List of Telugu films of the 1950s

This is a list of films produced by the Tollywood film industry based in Hyderabad in the 1950s:

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1950
Aahuthi	R. S Junnarkar	Nishi Baran, Jaysinha, Shashi, Rupbasant, A. Chandrakant, Baby Naseem	Social	Sri Sri
Adhrusta Deepudu	S. Soundararajan
Apoorva Sahodarulu	Chittajallu Pullayya	R. Nagendra Rao, Bhanumati
Beedala Patlu	K. Ramnoth
Jeevitham	M. V. Raman	Narayana Rao C. H., S Varalakshmi, T. R. Ramachandran, Vyjayanthimala
Lakshmamma	Tripuraneni Gopichand
Mayarambha
Modhati Rathri	K.S. Prakash Rao	G. Varalakshmi
Palletoori Pilla	B. A. Subba Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswra, Rao, Anjali Devi
Paramanandaiah Shishyula Katha	Kasturi Siva Rao	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Lakshmirajyam, Girija, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Siva Rao Kasturi, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah	Drama
Raja Vikrama
Shavukaru	L. V. Prasad	Sowcar Janaki, Govindrajulu Subba Rao, N. T. Rama Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao
Samsaram	L. V. Prasad	N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao |C.V.Ranganath Das |
Sri Lakshmamma Katha	Ghantasala Balaramaiah	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, G. Varalakshmi, Siva Rao Kasturi, Anjali Devi
Sri Saibaba
Swapna Sundari	Ghantasala Balaramaiah	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Anjali Devi, S. Varalakshmi, Siva Rao Kasturi
Thirugubatu
Vaali - Sugreeva
1951
Aada Janma
Agni Pariksha
Akasha Raju
Chandravanka
Dheeksha	K. S. Prakash Rao	G. Varalakshmi
Jeevitha Nauka
Malleshwari	B. N. Reddi	N. T. Rama Rao, Bhanumati Ramakrishna
Mangala
Manthra Dandam
Maya Pilla
Mayalamari
Navvithe Navaratnalu
Nirdoshi	H. M. Reddy	Anjali Devi, Mukkamala Krishna Murthy, G. Varalakshmi
Patala Bhairavi	Kadri Venkata Reddy	N. T. Rama Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, K. Malathi, Padmanabham, Savitri, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Pelli Kuthuru
Penki Pellam
Perantalu
Rupavati
Sarvadikari
Soudhamini
Sthree Sahasam
Thilottama
1952
Aada Brathuku
Aadarsham
Aakali
Athinti Kapuram
Chinna Kodalu
Chinnamma Katha
Daasi	N.T.Rama Rao,Lakshmi Rajyam|
Dharma Devata	P. Pullaiah	P. Santha Kumari, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Mukkamala, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Kanchana	S. M. Sriramulu Naidu	K. R. Ramaswamy, Padmini
Manavathi
Maradalu Pilla
Mugguru Kodukulu
Palletooru	Tatineni Prakash Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, Savitri
Pedha Raithu
Pelli Chesi Choodu	L. V. Prasad	N. T. Rama Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, Savithri, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu Chilakalpudi
Praja Seva
Prema	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao	Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
Priyuralu
Rajeshwari
Sahasam
Sankranti
Savati Poru
Shanti
Tingu Ranga	B. A. Subba Rao	N. T. Rama Rao
1953
Aapeksha
Amarakavi
Ammalakkalu
Brathuku Theruvu	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, Savithri, Sriranjani, Suryakantham, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Chandirani	Bhanumati	Bhanumati, N. T. Rama Rao,
Devadasu	Vedantam Raghavaiah	Lalitha|
Gumastha
Kanna Talli	K. S. Prakash Rao	G. Varalakshmi, R. Nageswara Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, M. N. Nambiar
Kodarikam
Manjari
Na Chellelu
Naa Illu
Oka Talli Pillalu
Pakkinti Ammayi	Chittajalu Pullayya	Relangi Venkataramaiah, Anjali Devi, A. M. Rajah
Paradesi
Paropakaram
Pempudu Koduku
Pichi Pullaiah	T. Prakash Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Showkar Janaki, Krishna Kumari, Gummadi, Ramana Reddy, Chaya Devi
Prapancham
Prathigna	H. M. Reddy	Kanta Rao, Savithri, Rajanala
Prema Lekhalu
Puttillu
Rohini
Thandri
