Actor · Telugu cinema
P. L. Narayana
P. L. Narayana movies: 81 Telugu films on file, 1977–1998. Earliest on file: Raja Ramesh (1977). Latest release: Sri Ramulayya (8 August 1998).
- Films on file
- 81 (81 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1977–1998
- Born
- 10 September 1935 · September birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 3 November 1998
- Selected films on file
- Maro Charithra, Gharana Mogudu, Donga
- Record
- Q7117396 on Wikidata
Career on file
P. L. Narayana appears in 81 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1977 to 1998. The earliest of them is Raja Ramesh (1977), and the most recent release is Sri Ramulayya (1998). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Maro Charithra (1978), Gharana Mogudu (1992) and Donga (1985). Other recent releases on file are Ganesh (1998), Suryavamsam (1998) and Ooha (1996).
Chiranjeevi is the most frequent co-star, sharing 19 films with P. L. Narayana, followed by Vijayashanti (15) and Kaikala Satyanarayana (15). Among directors, K. Raghavendra Rao cast P. L. Narayana most often, in seven films; next are Kodi Ramakrishna (5) and Eranki Sharma (4). Music on 29 of them is by K. Chakravarthy, with Ilaiyaraaja (7) and M. S. Viswanathan (5) next. Suresh Productions produced seven of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 46 different directors, 27 music directors and 128 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 55 of them; they average 144 minutes, and the longest is Sri Ramulayya at 180 minutes. Four of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1970s (6), 1980s (54) and 1990s (21). 1987 is the busiest single year, with nine films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.