Telugu movies of 1953

Tollywood Desk lists 9 Telugu films dated 1953; 7 have an exact release date on file and 2 are known only by year or month. The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Devadasu, Pembudu Kodukku and Pitchi Pullaiah. The first dated release of the year on file is Bratuku Theruvu (6 February 1953) and the last is Pembudu Kodukku (12 November 1953).

9 directors are credited on these films, none with more than one. On music, S. Rajeswara Rao scored two films of the year. Akkineni Nageswara Rao appears in four films dated 1953, the most of any actor on file, followed by Savitri (3) and N. T. Rama Rao (2). The credits on file for the year name 8 music directors and 24 credited actors.

Of the 5 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Kanna Talli at 193 minutes and the shortest is Pitchi Pullaiah at 161 minutes. That is 5 more than 1952, which has 4 films on file.

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