Vayyari Bhama
1954
Aggi Ramudu
Annadaata
Antha Manavalle
Baalanandam
Bangaru Bhoomi
Bangaru Papa	B. N. Reddi	S. V. Ranga Rao
Chakrapani	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao	Bhanumati, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, S. V. Ranga Rao, Suryakantham
Chandraharam	Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Sriranjani, S. V. Ranga Rao, Savithri, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Suryakantham
Iddaru Pellalu
Jathaka Phalam
Jyothy
Kalahasthi Mahathyam
Maa Gopi
Manohara
Menarikam
Nirupedhalu
Palle Paduchu
Pedda Manushulu	Kadri Venkata Reddy	Jandhyala Gaurinatha Sastri, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Hemalatha, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Sriranjani
Prajarajyam
Raaji Naa Pranam
Raaju-Peda	B. A. Subba Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Sudhakar, Lakshmirajyam, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Rajaguruvu
Rechukka	P. Pullaiah	N. T. Rama Rao, Devika
Sangham		N. T. Rama Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao
Thodu Dongalu
Vadhante Dabbu
Vipranarayana	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Bhanumati Ramakrishna, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
1955
Aada Bidda
Anarkali	Vedantam Raghavaiah	Anjali Devi, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao
Anthe Kaavali
Ardhaangi
Beedhala Aasthi
Cherapakura Chedevu
Donga Ramudu	D. Madhusudhana Rao	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savithri, Jamuna, Jaggayya, Allu Ramalingaiah, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Suryakantham
Jayasimha	D. Yoganand	N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi
Kanyadhaanam
Kanyashulkam	P. Pullaiah	Savithri, N. T. Rama Rao, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Govindrajulu Subba Rao, Showkar Janaki, Suryakantham, Chaya Devi
Missamma	L. V. Prasad	Savithri, N. T. Rama Rao
Pasupu-Kumkuma
Rojulu Marai	Tapi Chanakya	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Showkar Janaki, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Relangi Venkatramaiah, Ramana Reddy, Waheeda Rehman
Santhanam
Santosham
Srikrishna Thulabaram
Vadhina
Vadhinagari Gajulu	Rajanikanth	Anjali Devi, Chalam, Amarnath
Vijayagouri
1956
Balasanyasamma Katha
Bhakta Markandeya
Bhale Ramudu	Vedantam Raghavaiah	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savithri, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu
Charana Daasi		N. T. Rama Rao, Jamuna, Gummadi, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Suryakantham, Chaya Devi
Chintamani	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao	Bhanumati, N. T. Rama Rao, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Chiranjeevulu
Edi Nijam	Sundaram Balachander
Harishchandra
Ilavelpu	D. Yoganand	Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi
Jayam Manadhe
Kanaka Tara
Melukolupu
Muddu Bidda
Naga Panchami
Nagula Chavithi
Penki Pellam
Sadarama
Sontha Ooru
Sri Gowri Mahathyam
Tenali Ramakrishna	B. S. Ranga	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, N. T. Rama Rao, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Jamuna, Bhanumati
Uma Sundari
1957
Aalu Mogalu
Akka Chellelu	Directed by late Padmanabha rao (Nellore)who also directed "BavaMaradallu" in 1961 | |Music Director Pendyala and Heroine Malini(alias Kusuma) also worked as Music director and Heroine respectively in Bava MaraDallu|
Allauddin Adbutha Deepam	T. R. Raghunath	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, Anjali Devi
Bhagya Rekha
Bhale Ammayilu
Bhale Baava
Dampathyam
Dogallo Dora
Kutumba Gowravam
M. L. A.	K. B. Tilak	Jaggayya, Savithri, Gummadi
Mayabazar	K. V. Reddy	N. T. Rama Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, Savithri, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Rushyendramani, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Gummadi
