Actor · Telugu cinema
Pavala Syamala
Pavala Syamala movies: 42 Telugu films on file, 1984–2016. Earliest on file: Srivariki Premalekha (1984). Latest release: Babu Bangaram (12 August 2016).
- Films on file
- 42 (42 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1984–2016
- Born
- 1951 (Wikidata)
- Died
- 28 July 2026
- Selected films on file
- Happy, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Varsham
- Record
- Q25575107 on Wikidata
Career on file
Pavala Syamala appears in 42 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1984 to 2016. The earliest of them is Srivariki Premalekha (1984), and the most recent release is Babu Bangaram (2016). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Happy (2006), Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and Varsham (2004). Other recent releases on file are Guntur Talkies (2016), Kamalatho Naa Prayanam (2014) and Chandamama Kathalu (2014).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing 17 films with Pavala Syamala, followed by Prakash Raj (7) and Kota Srinivasa Rao (5). Among directors, Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry cast Pavala Syamala most often, in four films; next are Kasinathuni Viswanath (2) and B. Gopal (2). Music on five of them is by Mani Sharma, with R. P. Patnaik (4) and Chakri (3) next. Sumanth Art Productions produced three of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 34 different directors, 30 music directors and 138 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 28 of them; they average 152 minutes, and the longest is Bahumati at 194 minutes. Five of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1980s (6), 1990s (4), 2000s (22) and 2010s (10). 2002 is the busiest single year, with five films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.