Milestones in Telugu cinema
1931
bhaktaprahlaada: First Telugu Talkie.
1934
sItaakalyaaNam is the 1st Telugu film produced in south-India and the Production house: Vel Pictures is the 1st Studio owned by a Telugu; i.e. pinapaala venkaTadaasu.
1935
hariSchandra: Debut film for kannaamba and P. Pullayya
1936
anasooya (+dhruva): 1st film casting only children .
prEma vijayam: 1st social film. sampoorNaraamaayaNam: 1st film made in Andhra; in Rajahmundry by Rajahmundry based Andhra Cine Tone.
1938
gRhalakshmi: naagayya's 1st.
mAlapilla: Many firsts infact. And a big turning point in Telugu film history with a revolutionary story.
1939
First male play-back song in Telugu in vandEmAtaram. Since it is a child's voice, MS RamaRao's song in dEvata (1941) is considered 1st "male" play-back. (talking of child's rights....)
1941
First male play-back (credited) in Telugu in dEvata
dharmapatni: 13 year young ANR made his film debut playing a small role.
1942
First female play-back (credited) in Telugu in bhaktapOtana
1945
ghanTasAla's debut as play-back singer in swargasIma.
1946
gUDavalli, baLLAri expired.
SV Rangarao's film debut in 'varoodhini'
L.V Prasad made his directorial debut with 'gRhapravESam'.
1947
anjali devi's debut in gollabhAma
1949
NTR Makes his film debut in 'manadESam'.
Playback singer P.Leela's debut in guNasundarikatha
1953
Playback singer P.Suseela's debut in 'kannatalli'
1957
Playback singer S.janaki's debut in 'MLA'
1958
sArathi's ettuku pai ettu (bAlayya's debut).
1959
satyanArAyaNa's debut in "sipAyi kUturu".
1962
kulagOtrAlu: Krishna's debut
1963
lavakuSa: First full length color production in Telugu.
1965
tEnemanasulu: Krishna's debut as a hero ('kulagOtrAlu' is his first film).
1967
S.P.Balasubrahmanyam's debut in 'SrI SrI SrI maryAdarAmanna'
1973
oka nAri-vanda tupAkulu: First full length B&W cinemascope film.
1974
allUri siitA rAma rAju: First full-length color & cinemascope film.
1987
simhaasanam: First 70mm production in Telugu.
1996
the movie industry lost:
1. N.T.Rama Rao
2. K.S.Prakash Rao
3. Prabhakar Reddy
4. Smitha
5. Pithapuram Nageswar Rao
6. Thammareddy Lenin
(Contributed by Bhimaraju Kalidindi: rkalidin@ix.netcom.com )
Many films were released in 1996.But a few can be ranked among the top 10 hits and flops.
Flops :1.Adrindi Alludu 2.Saradaa Bullodu 3.Dayyam 4.Ramudochadu 5.Srikrishnaarjuna Vijayam 6.Rayudugaru - Nayudugaru 7.Gunshot 8.Akkada Ammayi - Ikkada Abbayi 9.Rendukutumbala Katha 10.Hello Guru.
Hits : 1.Ninne Pelladutha 2.Pelli Sandadi 3.Bharatheeyudu 4.Prema Desam 5.Preminchi Pelladutha (DDLJ dubbed version) 6.Intlo Ilalu - Vantinlo priyuralu 7.Maavi Chiguru 8.Bhamane Satyabhamane 9.Vinodam 10.Pavitra Bandham
Top Ten Songs: 1.Telephone Dvania (' Bharatheeyudu') 2.Nava Manmadhuda ('Pelli Sandadi') 3.Mustafa Mustafa ('Prema Desam') 4.Greeku Veerudu (' Ninne Pelladutha') 5.Thillana Thillana (' Muthu') 6.Bol bol ('Intlo Illalu - Vantinlo priyuralu').7.Malle Poolavana ('Vinodam') 8. Balamurali (' Bombayi Priyudu') 9.Kausalya Kumarudanta ('Maavi Chiguru') 10. Mellaga Mellaga ('Aasha Aasha Aasha').
(Contributed by Telugu Digest: TELUGU@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU:india.bgsu.edu/telgu.html )
1997
The following movies celebrated 100 days functions:
GOKULAM LO SEETHA
AARO PRAAANAM
UGAADI
MASTER
(Contributed by Bhimaraju Kalidindi: rkalidin@ix.netcom.com )
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