Telugu movies of 1973

Tollywood Desk lists 19 Telugu films dated 1973; 18 have an exact release date on file and 1 are known only by year or month. November and July were the busiest months, with 3 releases each. The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Bhakta Tukaram, Marapurani Manishi and Vaade Veedu. The first dated release of the year on file is Dabbuki Lokam Dasoham (12 January 1973) and the last is Ganga Manga (30 November 1973).

On music, K. V. Mahadevan scored five films of the year, ahead of Chellapilla Satyam (4) and Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu (2). Allu Rama Lingaiah appears in eight films dated 1973, the most of any actor on file, followed by Kaikala Satyanarayana (6) and N. T. Rama Rao (5). The credits on file for the year name 10 music directors and 41 credited actors.

Of the 11 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Devudu Chesina Manushulu at 177 minutes and the shortest is Marapurani Manishi at 139 minutes. That is 2 more than 1972, which has 17 films on file.

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