Gummadi

Gummadi

Gummadi Venkateswara Rao widely known as Gummadi, was an Indian film actor and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil films. Known as a character actor, Gummadi starred in around five hundred feature films. He received critical reception for his works in Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962), for which he has received the erstwhile Rashtrapati Award. Gummadi was an official member of the Indian delegation from South India to the Tashkent Film Festival in 1978 and 1982. Gummadi served as a jury member thrice for the 28th, 33rd, and 39th National Film Awards. He served twice on the state Nandi Awards Committee. In 1977, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema.

  • Title: Gummadi
  • Popularity: 6.167
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1928-07-09
  • Place of Birth: West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
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  • Also Known As: Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
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Gummadi Movies

  • 1977
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    Daana Veera Soora Karna

    Daana Veera Soora Karna

    8.5 1977 HD

    A retelling of Mahabharata through the perspectives of KARNA and DURYODHANA. The film uses dialogue and poetry written in Classical Telugu/...

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  • 1973
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    Vintha Katha

    Vintha Katha

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1974
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    Alluri Seetha Ramaraju

    Alluri Seetha Ramaraju

    8.5 1974 HD

    Cinematic version of the life of the legendary freedom fighter.

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  • 1966
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    Navaratri

    Navaratri

    1 1966 HD

    Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home. Later, she comes across nine people, each representing...

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  • 1966
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    Zamindar

    Zamindar

    1 1966 HD

    A CID officer goes undercover to track down a large sum of money that was stolen by a group of soldiers during the Second World War.

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  • 1971
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    Mosagallaku Mosagadu

    Mosagallaku Mosagadu

    7.5 1971 HD

    Amarvedu dynasty was attacked by Britishers at the time of Bobbili war in South India. Before the Britishers are about to attack the dynasty, a...

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  • 1959
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    Illarikam

    Illarikam

    1 1959 HD

    Venu, a poor man, falls in love and marries Radha, a zamindar's daughter. When Venu moves into the zamindar's house,there are multiple problems Venu...

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  • 1992
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    Samrat Ashoka

    Samrat Ashoka

    1 1992 HD

    The life story of emperor Ashoka.

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  • 1977
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    Indradhanusu

    Indradhanusu

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1972
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    Kalam Marindi

    Kalam Marindi

    1 1972 HD

    In this movie inspired by Sujata (1959), Lakshmipati is a village landlord who adopts Shanthi, the daughter of his lower caste servant. When Shanthi...

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  • 1983
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    Bahudoorapu Batasari

    Bahudoorapu Batasari

    1 1983 HD

    Prasad, an honest police officer, brings up his sons with a lot of love and care. However, when he falls on hard times, his sons abandon him and he...

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  • 1962
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    Manchi Manasulu

    Manchi Manasulu

    1 1962 HD

    Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's...

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  • 1970
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    Agni Pareeksha

    Agni Pareeksha

    1 1970 HD

    Agni Pareeksha is a movie directed by K Varaprasadarao featuring Sridevi, Anjali Devi.

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  • 1971
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    Nenu Manishine

    Nenu Manishine

    1 1971 HD

    Movie starring Krishna Ghattamaneni, Kanchana, Gummadi and is directed by G. V. R. Seshagiri Rao

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  • 1978
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    Vichitra Jeevitham

    Vichitra Jeevitham

    1 1978 HD

    Chandra Shekar "Chandram" loves and marries Gowri. Soon, Chandram gets a job in an estate owned by Surendra Nath a decadent person who behaves like a...

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  • 1971
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    Srimanthudu

    Srimanthudu

    1 1971 HD

    The guardians of a boy, who is the legal heir to a property, trick him into becoming an alcoholic with the evil intention of grabbing his wealth....

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  • 1955
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    Missamma

    Missamma

    7.6 1955 HD

    Rao and Mary, unemployed college graduates from Madras, act as if they are a married couple to get jobs as schoolteachers in the small village of...

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  • 1973
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    Tata Manavadu

    Tata Manavadu

    1 1973 HD

    A young man teaches a lesson to his parents for abandoning his grand parents.

