Actor and producer · Telugu cinema
Puvvula Suri Babu
Puvvula Suri Babu movies: 7 Telugu films on file (7 as actor, 1 as producer), 1938–1962. Earliest on file: Mala Pilla (1938). Latest release: Dakshayagnam (10 May 1962).
- Films on file
- 7 (7 as actor, 1 as producer)
- Years on file
- 1938–1962
- Born
- 22 February 1915 · February birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 12 February 1968
- Selected films on file
- Mahakavi Kalidasu, Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam, Raithu Bidda
- Record
- Q7262552 on Wikidata
Career on file
Puvvula Suri Babu has 7 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1938 to 1962: seven films as actor and one film as producer. The earliest of them is Mala Pilla (1938), and the most recent release is Dakshayagnam (1962). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Mahakavi Kalidasu (1960), Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (1960) and Raithu Bidda (1939). Other recent releases on file are Usha Parinayam (1961), Jeevana Mukthi (1942) and Mala Pilla (1938).
S. V. Ranga Rao and Vangara Venkata Subbaiah are the most frequent co-stars, each sharing three films with Puvvula Suri Babu, followed by N. T. Rama Rao (2) and S. Varalakshmi (2). Among directors, Kadaru Nagabhushanam and Gudavalli Ramabrahmam each cast Puvvula Suri Babu in two films, more than any other director. Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao, Pendyala Nageswara Rao and S. Hanumantha Rao each scored two of them, more than any other music director. Sarathi Films produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 5 different directors, 4 music directors and 23 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 4 of them; they average 166 minutes, and the longest is Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam at 180 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1930s (2), 1940s (1) and 1960s (4).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.