Actor · Telugu cinema
Krishna Kumari
Krishna Kumari movies: 65 Telugu films on file, 1953–1983. Earliest on file: Pitchi Pullaiah (1953). Latest release: Adavi Simhalu (28 April 1983).
- Films on file
- 65 (65 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1953–1983
- Born
- 6 March 1933 · March birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 24 January 2018
- Selected films on file
- Devadasu, Antastulu, Ummadi Kutumbam
- Record
- Q6437449 on Wikidata
Career on file
Krishna Kumari appears in 65 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1953 to 1983. The earliest of them is Pitchi Pullaiah (1953), and the most recent release is Adavi Simhalu (1983). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Devadasu (1974), Antastulu (1965) and Ummadi Kutumbam (1967). Other recent releases on file are Bebbuli (1980), Jyothi (1976) and Secretary (1976).
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing 31 films with Krishna Kumari, followed by N. T. Rama Rao (30) and Akkineni Nageswara Rao (19). Among directors, V. Madhusudhan Rao and B. Vittalacharya each cast Krishna Kumari in six films, more than any other director; next are C. S. Rao (5) and Kotayya Pratyagatma (4). Music on 13 of them is by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, with Thotakura Venkata Raju (9) and S. Rajeswara Rao (8) next. Suresh Productions produced four of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 38 different directors, 21 music directors and 61 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 45 of them; they average 162 minutes, and the longest is Shri Krishnavataram at 211 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (6), 1960s (46), 1970s (11) and 1980s (2). 1967 is the busiest single year, with ten films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.