Telugu movies of 1997

Tollywood Desk lists 35 Telugu films dated 1997. January was the busiest month, with 6 releases, ahead of October (5). The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Annamayya, Vasuki and Priyaragalu. The first dated release of the year on file is Chilakkottudu (4 January 1997) and the last is Pelli Pandiri (26 December 1997).

21 directors are credited on these films. E. V. V. Satyanarayana has the most, with five films, followed by Muthyala Subbaiah (4) and Kodi Ramakrishna (4). On music, Koti scored nine films of the year, ahead of M. M. Keeravani (3) and S. V. Krishna Reddy (3). Brahmanandam appears in 13 films dated 1997, the most of any actor on file, followed by Kota Srinivasa Rao (10) and Kaikala Satyanarayana (8). The credits on file for the year name 15 music directors and 94 credited actors. Dasari Film University 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 23 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Osey Ramulamma at 165 minutes and the shortest is Muddula Mogudu at 128 minutes. That is 3 more than 1996, which has 32 films on file.

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