Producer, director and writer · Telugu cinema

Kranthi Kumar

Kranthi Kumar movies: 18 Telugu films on file (13 as producer, 9 as director, 5 as writer), 1973–2000. Earliest on file: Sharada (1973). Latest release: 9 Nelalu (11 August 2000).

Kranthi Kumar
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Films on file
18 (13 as producer, 9 as director, 5 as writer)
Years on file
1973–2000
Selected films on file
9 Nelalu, Sardar Papa Rayudu, Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu
Record
Q15964777 on Wikidata

Career on file

Kranthi Kumar has 18 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1973 to 2000: 13 films as producer, nine films as director and five films as writer. The earliest of them is Sharada (1973), and the most recent release is 9 Nelalu (2000). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are 9 Nelalu (2000), Sardar Papa Rayudu (1980) and Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu (1991). Other recent releases on file are Rikshavodu (1995), Bhale Pellam (1994) and Rajeswari Kalyanam (1993).

In the films Kranthi Kumar directed, Meena appears most often (three films), ahead of Suhasini Maniratnam (2) and Akkineni Nagarjuna (2). Music on 11 of them is by K. Chakravarthy, with M. M. Keeravani (2) next. Across these films the credits on file name 7 different directors, 7 music directors and 59 other credited actors.

Runtime is on file for 8 of them; they average 145 minutes, and the longest is Aranyakanda at 170 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1970s (5), 1980s (7), 1990s (5) and 2000s (1).

Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.

Films produced (13)

Films directed (9)

Writing credits (writer or screenplay) (5)

Awards (4)

All awards
YearAwardCategoryFilm
1991FilmfareBest DirectorSeetharamayya Gari Manavaralu
1990NandiBest DirectorSeetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu
1986NandiBest Screenplay WriterSravana Meghalu
1984NandiBest First Film of a DirectorSwathi

Wins in the Nandi, Filmfare South (Telugu), SIIMA (Telugu) and National Film Awards, from Wikipedia’s award lists, matched to Kranthi Kumar by Wikidata ID. Other awards are not included.

Music directors on their films

  1. K. Chakravarthy 11 films
  2. M. M. Keeravani 2 films
  3. V. S. Udhaya 1 film
  4. Raj-Koti 1 film
  5. Deva 1 film
  6. Laxmikant-Pyarelal 1 film
  7. Premji 1 film

Kranthi Kumar movies together with