Director, actor and writer · Telugu cinema

Nimmala Shankar

Nimmala Shankar movies: 10 Telugu films on file (8 as director, 2 as actor, 1 as writer), 1998–2019. Earliest on file: Sri Ramulayya (1998). Latest release: N.T.R: Kathanayukudu (9 January 2019).

Nimmala Shankar
Photo: Nagarani Bethi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Films on file
10 (8 as director, 2 as actor, 1 as writer)
Years on file
1998–2019
Selected films on file
N.T.R: Kathanayukudu, Raam, Yamajathakudu
Record
Q7037713 on Wikidata

Career on file

Nimmala Shankar has 10 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1998 to 2019: eight films as director, two films as actor and one film as writer. The earliest of them is Sri Ramulayya (1998), and the most recent release is N.T.R: Kathanayukudu (2019). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are N.T.R: Kathanayukudu (2019), Raam (2006) and Yamajathakudu (1999). Other recent releases on file are 2 Countries (2017), Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu (2016) and Jai Bolo Telangana (2011).

In the films Nimmala Shankar directed, Brahmanandam appears most often (six films), ahead of Atul Kulkarni (2) and Soundarya (2). Music on five of them is by Vandemataram Srinivas, with Gopi Sundar (2) next. Mahalakshmi Arts produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 2 different directors, 5 music directors and 34 other credited actors.

Runtime is on file for 6 of them; they average 154 minutes, and the longest is Sri Ramulayya at 180 minutes. Two of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1990s (2), 2000s (4) and 2010s (4).

Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.

Films directed (8)

Filmography as actor (2)

Writing credits (writer or screenplay) (1)

Awards (1)

All awards
YearAwardCategoryFilm
2011NandiBest DirectorJai Bolo Telangana

Wins in the Nandi, Filmfare South (Telugu), SIIMA (Telugu) and National Film Awards, from Wikipedia’s award lists, matched to Nimmala Shankar by Wikidata ID. Other awards are not included.

Where to stream Nimmala Shankar’s films

All OTT platforms

2 films on file with a streaming platform recorded, most often Prime Video and ZEE5. Newest release first; the row shows each film’s recorded OTT status, not a live availability check. Open a film for its source. Availability varies by country.

Directors worked with

  1. Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi 1 film
  2. Srinivas Gavireddy 1 film

Music directors on their films

  1. Vandemataram Srinivas 5 films
  2. Gopi Sundar 2 films
  3. M. M. Keeravani 1 film
  4. Chakri 1 film
  5. Yuvan Shankar Raja 1 film

Nimmala Shankar movies together with