Actor · Telugu cinema
J. V. Somayajulu
J. V. Somayajulu movies: 42 Telugu films on file, 1976–2003. Earliest on file: Jyothi (1976). Latest release: Kalyana Ramudu (18 July 2003).
- Films on file
- 42 (42 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1976–2003
- Born
- 27 April 1928 · April birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 27 April 2004
- Selected films on file
- Swati Mutyam, Sankarabharanam, Govinda Govinda
- Record
- Q6107303 on Wikidata
Career on file
J. V. Somayajulu appears in 42 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1976 to 2003. The earliest of them is Jyothi (1976), and the most recent release is Kalyana Ramudu (2003). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Swati Mutyam (1986), Sankarabharanam (1980) and Govinda Govinda (1994). Other recent releases on file are Kodanda Ramudu (2000), Chinni Chinni Aasa (1999) and Omkaram (1997).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing 12 films with J. V. Somayajulu, followed by Kaikala Satyanarayana (10) and Allu Rama Lingaiah (8). Among directors, A. Kodandarami Reddy cast J. V. Somayajulu most often, in five films; next are Kasinathuni Viswanath (4) and Dasari Narayana Rao (4). Music on eight of them is by Ilaiyaraaja, with K. Chakravarthy (4) and K. V. Mahadevan (4) next. Suresh Productions produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 25 different directors, 20 music directors and 100 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 25 of them; they average 143 minutes, and the longest is Vamsa Vruksham at 166 minutes. Two of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1970s (1), 1980s (24), 1990s (15) and 2000s (2).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.