Telugu movies of 1960

Tollywood Desk lists 20 Telugu films dated 1960; 17 have an exact release date on file and 3 are known only by year or month. January was the busiest month, with 3 releases, ahead of December (2). The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Bhakta Raghunath, Pillalu Techina Challani Rajyam and Mahakavi Kalidasu. The first dated release of the year on file is Nammina Bantu (7 January 1960) and the last is Maa Babu (22 December 1960).

17 directors are credited on these films. Jampana and C. S. Rao have the most, with two films each. On music, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao scored four films of the year, ahead of Pendyala Nageswara Rao (3) and S. Rajeswara Rao (2). Gummadi Venkateswara Rao appears in 11 films dated 1960, the most of any actor on file, followed by N. T. Rama Rao (9) and Akkineni Nageswara Rao (7). The credits on file for the year name 13 music directors and 34 credited actors. Sri Productions produced two films of the year, more than any other banner on file.

Of the 14 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Santhi Nivas at 197 minutes and the shortest is Kadeddulu Ekaram Nela at 112 minutes. That is 8 more than 1959, which has 12 films on file.

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