Actor and producer · Telugu cinema
Rao Gopal Rao
Rao Gopal Rao movies: 150 Telugu films on file (150 as actor, 3 as producer), 1969–1993. Earliest on file: Bangaru Panjaram (1969). Latest release: Allari Alludu (6 October 1993).
- Films on file
- 150 (150 as actor, 3 as producer)
- Years on file
- 1969–1993
- Born
- 14 January 1937 · January birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 13 August 1994
- Selected films on file
- Gharana Mogudu, Coolie No. 1, Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu
- Record
- Q7293673 on Wikidata
Career on file
Rao Gopal Rao has 150 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1969 to 1993: 150 films as actor and three films as producer. The earliest of them is Bangaru Panjaram (1969), and the most recent release is Allari Alludu (1993). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Gharana Mogudu (1992), Coolie No. 1 (1991) and Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu (1986). Other recent releases on file are Nippu Ravva (1993), Bangaru Bullodu (1993) and Allari Priyudu (1993).
Kaikala Satyanarayana is the most frequent co-star, sharing 58 films with Rao Gopal Rao, followed by Allu Rama Lingaiah (57) and Chiranjeevi (38). Among directors, K. Raghavendra Rao cast Rao Gopal Rao most often, in 31 films; next are A. Kodandarami Reddy (22) and Dasari Narayana Rao (13). Music on 73 of them is by K. Chakravarthy, with K. V. Mahadevan (18) and Ilaiyaraaja (9) next. Suresh Productions produced seven of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 44 different directors, 24 music directors and 117 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 98 of them; they average 147 minutes, and the longest is Alluri Seetharama Raju at 187 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1960s (1), 1970s (42), 1980s (95) and 1990s (12).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.