Actor · Telugu cinema
Garikapati Varalakshmi
Garikapati Varalakshmi movies: 37 Telugu films on file, 1940–1986. Earliest on file: Barrister Parvateesam (1940). Latest release: Sirivennela (5 June 1986).
- Films on file
- 37 (37 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1940–1986
- Born
- 27 September 1926 · September birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 2006
- Selected films on file
- Antastulu, Nirdoshi, Sirivennela
- Record
- Q540496 on Wikidata
Career on file
Garikapati Varalakshmi appears in 37 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1940 to 1986. The earliest of them is Barrister Parvateesam (1940), and the most recent release is Sirivennela (1986). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Antastulu (1965), Nirdoshi (1951) and Sirivennela (1986). Other recent releases on file are Manchiki Maro Peru (1976), Mahatmudu (1976) and Babu (1975).
Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Gummadi Venkateswara Rao are the most frequent co-stars, each sharing 17 films with Garikapati Varalakshmi, followed by N. T. Rama Rao (6) and Anjali Devi (5). Among directors, V. Madhusudhan Rao cast Garikapati Varalakshmi most often, in seven films; next are Adurthi Subba Rao (3) and Dasari Yoganand (2). Music on seven of them is by K. V. Mahadevan, with S. Rajeswara Rao (6) and Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (3) next. Across these films the credits on file name 25 different directors, 18 music directors and 52 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 23 of them; they average 164 minutes, and the longest is Kanna Talli at 193 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1940s (4), 1950s (10), 1960s (11), 1970s (11) and 1980s (1). 1962 is the busiest single year, with four films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.