Director · Telugu cinema
Adurthi Subba Rao
- Films on file
- 19 (19 as director)
- Years on file
- 1958–1974
- Known for
- Bangaaru Kalalu, Vichitra Bandham, Maro Prapancham
Career on file
Adurthi Subba Rao directed 19 of the Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1958 to 1974. The earliest of them is Aada Pettanam (1958), and the most recent release is Bangaaru Kalalu (1974). Other recent releases on file are Vichitra Bandham (1972), Maro Prapancham (1970) and Sudigundalu (1968).
In the films Adurthi Subba Rao directed, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Gummadi Venkateswara Rao appear most often (15 films each), ahead of Savitri (9) and Allu Rama Lingaiah (8). Music on ten of them is by K. V. Mahadevan, with S. Rajeswara Rao (7) next. Annapurna Pictures produced eight of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 4 music directors and 34 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 19 of them; they average 160 minutes, and the longest is Velugu Needalu at 178 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (2), 1960s (14) and 1970s (3).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.