Sumalata

Career on file

Sumalata appears in 24 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1982 to 2001. The earliest of them is Pelleedu Pillalu (1982), and the most recent release is Sri Manjunatha (2001). Other recent releases on file are Dabbu Bhale Jabbu (1992), Gang Leader (1991) and Guru Sishyulu (1990).

Chiranjeevi is the most frequent co-star, sharing ten films with Sumalata, followed by Kaikala Satyanarayana (8) and Vijayashanti (5). Among directors, Kasinathuni Viswanath cast Sumalata most often, in four films; next are Dasari Narayana Rao (3) and A. Kodandarami Reddy (3). Music on seven of them is by K. Chakravarthy, with K. V. Mahadevan (4) and Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu (2) next. Samyuktha Movies produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 15 different directors, 14 music directors and 63 other credited actors.

Runtime is on file for 14 of them; they average 147 minutes, and the longest is Swayam Krushi at 164 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1980s (20), 1990s (3) and 2000s (1). 1984 is the busiest single year, with four films.

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