Telugu movies of 1961

Tollywood Desk lists 15 Telugu films dated 1961; 14 have an exact release date on file and 1 are known only by year or month. January was the busiest month, with 3 releases, ahead of October (2). The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Iddaru Mitrulu, Sabhash Raja and Kalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham. The first dated release of the year on file is Seetha Rama Kalyanam (6 January 1961) and the last is Iddaru Mitrulu (29 December 1961).

12 directors are credited on these films. P. S. Ramakrishna Rao has the most, with three films, followed by Adurthi Subba Rao (2). On music, Pendyala Nageswara Rao and S. Rajeswara Rao scored three films each of the year, ahead of Master Venu (2). N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Gummadi Venkateswara Rao each appear in seven films dated 1961, the most of any actor on file, followed by Relangi Venkata Ramaiah (5) and B. Saroja Devi (3). The credits on file for the year name 10 music directors and 32 credited actors. Annapurna Pictures produced two films of the year, more than any other banner on file.

Of the 11 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Sabhash Raja at 197 minutes and the shortest is Intiki Deepam Illale at 135 minutes. That is 5 fewer than 1960, which has 20 films on file.

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