Telugu movies of 1949

Tollywood Desk lists 5 Telugu films dated 1949. The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Keelu Gurram, Gunasundari Katha and Laila Majnu. The first dated release of the year on file is Keelu Gurram (19 February 1949) and the last is Gunasundari Katha (28 December 1949).

5 directors are credited on these films, none with more than one. On music, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and Ogirala Ramachandra Rao scored two films each of the year. Akkineni Nageswara Rao appears in three films dated 1949, the most of any actor on file, followed by Anjali Devi (2) and P. Bhanumathi (2). The credits on file for the year name 3 music directors and 18 credited actors. Sobhanachala Pictures produced two films of the year, more than any other banner on file.

Of the 5 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Keelu Gurram at 172 minutes and the shortest is Raksha Rekha at 168 minutes. That is 1 more than 1948, which has 4 films on file.

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