Naladamayanthi
Panduranga Mahathyam	Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Rushyendramani, B. Padmanabham, B. Saroja Devi
Peddarikalu
Preme Daivam
Repu Nidhe
Sankalpam
Sarangadhara
Sati Anasuya
Sati Savitri
Suvarna Sundari	Vedantam Raghavaiah	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Anjali Devi, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Rajanala, Rajasulochana, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Swayamprabha
Thodi Kodallu	Adurthi Subba Rao	Savithri, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Suryakantham, Jaggayya
Vadhante Dabbu
Varadu Kaavali	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao	Bhanumati, Jaggayya, Devika
Veera Kankanam
Vinayaka Chavithi	Samudrala Raghavacharya	N. T. Rama Rao, Savithri, S. V. Ranga Rao, Krishna Kumari, Gummadi, Rajanala
1958
Aada Pethanam
Anna-Thammudu	Banner: Sri Rajeswari Direction:C.S. Rao Music:Aswathama Dialogues:Pinisetti Lyrics:Daita Gopalam, Kosaraju, Ravooru, Samudrala jr. B.V.N. Acharya Release:15-02-1958	N.T. Ramarao, Janaki, Rajasulochana, Jagayya, Mukkamala, Relangi, Malati, Girija, Mikkilineni, Padmanabham, Ravi Kondalaravu, Boddapati	Drama
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu	L. V. Prasad	N. T. Rama Rao, Jaggayya, Savithri, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, CSR, Jamuna, S. V. Ranga Rao
Atta Okinti Kodale	Banner: Anupama Direction: K.B Tilak Music: Pendyala Story/Dialogues: Pinisetti Lyrics: Arudra Release:10-10-1958	Jaggayya, Girija, Ramana Murthy, Devika, Ramana Reddy, Hemalatamma Rao(Hemalata)	Drama
Bhookailash
Bhooloka Rambha
Bommala Pelli	Banner: Aruna Films Direction:R.M. Krishnaswamy Music: K.V. Mahadevan & Pugalendi Story & Dialogues: Atreya Lyrics:Atreya & SriSri Release: 11-01-1958 Tamil: Bommai Kalyanam - 03-05-1958	Sivaji Ganesan, Jamuna, Mynavathi, Chittor V. Nagaiah, S. V. Ranga Rao, P. Santha Kumari, Rushyendramani, Suryakantam, etc	Drama
Chenchu Lakshmi	B. A. Subba Rao	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Anjali Devi, S. V. Ranga Rao, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Balaji, Nagabhushanam, Rushyendramani, Gummadi
Dongalunnaru Jagratta
Ethuku Paiethu
Ganga Gowri Samvadham
Inti Guttu
Karthavarayuni Katha	Banner: R.R. Pictures Direction: T. R. Ramanna Music: G. Ramanathan & Aswathama Story & Dialogues: Maddipatla Suri Lyrics: Devulapalli Release:18-10-1958 Tamil:Kaathavaraayan	NT Ramarao, Savitri, Girija, Kannamba, Mukkamala, Ramana Reddy, Padmanabham, Balakrishna	Drama
Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu
Mundhadugu
Parvati Kalyanam
Patibhakti	Banner: Durga Films Direction: A. Bhimsingh Music: Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy & T. Chalapatirao Release: 09-10-1958 Tamil Dubbed - Padhi Bhakti Dialogues & Lyrics: SriSri	Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, M. N. Rajam, T. S. Balaiah, Chittor V. Nagaiah, K. A. Thangavelu, J. P. Chandrababu, M. Saroja, K. D. Santhanam, A. Krishnan, A. Rama Rao, C. R. Vijayakumari, C. K. Saraswathi, K. S. Angamuthu, K. Malathi	Social
Pellinati Pramanalu	Kadiri Venkata Reddy	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Jamuna Ramanarao, Rajasulochana, S. V. Ranga Rao	Drama
Pulichesina Pelli	Banner: Associated Producers & Sarath Films Direction: P. Bhaskaran Music: K. Raghavan & Rajamanickam Pillai Dialogues & Lyrics: Ravooru Release:10-12-1958 Malayalam Dubbed:Nairu Pidicha Pulivaalu	Sathyan , Ragini , Prema, Vanakutty Raman Pillai, TKR Bhadran, TS Muthaiah, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai, Bahadoor, GK Pillai ,Kunjava , SP Pillai, TN Gopinathan Nair , Pankajavalli	Social
Rajanandini
Shoba
Sri Krishna Garadi