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  • 1989
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    Koduku Diddina Kapuram

    Koduku Diddina Kapuram

    6 1989 HD

    Chakravarthy and Sasirekha gets married. But false allegations on Chakravarthy regarding a murder creates misunderstandings between them. Their sons...

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  • 1957
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    Vinayaka Chavithi

    Vinayaka Chavithi

    1 1957 HD

    The story is of Syamantakopakhyanam, annually read during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival day celebrations of Lord Vinayaka.

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  • 1986
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    Simhasanam

    Simhasanam

    1 1986 HD

    Maharaja Sharminder Bhupathi of Avanti and his wife, the Rajmata, would like to see peace in the region, and would like their daughter, Alaknanda, to...

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  • 1981
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    Kotha Jeevithalu

    Kotha Jeevithalu

    1 1981 HD

    Jyoti, a school teacher, falls in love with Gopal, an honest man. What happens when Raju, a wealthy landlord, tries to ruin their relationship with...

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  • 1991
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    Pelli Pustakam

    Pelli Pustakam

    9 1991 HD

    Newly married couple K. Krishnamurthy and Satyabhama to solve their financial problems they seek a job in a big company. As their boss would give job...

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  • 1959
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    Daiva Balam

    Daiva Balam

    8 1959 HD

    Princess Rupa falls in love with Chandrasena, a commoner, as per an astrological prediction. Her king father plots to separate them but in vain.

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  • 1964
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    Marmayogi

    Marmayogi

    8 1964 HD

    Marmayogi (transl. The Mysterious Sage) is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced by S. K. Habibulla and directed by B. A....

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  • 1993
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    Rajendrudu Gajendrudu

    Rajendrudu Gajendrudu

    7 1993 HD

    Rajendra wins a lottery and the prize is an elephant. Despite being poor, he chooses to keep the animal. What follows is a unique bond of love...

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  • 1985
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    Rakta Sindhuram

    Rakta Sindhuram

    1 1985 HD

    A criminal makes Gopi, an honest police officer, save a bonded labourer from the clutches of a moneylender, in order to save himself from capital...

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  • 1986
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    Kirathakudu

    Kirathakudu

    1 1986 HD

    Kiratakudu is a action oriented movie in which, Chiranjeevi played a rather unusual role, who hates his father to the core and does not support him...

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  • 1984
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    Rustum

    Rustum

    1 1984 HD

    Rustum is a 1984 Telugu film directed by Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Urvashi, Raogopal Rao and Nutan Prasad in lead roles.

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  • 1983
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    Sangarshana

    Sangarshana

    1 1983 HD

    Sangharshana movie deals with the struggle between a rich father and his well educated foreign returned son.Chiranjeevi played a role of Dilip, who...

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  • 1983
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    Prema Pichollu

    Prema Pichollu

    1 1983 HD

    Prema Pichollu is a drama based movie in which, Chiranjeevi plays Ravi who is an unemployed post-graduate and in love with Prema (Radhika). Prema is...

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  • 1980
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    Mosagadu

    Mosagadu

    1 1980 HD

    Mosagadu is action drama based movie in which, Chiranjeevi acted as a villain in this movie  for the first time in his career.Sobhan babu and...

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  • 1990
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    Bobbili Raja

    Bobbili Raja

    5.7 1990 HD

    Raja, who has always lived in the jungle with his mother and grandpa and Rani, daughter of the minister who has had all the comforts of life. How...

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  • 1960
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    Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam

    Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam

    8 1960 HD

    Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (Telugu: శ్రీ వెంకటేశ్వర మహత్యం) is a 1960 Magnum opus Telugu mythological film...

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  • 1971
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    Prema Nagar

    Prema Nagar

    1 1971 HD

    A romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle class girl who changes him. They fall in love but his...

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  • 1960
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    Renukadevi Mahatyam

    Renukadevi Mahatyam

    1 1960 HD

    Directed by K.S. Prakash Rao.

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  • 1978
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    Chal Mohana Ranga

    Chal Mohana Ranga

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1967
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    Ave Kallu

    Ave Kallu

    8 1967 HD

    Rich and pretty, Susila returns from college to find that her family is being bumped off one by one. The only clues are a half smoked cigar left at...

