Telugu movies of 1978

Tollywood Desk lists 30 Telugu films dated 1978; 27 have an exact release date on file and 3 are known only by year or month. January was the busiest month, with 4 releases, ahead of December (3). The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Maro Charithra, Akbar Salim Anarkali and Jaganmohini. The first dated release of the year on file is Sati Savitri (4 January 1978) and the last is Karunamayudu (21 December 1978).

21 directors are credited on these films. Dasari Narayana Rao and K. Raghavendra Rao have the most, with three films each, followed by Bapu (2) and N. T. Rama Rao (2). On music, K. V. Mahadevan scored eight films of the year, ahead of K. Chakravarthy (4) and Chellapilla Satyam (3). N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha each appear in eight films dated 1978, the most of any actor on file, followed by Allu Rama Lingaiah (7) and Kaikala Satyanarayana (7). The credits on file for the year name 16 music directors and 55 credited actors.

Of the 18 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Shri Rama Pattabhishekam at 196 minutes and the shortest is KD No:1 at 125 minutes. That is 11 more than 1977, which has 19 films on file.

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