Suryakantham

Career on file

Suryakantham appears in 18 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1952 to 1989. The earliest of them is Palletooru (1952), and the most recent release is Hai Hai Nayaka (1989). Other recent releases on file are Pooja (1975), Mutyala Muggu (1975) and Andala Ramudu (1973).

Jamuna is the most frequent co-star, sharing seven films with Suryakantham, followed by Akkineni Nageswara Rao (6) and Allu Rama Lingaiah (6). Among directors, Bapu cast Suryakantham most often, in three films; next are Adurthi Subba Rao (2) and K. B. Tilak (2). Music on five of them is by K. V. Mahadevan, with Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (4) and Pendyala Nageswara Rao (3) next. Across these films the credits on file name 14 different directors, 9 music directors and 63 other credited actors.

Runtime is on file for 9 of them; they average 164 minutes, and the longest is Mayabazar at 184 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (6), 1960s (5), 1970s (6) and 1980s (1).

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