Actor and director · Telugu cinema
V. Nagayya
- Films on file
- 44 (44 as actor, 2 as director)
- Years on file
- 1938–1972
- Known for
- Papam Pasivadu, Sampoorna Ramayanam, Sri Krishna Satya
Career on file
V. Nagayya has 44 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1938 to 1972: 44 films as an actor and two films as director. The earliest of them is Grihalakshmi (1938), and the most recent release is Papam Pasivadu (1972). Other recent releases on file are Sampoorna Ramayanam (1972), Sri Krishna Satya (1971) and Ramalayam (1971).
N. T. Rama Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing 15 films with V. Nagayya, followed by Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (12) and Akkineni Nageswara Rao (10). Among directors, P. Pullaiah cast V. Nagayya most often, in five films; next are Kadiri Venkata Reddy (4) and B.N. Reddi (4). Music on seven of them is by V. Nagayya, with Pendyala Nageswara Rao (6) and Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (5) next. Vauhini Studios produced four of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 29 different directors, 21 music directors and 74 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 30 of them; they average 170 minutes, and the longest is Shri Krishnavataram at 211 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1930s (2), 1940s (10), 1950s (8), 1960s (20) and 1970s (4).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.