Director · Telugu cinema

Kadiri Venkata Reddy

Films on file
14 (14 as director)
Years on file
1943–1971
Known for
Sri Krishna Satya, Bhagya Chakram, Umachandi Gowri Sankarula Katha

Career on file

Kadiri Venkata Reddy directed 14 of the Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1943 to 1971. The earliest of them is Bhakta Potana (1943), and the most recent release is Sri Krishna Satya (1971). Other recent releases on file are Bhagya Chakram (1968), Umachandi Gowri Sankarula Katha (1968) and Satya Harishchandra (1965).

In the films Kadiri Venkata Reddy directed, N. T. Rama Rao appears most often (eight films), ahead of Relangi Venkata Ramaiah (6) and Akkineni Nageswara Rao (4). Music on seven of them is by Pendyala Nageswara Rao, with Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (3) and Ogirala Ramachandra Rao (2) next. Vauhini Studios produced four of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 4 music directors and 40 other credited actors.

Runtime is on file for 13 of them; they average 179 minutes, and the longest is Donga Ramudu at 197 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1940s (3), 1950s (5), 1960s (5) and 1970s (1).

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

Films directed (14)

Awards (1)

All awards
YearAwardCategoryFilm
1972FilmfareBest DirectorSri Krishna Satya

Wins in the Nandi, Filmfare South (Telugu), SIIMA (Telugu) and National Film Awards, from Wikipedia’s award lists, matched to Kadiri Venkata Reddy by Wikidata ID. Other awards are not included.

Music directors on their films

  1. Pendyala Nageswara Rao 7 films
  2. Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao 3 films
  3. Ogirala Ramachandra Rao 2 films
  4. V. Nagayya 2 films

Kadiri Venkata Reddy movies together with