Telugu movies of 1990

Tollywood Desk lists 37 Telugu films dated 1990; 25 have an exact release date on file and 12 are known only by year or month. September was the busiest month, with 5 releases, ahead of April (4). The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Bobbili Raja, 20va Shatabdam and Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari. The first dated release of the year on file is Prananiki Pranam (12 January 1990) and the last is Lorry Driver (21 December 1990).

24 directors are credited on these films. Relangi Narasimha Rao has the most, with four films, followed by A. Kodandarami Reddy (3) and Kodi Ramakrishna (3). On music, Raj-Koti scored ten films of the year, ahead of Ilaiyaraaja (7) and K. Chakravarthy (4). Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Kaikala Satyanarayana each appear in 11 films dated 1990, the most of any actor on file, followed by Rajendra Prasad (9) and Sharada (5). The credits on file for the year name 15 music directors and 68 credited actors.

Of the 27 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Prema Yuddham at 166 minutes and the shortest is Rao Gari Intlo Rowdy at 120 minutes. That is 1 more than 1989, which has 36 films on file.

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