Telugu movies of 1959

Tollywood Desk lists 12 Telugu films dated 1959; 10 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 Bhagya Devathai, Banda Ramudu and Vachina Kodalu Nachindi. The first dated release of the year on file is Mangalya Balam (7 January 1959) and the last is Banda Ramudu (6 November 1959).

10 directors are credited on these films. Dasari Yoganand and P. Pullaiah have the most, with two films each. On music, Master Venu, Susarla Dakshinamurthi and Thotakura Venkata Raju scored two films each of the year. N. T. Rama Rao appears in six films dated 1959, the most of any actor on file, followed by Akkineni Nageswara Rao (4) and Jamuna (4). The credits on file for the year name 9 music directors and 19 credited actors.

Of the 10 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Bala Nagamma at 182 minutes and the shortest is Jayabheri at 110 minutes. That is the same number as 1958, which has 12 films on file.

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