Actor · Telugu cinema
Chaya Devi
Chaya Devi movies: 14 Telugu films on file, 1953–1979. Earliest on file: Naa Illu (1953). Latest release: Tayaramma Bangarayya (12 January 1979).
- Films on file
- 14 (14 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1953–1979
- Born
- 1914 (Wikidata)
- Died
- 2001
- Selected films on file
- Mayabazar, Devadasu, Gulebakavali Katha
- Record
- Q12997551 on Wikidata
Career on file
Chaya Devi appears in 14 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1953 to 1979. The earliest of them is Naa Illu (1953), and the most recent release is Tayaramma Bangarayya (1979). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Mayabazar (1957), Devadasu (1974) and Gulebakavali Katha (1962). Other recent releases on file are Aatmiyudu (1977), Papam Pasivadu (1972) and Sampoorna Ramayanam (1972).
Akkineni Nageswara Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing seven films with Chaya Devi, followed by Jamuna (5) and Allu Rama Lingaiah (5). Among directors, Tatineni Rama Rao, Kadiri Venkata Reddy and Vedantam Raghavaiah each cast Chaya Devi in two films, more than any other director. Music on three of them is by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao. Across these films the credits on file name 11 different directors, 13 music directors and 42 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 10 of them; they average 158 minutes, and the longest is Mayabazar at 184 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (6), 1960s (3) and 1970s (5).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.