Actor · Telugu cinema
Mallikarjuna Rao
Mallikarjuna Rao movies: 172 Telugu films on file, 1970–2019. Earliest on file: Pettandarulu (1970). Latest release: N.T.R: Kathanayukudu (9 January 2019).
- Films on file
- 172 (172 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1970–2019
- Born
- 1951 (Wikidata)
- Died
- 24 June 2008
- Selected films on file
- Swati Mutyam, Jalsa, Varsham
- Record
- Q6744201 on Wikidata
Career on file
Mallikarjuna Rao appears in 172 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1970 to 2019. The earliest of them is Pettandarulu (1970), and the most recent release is N.T.R: Kathanayukudu (2019). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Swati Mutyam (1986), Jalsa (2008) and Varsham (2004). Other recent releases on file are Raju Bhai (2010), Nenu Meeku Telusa...? (2008) and Baladur (2008).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing 69 films with Mallikarjuna Rao, followed by Kota Srinivasa Rao (48) and Rajendra Prasad (32). Among directors, E. V. V. Satyanarayana cast Mallikarjuna Rao most often, in 22 films; next are Vamsy (14) and S. V. Krishna Reddy (10). Music on 17 of them is by M. M. Keeravani, with Koti (16) and Ilaiyaraaja (13) next. Manisha Films produced six of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 73 different directors, 45 music directors and 250 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 120 of them; they average 147 minutes, and the longest is Lakshmi Narasimha at 185 minutes. Ten of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1970s (7), 1980s (26), 1990s (67), 2000s (70) and 2010s (2). 1997 is the busiest single year, with 13 films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.