Actor · Telugu cinema
Mukkamala
Mukkamala movies: 117 Telugu films on file, 1949–1984. Earliest on file: Laila Majnu (1949). Latest release: Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (29 November 1984).
- Films on file
- 117 (117 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1949–1984
- Born
- 1920 (Wikidata)
- Died
- 1987
- Selected films on file
- Mayabazar, Aggi Veerudu, Love In Singapore
- Record
- Q6933546 on Wikidata
Career on file
Mukkamala appears in 117 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1949 to 1984. The earliest of them is Laila Majnu (1949), and the most recent release is Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Mayabazar (1957), Aggi Veerudu (1969) and Love In Singapore (1980). Other recent releases on file are Bobbili Puli (1982), Justice Chowdary (1982) and Kaliyuga Ramudu (1982).
N. T. Rama Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing 73 films with Mukkamala, followed by Kaikala Satyanarayana (40) and Allu Rama Lingaiah (28). Among directors, C. S. Rao and Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao each cast Mukkamala in nine films, more than any other director; next are B. Vittalacharya (8) and Bapu (7). Music on 17 of them is by K. V. Mahadevan, with Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (12) and Pendyala Nageswara Rao (12) next. Ramakrishna Cine Studios produced five of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 53 different directors, 36 music directors and 92 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 97 of them; they average 159 minutes, and the longest is Daana Veera Soora Karna at 227 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1940s (1), 1950s (17), 1960s (40), 1970s (45) and 1980s (14).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.