Actor · Telugu cinema
Kalpana Rai
Kalpana Rai movies: 60 Telugu films on file, 1976–2005. Earliest on file: Secretary (1976). Latest release: Soggadu (31 March 2005).
- Films on file
- 60 (60 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1976–2005
- Born
- 9 May 1950 · May birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 6 February 2008
- Selected films on file
- Kalisundam Raa, Aapadbandhavudu, Bazaar Rowdy
- Record
- Q15692081 on Wikidata
Career on file
Kalpana Rai appears in 60 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1976 to 2005. The earliest of them is Secretary (1976), and the most recent release is Soggadu (2005). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Kalisundam Raa (2000), Aapadbandhavudu (1992) and Bazaar Rowdy (1988). Other recent releases on file are Ammayilu Abbayilu (2003), Allari (2002) and Seema Simham (2002).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing 19 films with Kalpana Rai, followed by Kota Srinivasa Rao (17) and Nandamuri Balakrishna (11). Among directors, K. Raghavendra Rao cast Kalpana Rai most often, in seven films; next are Kodi Ramakrishna (6) and A. Kodandarami Reddy (5). Music on nine of them is by K. V. Mahadevan, with K. Chakravarthy (8) and Koti (6) next. Across these films the credits on file name 34 different directors, 25 music directors and 127 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 43 of them; they average 142 minutes, and the longest is Nuvvu Naaku Nachav at 180 minutes. Five of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1970s (2), 1980s (20), 1990s (26) and 2000s (12). 2000 is the busiest single year, with six films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.