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  • 1960
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    Maa Babu

    Maa Babu

    1 1960 HD

    Dr Anand, a respectable doctor, gives away his son to Ratna Devi, a widow. Soon, he marries a nurse and troubles between them ensue.

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  • 1963
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    Punarjanma

    Punarjanma

    1 1963 HD

    Gopi, a sculptor who is in love with his niece, goes into a delirium after his sculpture catches fire. His troubled father tries various things to...

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  • 1955
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    Jayasimha

    Jayasimha

    1 1955 HD

    Inspired from the Telugu novel Veera Pooja, the film tells the story of Jayasimha (played by Rama Rao), the crown prince of Malawa kingdom who...

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  • 1955
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    Kanyasulkam

    Kanyasulkam

    8 1955 HD

    Venkatesam decides to get his nine-year-old daughter married to a rich old man, Lubdhavadhanlu, for large sums of money. However, Karataka Sastry...

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  • 1970
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    Maro Prapancham

    Maro Prapancham

    1 1970 HD

    Nine idealistic youngsters plan to create "Maro Prapancham", an egalitarian utopian. But when they start kidnapping children to bring them into their...

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  • 1961
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    Seetha Rama Kalyanam

    Seetha Rama Kalyanam

    10 1961 HD

    The film depicts the life of Lord Rama from birth to his marriage with Seetha.

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  • 1979
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    Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam

    Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam

    1 1979 HD

    1979 Telugu Film

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  • 1963
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    Paruvu-Prathishtta

    Paruvu-Prathishtta

    1 1963 HD

    The plot in unknown.

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  • 1981
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    Gaja Donga

    Gaja Donga

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1978
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    Akbar Saleem Anarkali

    Akbar Saleem Anarkali

    6 1978 HD

    The story of Anarkali and Saleem retold.

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  • 1956
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    Jayam Manade

    Jayam Manade

    1 1956 HD

    Once upon a time in a kingdom, a young man named Prathap decides to teach a lesson to the army chief Prachanda who oppresses the people in the...

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  • 1979
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    Tiger

    Tiger

    1 1979 HD

    Tiger is a remake of 1977 Hindi film Khoon Pasina.

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  • 1962
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    Mahamantri Thimmarusu

    Mahamantri Thimmarusu

    1 1962 HD

    Timmarusu the prime minister in Krishnadevaraya's court, is envied by Hamvira, who hopes to overthrow him. After being falsely accused of attacking...

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  • 1979
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    Maavaari Manchithanam

    Maavaari Manchithanam

    1 1979 HD

    Maavari Manchitanam (transl. My Husband's Goodness) is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. Pundarikakshaiah and directed...

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  • 1993
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    Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu

    Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu

    1 1993 HD

    Born to Bhimamba and Marayya, Srinatha earns the title Kavi Sarvabhowma. He dedicates many of his works to kings in exchange for gifts and leads a...

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  • 1953
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    Pichi Pullaiah

    Pichi Pullaiah

    1 1953 HD

    Pullaiah is sent by his father to work in the city for a landlord. Pullaiah faces a lot of hardships and goes to jail, but finally is proved innocent.

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  • 1970
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    Pelli Choopulu

    Pelli Choopulu

    1 1970 HD

    Pelli Choopulu (transl. Matchmaking) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Parvataneni Sambasiva Rao.[1] A remake...

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  • 1972
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    Pandanti Kapuram

    Pandanti Kapuram

    10 1972 HD

    Pandanti Kapuram is a 1972 Telugu, family drama film.

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  • 1969
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    Aadarsa Kutumbam

    Aadarsa Kutumbam

    1 1969 HD

    Prasad is an ambitous and young medical student who lives with his extended family. His oldest brother, Pathabi, is a hard working farmer who...

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  • 1980
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    Chandipriya

    Chandipriya

    1 1980 HD

    Chandipriya is a 1980 Telugu language film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao starring Jaya Prada and Sobhan Babu. The film was based on the novel of...

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  • 1981
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    Sandhya Ragam

    Sandhya Ragam

    5 1981 HD

    A Telugu family drama.

