Director · Telugu cinema
Tapi Chanakya
- Films on file
- 9 (9 as director)
- Years on file
- 1955–1973
- Known for
- Ganga Manga, Adugu Jaadalu, C.I.D.
Career on file
Tapi Chanakya directed 9 of the Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1955 to 1973. The earliest of them is Rojulu Marayi (1955), and the most recent release is Ganga Manga (1973). Other recent releases on file are Adugu Jaadalu (1966), C.I.D. (1965) and Vaarasatwam (1964).
In the films Tapi Chanakya directed, N. T. Rama Rao appears most often (five films), ahead of Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (3) and Jamuna (3). Music on four of them is by Master Venu, with Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (2) next. Saradhi Studios produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 5 music directors and 26 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 5 of them; they average 165 minutes, and the longest is Kalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham at 192 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (2), 1960s (6) and 1970s (1).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.