Telugu movies of 1955

Tollywood Desk lists 12 Telugu films dated 1955. The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Anarkali, Rechukka and Jayasimha. The first dated release of the year on file is Missamma (12 January 1955) and the last is Jayasimha (21 October 1955).

9 directors are credited on these films. P. Pullaiah has the most, with three films, followed by Dasari Yoganand (2). On music, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and Master Venu scored two films each of the year. Akkineni Nageswara Rao appears in seven films dated 1955, the most of any actor on file, followed by N. T. Rama Rao (6) and Savitri (5). The credits on file for the year name 11 music directors and 28 credited actors.

Of the 10 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Donga Ramudu at 197 minutes and the shortest is Cherapakura Chedevu at 132 minutes. That is 2 fewer than 1954, which has 14 films on file.

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