Telugu movies of 1970

Tollywood Desk lists 18 Telugu films dated 1970; 17 have an exact release date on file and 1 are known only by year or month. January was the busiest month, with 4 releases, ahead of April (3). The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Ali Baba 40 Dongalu, Marina Manishi and Balaraju Katha. The first dated release of the year on file is Akka Chellelu (1 January 1970) and the last is Oke Kutumbham (25 December 1970).

12 directors are credited on these films. C. S. Rao and B. Vittalacharya have the most, with three films each, followed by A. Sanjeevi (2) and Dasari Yoganand (2). On music, K. V. Mahadevan scored four films of the year, ahead of S. P. Kodandapani (3) and Thotakura Venkata Raju (3). N. T. Rama Rao appears in nine films dated 1970, the most of any actor on file, followed by Allu Rama Lingaiah (8) and Kaikala Satyanarayana (7). The credits on file for the year name 8 music directors and 37 credited actors. NAT & Ramakrishna Cine Studios 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 Kodalu Diddina Kapuram at 193 minutes and the shortest is Lakshmi Kataksham at 138 minutes. That is 6 fewer than 1969, which has 24 films on file.

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