Telugu movies of 1991

Tollywood Desk lists 39 Telugu films dated 1991; 29 have an exact release date on file and 10 are known only by year or month. July and February were the busiest months, with 4 releases each. The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Coolie No. 1, Chaithanya and Rowdy Alludu. The first dated release of the year on file is Shatruvu (2 January 1991) and the last is Jaitra Yatra (13 November 1991).

30 directors are credited on these films. Relangi Narasimha Rao and Muthyala Subbaiah have the most, with three films each, followed by A. Mohan Gandhi (2) and K. Raghavendra Rao (2). On music, Ilaiyaraaja scored seven films of the year, ahead of M. M. Keeravani (5) and Raj-Koti (5). Rajendra Prasad appears in 11 films dated 1991, the most of any actor on file, followed by Brahmanandam (9) and Kota Srinivasa Rao (9). The credits on file for the year name 13 music directors and 91 credited actors. Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures produced two films of the year, more than any other banner on file.

Two of the films have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. Of the 29 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Nirnayam at 164 minutes and the shortest is Chaithanya at 119 minutes. That is 2 more than 1990, which has 37 films on file.

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