T. Chalapathi Rao movies

T. Chalapathi Rao is credited with the music for 26 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1954 to 1980. The earliest is Parivartana (1954) and the most recent release is Harischandrudu (1980). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Zamindar (1966), Nayakudu Vinayakudu (1980) and Mahatmudu (1976). Other recent releases on file are Yuvatharam Kadilindi (1980), Ramuni Minchina Ramudu (1975) and Samsaram (1975).

Kotayya Pratyagatma is the director T. Chalapathi Rao scored for most often, on five films, followed by Tatineni Prakash Rao (4) and Tatineni Rama Rao (3). Akkineni Nageswara Rao appears in 15 of them, more than any other actor on file, followed by Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (9) and N. T. Rama Rao (7). Prasad Art Productions produced six of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 13 different directors and 42 credited actors.

Runtime is on file for 21 of them; they average 155 minutes, and the longest is Dharma Daata at 189 minutes. By decade the films split into 1950s (2), 1960s (10), 1970s (11) and 1980s (3).

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