Telugu movies of 1981

Tollywood Desk lists 37 Telugu films dated 1981. February and January were the busiest months, with 5 releases each. The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are 47 Rojulu, Kondaveeti Simham and Aggi Ravva. The first dated release of the year on file is Srivari Muchatlu (1 January 1981) and the last is Kirayi Rowdylu (24 December 1981).

18 directors are credited on these films. Dasari Narayana Rao and K. Raghavendra Rao have the most, with six films each, followed by Kovelamudi Bapayya (3) and K. Vasu (3). On music, K. Chakravarthy scored 14 films of the year, ahead of K. V. Mahadevan (9) and Chellapilla Satyam (4). Allu Rama Lingaiah and Kaikala Satyanarayana each appear in 14 films dated 1981, the most of any actor on file, followed by Chiranjeevi (10) and Sridevi (9). The credits on file for the year name 9 music directors and 51 credited actors.

Of the 16 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Prema Mandiram at 160 minutes and the shortest is Rani Kasula Rangamma at 114 minutes. That is 3 more than 1980, which has 34 films on file.

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