Sri Krishna Leelalu	Banner: Sri Muralikrishna Films Direction: Kundan Kumar Music: SL Merchant & M.S Sriram Musical Supervision:Ramesh Naidu Release: 28-11-1958 Hindi Dubbed - Neelmani Dialogues: Padala RamaRao Lyrics:Anisetti, Bairagi, Veeturi	Nalini Jaywant, Prem Adib, Raaj Kumar, Lalita Pawar, Sulochana Chatterjee, Kuldip Kaur, S N Tripathi, Mohan Choti	Devotional
Sri Krishna Maya
Sriramabhakta Hanuman	Banner: Basant Pictures Direction: Babubhai Mistry Music: Chitragupt & Vijayabhaskar Release: 21-03-1958 Hindi Dubbed - Pawan Putra Hanuman Dialogues & Lyrics: Sri Sri	Mahipal, Anita Guha, B. M. Vyas, Krishna Kumari, S. N. Tripathi, Soodesh Kumar, Amirbai Karnataki, Ratnamala, Kanchanmala, Helen, Sheela Vaz, Pravin Paul	Devotional
Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham
Samrat Vikramarka	Direction: D. S Kotnis Music: Sudhir Phadke, Ram Kadam & Hobale Release - Feb 08 - 1958 - Saturday Banner: Prabhat Studios Worldwide copyright - Kelkar Film Exchange - Pune	Kamala Kotnis, Lakshmirajyam, Govindarajula SubbaRao, Sivarao	Drama	Tapi DharmaRao
Uttama Illalu	Banner:Jupiter Direction:A.S.A. Sami Music:G. Ramanathan & M.S. Raju Dialogues & Lyrics: SriSri Release:17-04-1958 Tamil Dubbed: Karpukkarasi	Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, M. K. Radha, G. Varalakshmi, K. R. Chellam, R. Balasubramaniam, P. G. Vengadasalam, Mogana, E. V. Saroja and dance by Ragini	Drama
Veera Khadgamu	Direction: T. R. Ramanna Music:G. Ramanathan Release - 16-05-1958 Banner: Sivakami Pictures Story: M. Karunanidhi Dialogues: Palagummi Lyrics: Arudra Tamil Dubbed - Pudhumai Pithan	M. G. Ramachandran, T. R. Rajakumari, B. S. Saroja, J. P. Chandrababu, E. V. Saroja, T. S. Balaiah, K. S. Angamuthu, E. R. Sahadevan, R. Balasubramaniam, P. G. Venkadachalam	Drama
Veera Pratap	Banner: Prasad Art Pictures Direction: T. Prakash Rao Music: G. Ramanathan & T. Chalapati Rao Release: 23-05-1958 Lyrics: SriSri Tamil Dubbed:Uthama Puthiran 1958	Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, P. Kannamba, Ragini, M. N. Nambiar, M. K. Radha, K. A. Thangavelu, Stunt Somu, M. S. S. Bakkiam, P. S. Vengadasalam
Vijayakota Veerudu	Banner: Gemini Direction: S. S. Vasan Music: C Ramachandra & Eemani SenkaraSastri Dialogues & Lyrics: SriSri Release:02-10-1958 Tamil Dubbed:Vanjikottai Valiban - 1958 Hindi: Rajtilak_1958	Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, Padmini, P. S. Veerappa, T. K. Shanmugam, P. Kannamba, S. V. Subbaiah, M. S. Sundari Bai, K. A. Thangavelu, T. P. Muthulakshmi, Daisy Irani	Drama
1959
Aalu Mogalu
Bala Nagamma	Chittajalu Pullayya	Kanchanamala, Govindrajulu Subba Rao, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Banda Ramudu
Bhagya Devata
Bhakta Ambarisha
Daiva Bhalam
Illarikam	T. Prakash Rao	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Jamuna, Gummadi, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Ramana Reddy, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu
Jayabheri	P. Pullaiah	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Anjali Devi, S. V. Ranga Rao, Chittor V. Nagaiah
Jaya-Vijaya
Krishna Leelalu	Chandrasekhara Rao Jampana	Lakshmirajyam, S. V. Ranga Rao, Sriranjani, Suryakantham, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Gummadi, Padmanabham, Allu Ramalingaiah
Kuthuru Kapuram
Maa Inti Mahalakshmi
Mangalya Balam	Adurthi Subba Rao	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savithri, S. V. Ranga Rao, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Kannamba, Rajasulochana, Suryakantham, Ramana Reddy
Manorama
Pelli Meedha Pelli
Pelli Sandadi	Yoganand	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Anjali Devi, Chalam, Saroja Devi B, Ramana Redd
Rajamalayasimha
Rechukka Pagati Chukka	Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Showkar Janaki
Sati Sukanya
Sati Tulasi
Shabash Ramudu	C. S. R. Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Devika, Gummadi
Sipayi Kuthuru
Vachina Kodalu Nachindhi
Veera Bhaskarudu