Actor · Telugu cinema
Potti Prasad
Potti Prasad movies: 62 Telugu films on file, 1959–1992. Earliest on file: Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959). Latest release: Valu jada Tolu Beltu (21 February 1992).
- Films on file
- 62 (62 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1959–1992
- Born
- 5 January 1929 · January birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 23 February 1998
- Selected films on file
- Saagara Sangamam, Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu, Neti Siddhartha
- Record
- Q13003046 on Wikidata
Career on file
Potti Prasad appears in 62 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1959 to 1992. The earliest of them is Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959), and the most recent release is Valu jada Tolu Beltu (1992). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Saagara Sangamam (1983), Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu (1980) and Neti Siddhartha (1990). Other recent releases on file are Appula Appa Rao (1992), Iddaru Pellala Muddula Police (1991) and Peddintalludu (1991).
Kaikala Satyanarayana is the most frequent co-star, sharing 18 films with Potti Prasad, followed by Rajendra Prasad (16) and Allu Rama Lingaiah (13). Among directors, Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry cast Potti Prasad most often, in eight films; next are Kasinathuni Viswanath (6) and Relangi Narasimha Rao (6). K. Chakravarthy and K. V. Mahadevan each scored ten of them, more than any other music director; next are Chellapilla Satyam (6) and Raj-Koti (4). Across these films the credits on file name 32 different directors, 22 music directors and 116 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 47 of them; they average 143 minutes, and the longest is Chanakya Chandragupta at 178 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (1), 1960s (7), 1970s (14), 1980s (33) and 1990s (7). 1989 is the busiest single year, with six films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.