Actor and producer · Telugu cinema
Kongara Jaggayya
Kongara Jaggayya movies: 166 Telugu films on file (166 as actor, 1 as producer), 1955–1994. Earliest on file: Ardhangi (1955). Latest release: Bobbili Simham (23 September 1994).
- Films on file
- 166 (166 as actor, 1 as producer)
- Years on file
- 1955–1994
- Selected films on file
- Agni Parvatam, Ramarajyamlo Bheemaraju, Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu
- Record
- Q3764697 on Wikidata
Career on file
Kongara Jaggayya has 166 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1955 to 1994: 166 films as actor and one film as producer. The earliest of them is Ardhangi (1955), and the most recent release is Bobbili Simham (1994). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Agni Parvatam (1985), Ramarajyamlo Bheemaraju (1983) and Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu (1980). Other recent releases on file are Joker (1993), Chittamma Mogudu (1992) and Rowdy Inspector (1992).
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing 47 films with Kongara Jaggayya, followed by Kaikala Satyanarayana (45) and Akkineni Nageswara Rao (39). Among directors, A. Kodandarami Reddy cast Kongara Jaggayya most often, in 16 films; next are K. Raghavendra Rao (15) and V. Madhusudhan Rao (14). Music on 49 of them is by K. Chakravarthy, with K. V. Mahadevan (31) and Pendyala Nageswara Rao (11) next. Jagapathi Art Pictures produced five of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 65 different directors, 39 music directors and 128 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 120 of them; they average 149 minutes, and the longest is Donga Ramudu at 197 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (10), 1960s (33), 1970s (39), 1980s (75) and 1990s (9). 1988 is the busiest single year, with 11 films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.