Actor, writer, director and producer · Telugu cinema
N. T. Rama Rao
N. T. Rama Rao movies: 258 Telugu films on file (258 as actor, 16 as writer, 15 as director, 15 as producer), 1949–2010. Earliest on file: Mana Desam (1949). Latest release: Brindavanam (14 October 2010).

- Films on file
- 258 (258 as actor, 16 as writer, 15 as director, 15 as producer)
- Years on file
- 1949–2010
- Born
- 28 May 1923 · May birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 18 January 1996
- Selected films on file
- Mayabazar, Yamadonga, Ali Baba 40 Dongalu
- Record
- Q2646553 on Wikidata
Career on file
N. T. Rama Rao has 258 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1949 to 2010: 258 films as actor, 16 films as writer, 15 films as director and 15 films as producer. The earliest of them is Mana Desam (1949), and the most recent release is Brindavanam (2010). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Mayabazar (1957), Yamadonga (2007) and Ali Baba 40 Dongalu (1970). Other recent releases on file are Yamajathakudu (1999), Srinatha Kavi Sarvabhowmudu (1993) and Major Chandrakanth (1993).
Kaikala Satyanarayana is the most frequent co-star, sharing 62 films with N. T. Rama Rao, followed by Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (60) and Allu Rama Lingaiah (50). Among directors, Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao and Dasari Yoganand each cast N. T. Rama Rao in 15 films, more than any other director; next are C. S. Rao (14) and B. Vittalacharya (13). In the films N. T. Rama Rao directed, Nandamuri Balakrishna appears most often (seven films), ahead of Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (6) and Kaikala Satyanarayana (6). Music on 40 of them is by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, with Thotakura Venkata Raju (37) and K. V. Mahadevan (28) next. Ramakrishna Cine Studios produced 12 of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 83 different directors, 50 music directors and 128 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 225 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 (54), 1960s (102), 1970s (70), 1980s (24), 1990s (5), 2000s (1) and 2010s (1). 1963 is the busiest single year, with 13 films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.