Actor · Telugu cinema
Govindarajula Subba Rao
Govindarajula Subba Rao movies: 13 Telugu films on file, 1938–1957. Earliest on file: Grihalakshmi (1938). Latest release: Panduranga Mahatyam (28 November 1957).
- Films on file
- 13 (13 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1938–1957
- Born
- 11 November 1895 · November birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 29 October 1959
- Selected films on file
- Bala Nagamma, Mala Pilla, Grihalakshmi
- Record
- Q5589906 on Wikidata
Career on file
Govindarajula Subba Rao appears in 13 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1938 to 1957. The earliest of them is Grihalakshmi (1938), and the most recent release is Panduranga Mahatyam (1957). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Bala Nagamma (1942), Mala Pilla (1938) and Grihalakshmi (1938). Other recent releases on file are Bhagya Rekha (1957), Charana Daasi (1956) and Kanyasulkam (1955).
N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao are the most frequent co-stars, each sharing five films with Govindarajula Subba Rao, followed by Sowcar Janaki (3) and T. G. Kamala Devi (3). Among directors, L. V. Prasad and Gudavalli Ramabrahmam each cast Govindarajula Subba Rao in two films, more than any other director. Gali Penchala Narasimha Rao, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and Ogirala Ramachandra Rao each scored two of them, more than any other music director. Sarathi Films produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 11 different directors, 10 music directors and 35 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 11 of them; they average 170 minutes, and the longest is Bala Nagamma at 220 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1930s (2), 1940s (6) and 1950s (5).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.