithe (transl. If Ladies Show Sulk) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language comedy film produced by Akkineni Srinivasa Rao and Yarramshetty Anjineeyulu under the Vijaya Chitra Pictures banner and directed by Vejella Satyanarayana. It stars Gummadi, Nutan Prasad, Rajendra Prasad, Ranganath, Sai Chand, Devika, Rajyalakshmi in the lead roles and music composed by Krishna-Chakra.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1983-11-25
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Palnati Yudham
Overview: When the minister of Palnadu opens the temple doors for all the castes in the kingdom, disputes arises in the kingdom leading to war.
Genres: Drama History Music Romance War
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1966-02-18
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Chaduvukunna Ammayilu
Overview: Sujatha and Vasantha are best friends despite hailing from different financial backgrounds. Both of them end up falling in love with Shekhar, but Sujatha marries Prabhakar when she finds out that Shekhar loves Vasantha.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1963-04-10
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Private Master
Overview: Sridhar, who is appointed as a home tutor to teach a girl belonging to a rich family, falls in love with his student.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1967-09-14
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Aastiparulu
Overview: Zamindar Janardhan Rao, a paterfamilias, holds high esteem in society. One of his sons, Bachi, is a vagabond and malicious, his misdeeds increasing day by day. After Janardhan Rao cuts his allowance, Bachi tries to make a theft, and his father collapses with a heart attack after obstructs his way. Before dying, he reveals the existance of a hidden treasure of their family hierarchy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-11-18
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Brindavanam
Overview: Panakalu (Satyanarayana) betrays Ravi's (Rajendra Prasad) grandparents and fraudulently occupies their house named Brindavanam. Ravi promises his grandmother that he will take back the possession of their house. The story is about how Ravi does a tit for tat, teaching Panakalu a lesson and gets the property possession.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Soggadu
Overview: Sobhanadri is popularly known as 'Soggadu' in his native village. He loves his cross-cousin Saroja. Saroja's father Paramesam does not like this as he wants Saroja to be married to a well-educated individual. Sobhanadri challenges Paramesam that he will marry an educated girl.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1975-12-19
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Kurukshetram
Overview: The Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata told through Cinema.
Genres: Drama Music Fantasy War
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1977-01-14
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Bhale Ramudu
Overview: Ramu changes his identity to help Roopa as she gets disabled because of him.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1956-04-06
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Sampoorna Ramayanam
Overview: This film depicts the complete life of Sri Rama.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1972-03-16
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Gruhapravesam
Overview: After Lakshmi rejects Madhu, he rapes her. Lakshmi decides to marry and reform him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-20
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Jathagadu
Overview: 1981 Bollywood film from director Boiana Subbha Rao.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Kathanayika Molla
Overview: The story is based on life of the poet Molla, who translated the Ramayana from Sanskrit into Telugu.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Aathmeeyulu
Overview: Suryam and Seetha struggle to survive after the death of their father, Veerayya. Jagannadham, their father's employer, takes them into their house, but things do not go as planned
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-07-17
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Aayanaki Iddaru
Overview: Ramya and her half-sister Ooha are both in love with Surya. A case of mistaken identity ensues, but Surya eventually marries Ooha, only to have Ramya reenter the picture determined to thwart her sister's happiness.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1995-07-07
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Akka Chellelu
Overview: Janaki toils to make her sister Vijaya an advocate. When Janaki marries Justice Ramachandra Rao, Vijaya is shocked to find that her new brother-in-law is a murderer.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Mallamma Katha
Overview: Film starring Gummadi, Sharada and Sridevi
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Original Language: te
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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