Producer · Telugu cinema
A. V. Meiyappan
A. V. Meiyappan movies: 8 Telugu films on file, 1940–1971. Earliest on file: Bhookailas (1940). Latest release: Bomma Borusa (28 August 1971).
- Films on file
- 8 (8 as producer)
- Years on file
- 1940–1971
- Selected films on file
- Jeevitham, Bhakta Prahlada, Ave Kallu
- Record
- Q311610 on Wikidata
Career on file
A. V. Meiyappan produced 8 of the Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1940 to 1971. The earliest of them is Bhookailas (1940), and the most recent release is Bomma Borusa (1971). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Jeevitham (1950), Bhakta Prahlada (1967) and Ave Kallu (1967). Other recent releases on file are Leta Manasulu (1966), Bhookailas (1958) and Vadina (1955).
R. Sudarsanam and R. Sudarshanam each scored two of them, more than any other music director. AVM Productions produced five of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 8 different directors, 7 music directors and 27 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 5 of them; they average 170 minutes, and the longest is Bhookailas at 185 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1940s (1), 1950s (3), 1960s (3) and 1970s (1).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.