Director · Telugu cinema
Kotayya Pratyagatma
- Films on file
- 11 (11 as director)
- Years on file
- 1961–1980
- Known for
- Nayakudu Vinayakudu, Deeksha, Palletoori Bava
Career on file
Kotayya Pratyagatma directed 11 of the Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1961 to 1980. The earliest of them is Bharya Bharthalu (1961), and the most recent release is Nayakudu Vinayakudu (1980). Other recent releases on file are Deeksha (1974), Palletoori Bava (1973) and Shrimantudu (1971).
In the films Kotayya Pratyagatma directed, Akkineni Nageswara Rao appears most often (eight films), ahead of Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (4) and Jamuna (4). Music on five of them is by T. Chalapathi Rao, with S. Rajeswara Rao (4) and Pendyala Nageswara Rao (2) next. Across these films the credits on file name 3 music directors and 18 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 9 of them; they average 151 minutes, and the longest is Manushulu Mamathalu at 170 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1960s (6), 1970s (4) and 1980s (1).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.