Telugu movies of 1971

Tollywood Desk lists 24 Telugu films dated 1971; 21 have an exact release date on file and 3 are known only by year or month. November and August were the busiest months, with 3 releases each. The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Rangeli Raja, Pavitra Hrudayalu and Tahsildar Gari Ammayi. The first dated release of the year on file is Shri Krishna Vijayam (11 January 1971) and the last is Sri Krishna Satya (24 December 1971).

17 directors are credited on these films. Kasinathuni Viswanath and V. Madhusudhan Rao have the most, with three films each, followed by Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao (2) and C. S. Rao (2). On music, K. V. Mahadevan scored five films of the year, ahead of Pendyala Nageswara Rao (3) and T. Chalapathi Rao (3). N. T. Rama Rao appears in nine films dated 1971, the most of any actor on file, followed by Akkineni Nageswara Rao (8) and Vanisri (8). The credits on file for the year name 12 music directors and 37 credited actors.

Of the 17 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Nindu Dampathulu at 189 minutes and the shortest is Adrusta Jathakudu at 137 minutes. That is 6 more than 1970, which has 18 films on file.

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