Director, writer and producer · Telugu cinema
P. Pullaiah
P. Pullaiah movies: 16 Telugu films on file (16 as director, 5 as writer, 1 as producer), 1937–1972. Earliest on file: Sarangadhara (1937). Latest release: Koduku Kodalu (22 December 1972).
- Films on file
- 16 (16 as director, 5 as writer, 1 as producer)
- Years on file
- 1937–1972
- Born
- 2 May 1911 · May birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 1985
- Selected films on file
- Dharma Patni, Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam, Rechukka
- Record
- Q7117467 on Wikidata
Career on file
P. Pullaiah has 16 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1937 to 1972: 16 films as director, five films as writer and one film as producer. The earliest of them is Sarangadhara (1937), and the most recent release is Koduku Kodalu (1972). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Dharma Patni (1941), Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (1960) and Rechukka (1955). Other recent releases on file are Prana Mithrulu (1967), Preminchi Choodu (1965) and Murali Krishna (1964).
In the films P. Pullaiah directed, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Gummadi Venkateswara Rao appear most often (nine films each), ahead of Savitri (6) and N. T. Rama Rao (5). Music on four of them is by Master Venu, with Ashwathama (2) and K. V. Mahadevan (2) next. Padmasri Pictures produced six of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 11 music directors and 36 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 13 of them; they average 154 minutes, and the longest is Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam at 180 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1930s (2), 1940s (2), 1950s (6), 1960s (5) and 1970s (1). 1955 is the busiest single year, with three films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.