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  • 1973
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    Meena

    Meena

    1 1973 HD

    Meena is an Indian Drama and a family entertainment film through which Actress Vijaya Nirmala has made her Directorial Debut.

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  • 1982
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    Eenadu

    Eenadu

    1 1982 HD

    Eenadu is Krishna's 200th movie with huge star cast. It's almost on the same lines of his 100th movie ALLURI SEETHA RAMARAJU. But in this movie, he...

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  • 1993
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    Rampur Ka Raja

    Rampur Ka Raja

    1 1993 HD

    A 1993 Indian adventure film.

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  • 1962
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    Aradhana

    Aradhana

    8 1962 HD

    Dr. Murali Krishna loves Anuradha, but he loses his scholarship after a misunderstanding with her. Krishna becomes engaged to Lakshmi before going to...

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  • 1964
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    Aatma Balam

    Aatma Balam

    1 1964 HD

    Rama Rao (Y.B.Raju) is an affluent gentleman and he has a wife named Jagadeeshwari (Kannamba). The couple has a son Kumar (Jaggaiah). During...

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  • 1969
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    Adrushtavanthulu

    Adrushtavanthulu

    7 1969 HD

    Raghu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a notorious criminal released from jail after completing his imprisonment as a changed person and challenges the...

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  • 1966
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    Manase Mandiram

    Manase Mandiram

    1 1966 HD

    Manase Mandiram (English: The Heart is a Temple) is a 1966 Telugu language romantic drama film, produced by Yarra Appa Rao on Sri Krishna Sai Films...

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  • 1960
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    Pelli Kanuka

    Pelli Kanuka

    1 1960 HD

    Bhaskar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and Vasanti (B. Saroja Devi) are college mates who clash when she complains to the college principal about a love...

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  • 1993
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    Govindha Govindha

    Govindha Govindha

    4.5 1993 HD

    A Tantric believes that by donating a virgin woman's head to gods crown, would bring down the universe to his feet. How the hero and heroine gets...

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  • 1976
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    Aaradhana

    Aaradhana

    8 1976 HD

    In a village which is located in a beautiful hilly area full of greenery and water bodies, there lives a villager called Gopi (N. T. Rama Rao) along...

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  • 1955
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    Ardhangi

    Ardhangi

    1 1955 HD

    Zamindar Bhujangarao (Gummadi) has two sons. The elder son Raghunath Rao (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) born to his first wife is a retard. After her...

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  • 1963
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    Bandipotu

    Bandipotu

    1 1963 HD

    Sathyasena (Gummadi), the king of Gandhara, suffering from paralytic legs leaves the rule to his vicious brother-in-law Soorasimha (Rajanala), the...

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  • 1962
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    Bhishma

    Bhishma

    1 1962 HD

    Bhishma is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language Hindu Epic film, based on the life of Bhishma from the epic Mahabharata.

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  • 1965
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    Pandava Vanavasamu

    Pandava Vanavasamu

    6.5 1965 HD

    After the Pandavas are forcefully exiled by their enemies, they must get together and fight back in order to reclaim their land.

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  • 1983
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    Nelavanka

    Nelavanka

    1 1983 HD

    Srirama Raju (Gummadi) is the zamindar of the village. Raheem (J.V. Somayajulu), his classmate and a friend, also works as his carriage-driver. The...

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  • 1965
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    Aatma Gowravam

    Aatma Gowravam

    7 1965 HD

    A zamindar who does not have any heir wishes to adopt Srinivas. However, his wife is against it and instead wants to adopt Venu, who is her sister's...

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  • 1976
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    Seetha Kalyanam

    Seetha Kalyanam

    9 1976 HD

    An epic musical drama depicting the preface to Seetha and Rama's wedding.

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  • 1958
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    Intiguttu

    Intiguttu

    1 1958 HD

    Seshachalam and his wife Nancharamma secretly swap their infant son with their rich brother-in-law's new born son. Unaware of this Dewan Bahadur...

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  • 1988
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    Rajakiya Chadurangam

    Rajakiya Chadurangam

    1 1988 HD

    The story begins with formation of the new government when an honest person, Satya Murthy (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) becomes Chief Minister of Andhra...

