Actor and director · Telugu cinema
Savitri
- Films on file
- 71 (69 as actor, 2 as director)
- Years on file
- 1950–1980
- Known for
- Prema Tarangalu, Gorintaku, Punadhirallu
Career on file
Savitri has 71 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1950 to 1980: 69 films as an actor and two films as director. The earliest of them is Samsaram (1950), and the most recent release is Prema Tarangalu (1980). Other recent releases on file are Gorintaku (1979), Punadhirallu (1979) and Devadasu Malli Puttadu (1978).
N. T. Rama Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing 36 films with Savitri, followed by Akkineni Nageswara Rao (31) and Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (26). Among directors, Adurthi Subba Rao cast Savitri most often, in nine films; next are P. Pullaiah (6) and L. V. Prasad (5). Music on 13 of them is by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, with S. Rajeswara Rao (12) and K. V. Mahadevan (10) next. Vijaya Vauhini Studios produced five of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 35 different directors, 23 music directors and 75 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 55 of them; they average 166 minutes, and the longest is Samsaram at 219 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (25), 1960s (37), 1970s (8) and 1980s (1). 1960 is the busiest single year, with seven films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.