Actor and producer · Telugu cinema
Chalam
Chalam movies: 53 Telugu films on file (53 as actor, 1 as producer), 1954–1986. Earliest on file: Annadata (1954). Latest release: Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam (1986).
- Films on file
- 53 (53 as actor, 1 as producer)
- Years on file
- 1954–1986
- Born
- 18 May 1929 · May birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 4 May 1989
- Selected films on file
- Marina Manishi, Bhale Kodallu, Bhale Ramudu
- Record
- Q15700008 on Wikidata
Career on file
Chalam has 53 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1954 to 1986: 53 films as actor and one film as producer. The earliest of them is Annadata (1954), and the most recent release is Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam (1986). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Marina Manishi (1970), Bhale Kodallu (1968) and Bhale Ramudu (1956). Other recent releases on file are Allulu Vasthunnaru (1984), Prema Mandiram (1981) and Buchchi Babu (1980).
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing 26 films with Chalam, followed by Akkineni Nageswara Rao (21) and Allu Rama Lingaiah (17). Among directors, Kasinathuni Viswanath cast Chalam most often, in five films; next are Dasari Narayana Rao (4) and C. S. Rao (4). Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and K. V. Mahadevan each scored six of them, more than any other music director; next are Pendyala Nageswara Rao (5) and S. Rajeswara Rao (5). Annapurna Pictures produced four of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 25 different directors, 20 music directors and 69 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 34 of them; they average 160 minutes, and the longest is Donga Ramudu at 197 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (6), 1960s (27), 1970s (16) and 1980s (4). 1968 is the busiest single year, with six films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.