Actor · Telugu cinema
Vanisri
Vanisri movies: 84 Telugu films on file, 1965–2004. Earliest on file: Pandava Vanavasam (1965). Latest release: Bhadradri Ramudu (25 May 2004).
- Films on file
- 84 (84 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1965–2004
- Born
- 3 August 1948 · August birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Bobbili Raja, Bombay Priyudu, Agni
- Record
- Q7914980 on Wikidata
Career on file
Vanisri appears in 84 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1965 to 2004. The earliest of them is Pandava Vanavasam (1965), and the most recent release is Bhadradri Ramudu (2004). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Bobbili Raja (1990), Bombay Priyudu (1996) and Agni (1989). Other recent releases on file are Jabilamma Pelli (1996), Allari Alludu (1993) and Evandi Aavida Vachindi (1993).
N. T. Rama Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing 33 films with Vanisri, followed by Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (25) and Kaikala Satyanarayana (23). Among directors, V. Madhusudhan Rao cast Vanisri most often, in 12 films; next are Kasinathuni Viswanath (5) and C. S. Rao (4). Music on 22 of them is by K. V. Mahadevan, with S. Rajeswara Rao (8) and Thotakura Venkata Raju (8) next. Suresh Productions produced eight of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 41 different directors, 27 music directors and 86 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 60 of them; they average 154 minutes, and the longest is Pandava Vanavasam at 198 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1960s (24), 1970s (46), 1980s (3), 1990s (10) and 2000s (1). 1971 is the busiest single year, with eight films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.