Director · Telugu cinema
B. A. Subba Rao
- Films on file
- 12 (12 as director)
- Years on file
- 1950–1979
- Known for
- Maavari Manchitanam, Chilipi Krishnudu, Sati Savitri
Career on file
B. A. Subba Rao directed 12 of the Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1950 to 1979. The earliest of them is Palletoori Pilla (1950), and the most recent release is Maavari Manchitanam (1979). Other recent releases on file are Chilipi Krishnudu (1978), Sati Savitri (1978) and Ram Raheem (1974).
In the films B. A. Subba Rao directed, N. T. Rama Rao appears most often (nine films), ahead of Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (5) and Vanisri (4). Music on five of them is by S. Rajeswara Rao, with Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (2) next. B. A. S. Productions produced four of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 7 music directors and 30 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 7 of them; they average 153 minutes, and the longest is Palletoori Pilla at 176 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (3), 1960s (4) and 1970s (5).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.