Telugu movies of 1965

Tollywood Desk lists 20 Telugu films dated 1965; 18 have an exact release date on file and 2 are known only by year or month. June and January were the busiest months, with 3 releases each. The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Antastulu, Aada Brathuku and Vishala Hrudayalu. The first dated release of the year on file is Sumangali (1 January 1965) and the last is Aada Brathuku (12 November 1965).

16 directors are credited on these films. Adurthi Subba Rao has the most, with three films, followed by V. Madhusudhan Rao (2) and B. Vittalacharya (2). On music, K. V. Mahadevan scored five films of the year, ahead of S. P. Kodandapani (3) and Thotakura Venkata Raju (3). N. T. Rama Rao appears in 12 films dated 1965, the most of any actor on file, followed by Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (11) and Savitri (5). The credits on file for the year name 10 music directors and 31 credited actors. Vijaya Productions produced two films of the year, more than any other banner on file.

Of the 18 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Pandava Vanavasam at 198 minutes and the shortest is Vishala Hrudayalu at 125 minutes. That is 2 more than 1964, which has 18 films on file.

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