Actor · Telugu cinema

Garikapati Varalakshmi

Garikapati Varalakshmi
Photo: Pesu Padam, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Films on file
12 (12 as actor)
Years on file
1940–1974
Known for
Samsaram Sagaram, Aastiparulu, Padandi Munduku

Career on file

Garikapati Varalakshmi appears in 12 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1940 to 1974. The earliest of them is Barrister Parvateesam (1940), and the most recent release is Samsaram Sagaram (1974). Other recent releases on file are Aastiparulu (1966), Padandi Munduku (1962) and Muddu Bidda (1956).

Akkineni Nageswara Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing four films with Garikapati Varalakshmi, followed by Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (3) and Kongara Jaggayya (3). Among directors, V. Madhusudhan Rao, L. V. Prasad and H. M. Reddy each cast Garikapati Varalakshmi in two films, more than any other director. Music on three of them is by Pendyala Nageswara Rao, with Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (2) next. Across these films the credits on file name 9 different directors, 9 music directors and 28 other credited actors.

Runtime is on file for 6 of them; they average 173 minutes, and the longest is Kanna Talli at 193 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1940s (3), 1950s (6), 1960s (2) and 1970s (1).

Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.

Filmography as actor (12)

Frequent co-stars

Directors worked with

  1. V. Madhusudhan Rao 2 films
  2. L. V. Prasad 2 films
  3. H. M. Reddy 2 films
  4. Dasari Narayana Rao 1 film
  5. K. B. Tilak 1 film
  6. B. S. Ranga 1 film
  7. Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao 1 film
  8. Ghantasala Balaramayya 1 film

Music directors on their films

  1. Pendyala Nageswara Rao 3 films
  2. Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao 2 films
  3. Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu 1 film
  4. K. V. Mahadevan 1 film
  5. S. P. Kodandapani 1 film
  6. Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy 1 film
  7. C. R. Subburaman 1 film
  8. Emani Sankara Sastry 1 film

Garikapati Varalakshmi movies together with