Telugu movies of 1940

Tollywood Desk lists 8 Telugu films dated 1940; 5 have an exact release date on file and 3 are known only by year or month. The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Vishwa Mohini, Bhookailas and Illalu. The first dated release of the year on file is Chandika (12 April 1940) and the last is Bhookailas (14 December 1940).

8 directors are credited on these films, none with more than one. On music, Kopparapu Subba Rao scored two films of the year. V. Nagayya, Vemuri Gaggaiah and Kanchanamala each appear in two films dated 1940, the most of any actor on file. The credits on file for the year name 6 music directors and 19 credited actors.

Of the 3 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Vishwa Mohini at 195 minutes and the shortest is Chandika at 184 minutes. That is 2 more than 1939, which has 6 films on file.

Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.