Telugu movies of 2020

Tollywood Desk lists 22 Telugu films dated 2020; 21 have an exact release date on file and 1 are known only by year or month. January was the busiest month, with 5 releases, ahead of November (3). The most widely covered films of the year, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Ala Vaikunthapurramloo, Sarileru Neekevvaru and Bheeshma. The first dated release of the year on file is Sarileru Neekevvaru (11 January 2020) and the last is Murder (24 December 2020).

22 directors are credited on these films, none with more than one. On music, S. Thaman scored four films of the year. Naresh appears in five films dated 2020, the most of any actor on file, followed by Rashmika Mandanna (2) and Mehreen Pirzada (2). The credits on file for the year name 20 music directors and 75 credited actors. Sri Venkateswara Creations produced three films of the year, more than any other banner on file.

15 of the films have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. Of the 19 films with a runtime on file, the longest is Sarileru Neekevvaru at 169 minutes and the shortest is Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna at 93 minutes. That is 27 fewer than 2019, which has 49 films on file.

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