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1940s Telugu-language Movies

Public list by WPS with 15 movies or TV shows/series

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Laila Majnu(1949)

2h 21min | Drama, History

Khayas falls in love with Laila but her father refuses the alliance, which leaves Khayas heartbroken. Things take a turn when Laila then moves to Mecca.

Directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao - With Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Mukkamala, Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu, Sriranjani

Shavukaru(1950)

2h 57min | Drama

Satyam, a moneylender's son, is supposed to marry his neighbour's daughter Subbulu. However, complications arise when Satyam lands in jail due to unknown reasons.

Directed by L. V. Prasad - With N. T. Rama Rao, Sowcar Janaki, Govindarajula Subba Rao, Santha Kumari, Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, ...

Shaavukaru(1950)

Film starring Showkar Janaki and Govindrajulu Subba Rao.

Directed by L. V. Prasad - With N. T. Rama Rao, Sowcar Janaki, Govindarajula Subba Rao, Santha Kumari, Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, ...

Swargaseema(1945)

1h 54min | Drama

Murthy and Kalyani are happily married till Murthy watches a street play in his village and notices the beautiful Subbalaxmi in that troupe. He advises Subbalaxmi's father to take her to Madras, where she could possibly become a big theatre artiste. After traveling to Madras, Subbalaxmi is offered the lead role and changes her name to Sujatha. Murthy falls for Sujatha's charms and neglects his family.

Directed by Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy - With Chittoor Nagaiah, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Chadalavada Kutumba Rao, C. H. Narayana Rao

Devatha(1941)

3h 6min

Foreign-educated Venu falls for Lakshmi, his servant's daughter. However, he leaves for the city and forgets all about her only to discover that she is pregnant with his child.

Directed by Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy - With Chittoor Nagaiah, Kumari, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, C. H. Narayana Rao, Tanguturi Suryakumari

Vindhya Rani(1948)

Durjaya succeeds in his plot to kill and overthrow his brother and takes the throne of the Vindhya Kingdom. Prince Shivasri, attended by Shatamitra, waits for an opportunity to take revenge. In the midst of this revenge plot, both men have eyes for Avanti who loves Shivasri but is Queen to Durjaya.

Directed by C. Pullaiah - With Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Garikapati Varalakshmi, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Pushpavalli, Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao

Keelu Gurram(1949)

3h 40min | Fantasy

A young man after knowing his past through his queen mother who has been abandoned from the kingdom by the king for some false complaints against her, tries to make the things get better in the kingdom with the help of a magical horse.

With Anjali Devi, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, T. Kanakam, Surabhi Kamalabai, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah

Thyagaiah(1946)

3h 6min | History, Music

Thyagaraja, a saint and a poet, overcomes many hurdles in his life, including grinding poverty to emerge as the greatest Carnatic music composers of all time.

Bala Nagamma(1942)

2h 18min | Action, Drama, Music

The story is about Bala Nagamma, a young princess. The King prays for progeny and is blessed with children, the youngest of them is named Bala Nagamma. She is married off to Karyavardi Raju. She is kidnapped by Mayala Marathi who turns her into a dog and takes her to his cave. Once there, he tries to take advantage of her. She keeps him away by quoting some Holy Rites and Pujas that she is involved in. She is a prisoner in the cave for fourteen years, during which time the Fakir's mistress, Sangu, becomes jealous of his obsession with Bala Nagamma. In the meantime, her son Balavardi Raju grows up and discovers the truth about his mother.

Directed by C. Pullaiah - With Kanchanamala, Govindarajula Subba Rao, Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao, Balijepalli Lakshmikantham, T. G. Kamala Devi, Kamala Kotnis, ...

Mana Desam(1949)

2h 52min | Drama

Madhu and Sobha love each other. But they have differences in their political views. So they need to overcome several hurdles to get united again.

Directed by L. V. Prasad - With Chittoor Nagaiah, C. H. Narayana Rao, Krishnaveni, S. V. Ranga Rao, N. T. Rama Rao

Gunasundari Katha(1949)

2h 52min | Drama, Fantasy

This is the first Telugu film to complete 100 days of theatrical run in 10 centers. William Shakespeare's play King Lear was the inspiration for the core plot. But the writers changed the tone from the tragedy of King Lear to a more entertaining one for the film.

Directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy - With Sriranjani, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Govindarajula Subba Rao, T. G. Kamala Devi, T. Kanakam, Vijaya Nirmala, ...

Bhakta Potana(1943)

3h 6min | History, Drama

It is a biographical film based on the life of Potana, who translated Bhagavatam into the Telugu language.

Directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy - With Chittoor Nagaiah, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Sivaram Vallabhajosyula, Tanguturi Suryakumari
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Krishna Prema(1943)

3h 4min

Bollywood 1943.

Directed by Hanumappa Vishwanath Babu - With Santha Kumari, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Tanguturi Suryakumari

Sumangali(1940)

3h 14min

1940 film starring Chittor V. Nagaiah, Giri A.S. and Kumari.

Directed by Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy - With Chittoor Nagaiah, Kumari, Mudigonda Lingamurthy

Palnati Yudham(2023)

2h 48min | War

1947 Movie in Telugu language.

Directed by L. V. Prasad - With Govindarajula Subba Rao, Pasupuleti Kannamba, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, S. Varalakshmi, Mudigonda Lingamurthy
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