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  • 1991
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    Talli Tandrulu

    Talli Tandrulu

    1 1991 HD

    Venkataramaiah (Gummadi) is a respectable person in the society, who runs a timber business. He does not take up any responsibility, neither does he...

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  • 1985
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    Sri Datta Darsanam

    Sri Datta Darsanam

    1 1985 HD

    Sri Datta Darsanam, dubbed into Hindi as Shri Datta Darshan in 1988, is a 1985 Telugu film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. The story is based...

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  • 1975
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    Yashoda Krishna

    Yashoda Krishna

    1 1975 HD

    Chronicles the birth and childhood of Krishna, who is prophesied to be the death of his tyrannical uncle Kans. Also tells the story of Krishna's...

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  • 1991
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    Brahmarshi Vishwamitra

    Brahmarshi Vishwamitra

    1 1991 HD

    The story is based on the life of Vishvamitra, who is one of the most venerated sages of ancient times in India. At last, Vishwamitra penance power...

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  • 1989
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    Simha Swapnam

    Simha Swapnam

    1 1989 HD

    Balaram is a truck driver working in a transport company. His brother comes to know that the owners of the company are involved in gold smuggling....

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  • 1957
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    Mayabazar

    Mayabazar

    7.6 1957 HD

    Balarama promises Subhadra to get his daughter married to her son. However, when he loses his kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama has no choice but to...

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  • 1983
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    Adavalle Aligithe

    Adavalle Aligithe

    1 1983 HD

    Adavalle Aligithe (transl. If Ladies Show Sulk) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language comedy film produced by Akkineni Srinivasa Rao and...

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  • 1966
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    Palnati Yudham

    Palnati Yudham

    1 1966 HD

    When the minister of Palnadu opens the temple doors for all the castes in the kingdom, disputes arises in the kingdom leading to war.

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  • 1963
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    Chaduvukunna Ammayilu

    Chaduvukunna Ammayilu

    1 1963 HD

    Sujatha and Vasantha are best friends despite hailing from different financial backgrounds. Both of them end up falling in love with Shekhar, but...

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  • 1967
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    Private Master

    Private Master

    1 1967 HD

    Sridhar, who is appointed as a home tutor to teach a girl belonging to a rich family, falls in love with his student.

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  • 1966
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    Aastiparulu

    Aastiparulu

    1 1966 HD

    Zamindar Janardhan Rao, a paterfamilias, holds high esteem in society. One of his sons, Bachi, is a vagabond and malicious, his misdeeds increasing...

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  • 1992
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    Brindavanam

    Brindavanam

    1 1992 HD

    Panakalu (Satyanarayana) betrays Ravi's (Rajendra Prasad) grandparents and fraudulently occupies their house named Brindavanam. Ravi promises his...

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  • 1975
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    Soggadu

    Soggadu

    1 1975 HD

    Sobhanadri is popularly known as 'Soggadu' in his native village. He loves his cross-cousin Saroja. Saroja's father Paramesam does not like this as...

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  • 1977
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    Kurukshetram

    Kurukshetram

    1 1977 HD

    The Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata told through Cinema.

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  • 1956
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    Bhale Ramudu

    Bhale Ramudu

    1 1956 HD

    Ramu changes his identity to help Roopa as she gets disabled because of him.

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  • 1972
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    Sampoorna Ramayanam

    Sampoorna Ramayanam

    1 1972 HD

    This film depicts the complete life of Sri Rama.

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  • 1982
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    Gruhapravesam

    Gruhapravesam

    1 1982 HD

    After Lakshmi rejects Madhu, he rapes her. Lakshmi decides to marry and reform him.

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  • 1981
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    Jathagadu

    Jathagadu

    1 1981 HD

    1981 Bollywood film from director Boiana Subbha Rao.

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  • 1970
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    Kathanayika Molla

    Kathanayika Molla

    1 1970 HD

    The story is based on life of the poet Molla, who translated the Ramayana from Sanskrit into Telugu.

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  • 1969
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    Aathmeeyulu

    Aathmeeyulu

    1 1969 HD

    Suryam and Seetha struggle to survive after the death of their father, Veerayya. Jagannadham, their father's employer, takes them into their house,...

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