List of Telugu films of 1981

This is a list of films produced by the Tollywood (Telugu language film industry) based in Hyderabad in the year 1981.

1981

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Music	Notes
Aadavaallu Meeku Joharlu	K. Balachander	Jayamalini, Krishnamraju, Jayasudha		K. V. Mahadevan
Aakali Rajyam	K. Balachander	Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Ramana Murthi J.V.	Drama	M. S. Viswanathan
Addala Meda	Dasari Narayana Rao	Mohan Babu, Murali Mohan
Aggi Ravva	K. Bapaiah	N. T. Rama Rao, Mohan Babu, Sridevi	Action	K. V. Mahadevan
Agni Poolu	K. Bapaiah	Krishnamraju, Jayasudha, Jaya Prada	Drama	K. V. Mahadevan
Alludugaru Zindabad	Subba Rao Katta	Gummadi, Sharada
Amavasya Chandrudu	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Kamal Haasan, Madhavi	Romance	Ilaiyaraaja
Antham Kadidi Aarambam	Vijaya Nirmala	Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala
Asha Jyoti	T. Prakash Rao	Gummadi, Murali Mohan
Babulugaadi Debba	K. Vasu	Krishnam Raju, Sridevi, Raadhika	Action	J. V. Raghavulu
Bala Nagamma	K. Shankar	Sarath Babu, Sridevi	Supernatural Drama	Ilaiyaraaja
Bhoga Bhagyalu	P. Chandrasekhara Reddy	Gummadi, Sridevi
Bhogimanthulu	Vijaya Nirmala	Rati Agnihotri, Anjali Devi, Krishna
Chattaniki Kallu Levu	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Chiranjeevi, Madhavi, Lakshmi Narayan	Action	Krishna-Chakra
Chinnaari Chittibaau	Gopalakrishnan, K. Subba Rao
Dabbu Dabbu Dabbu	Vijaya Baapineedu	Mohan Babu, Murali Mohan, Raadhika
Devudu Mamayya	K. Vasu	Shobhan Babu, Nagesh, Sreedhar Surapaneni
Erra Mallelu	Dhavala Satyam	Madala Ranga Rao
Gaja Donga	K. Raghavendra Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi, Jayasudha	Action	K. Chakravarthy
Guru Sishyulu	K. Bapayya	ANR, Krishna, Sridevi, Sujatha	Comedy	K. V. Mahadevan
Illalu	T. Rama Rao	Shobhan Babu, Jayasudha, Satyanarayana Kaikala	Drama	S. Rajeswara Rao
Jeevitha Ratham	V. Madhusudan Rao	Rati Agnihotri, Shobhan Babu, Anjali Devi
Kirayi Rowdylu	Kodanda Rami Reddy A.	Chiranjeevi, Mohan Babu, Raadhika
Kondaveeti Simham	K. Raghavendra Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi, Jayanthi		K. Chakravarthy
Maha Purushudu	P. Lakshmi Deepak	N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha, Sujatha	Drama
Mudda Mandaram	Jandhyala	Poornima, Pradeep, Annapoorna, Suthivelu	Drama	Ramesh Naidu
Nyayam Kavali	Kodanda Rami Reddy A.	Raadhika, Chiranjeevi, Jaggayya	Drama	K. Chakravarthy
O Amma Katha	Vasanta Sen	Sharada
Oorukichchina Maata	Balaiah M.	Chiranjeevi, Sudhakar, Madhavi	Comedy Drama	M. S. Viswanathan
Ooruki Monagadu	K. Raghavendra Rao	Raogopalrao, Krishna, Jaya Prada	Drama	K. Chakravarthy
Pakkinti Ammayi	K. Vasu	Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Comedy
Parvathi Parameswarulu	M. S. Koti Reddy	Chiranjeevi, Jayanthi, Prabhakar Reddy		Chellapilla Satyam
Patalam Pandu		Mohan Babu
Prema Kanuka	K. Raghavendra Rao	Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sridevi	Drama	K. Chakravarthy
Prema Mandiram	Dasari Narayana Rao	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Gummadi, Jaya Prada	Drama	K. V. Mahadevan
Prema Natakam	Subba Rao Katta	Sharada, Chiranjeevi, Murali Mohan
Prema Pichchi	C. V. Rajendran	Rati Agnihotri, Deepa, Kamal Haasan
Prema Simhasanam	Dasari Narayana Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, K. R. Vijaya, Rati Agnihotri, Manju Bhargavi	Action	K. Chakravarthy
Premabhishekam	Dasari Narayana Rao	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Sridevi, Jayasudha	Romance, Drama	K. Chakravarthy
Priya	S. P. Chitti Babu	Chiranjeevi, Raadhika, Chandramohan
Puli Bidda	V. Madhusudan Rao	Krishnam Raju, Anjali Devi, Sridevi	Sports Drama	K. Chakravarthy
Radha Kalyanam	Bapu	Chandramohan, Raadhika, Sarath Babu	Drama	K. V. Mahadevan
Ragile Jwala	K. Raghavendra Rao	Krishnam Raju, Sujatha, Jaya Prada	Action	K. Chakravarthy
Raja Paarvai	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Kamal Haasan, Madhavi	Romance	Ilaiyaraaja
Rani Kasula Rangamma	T. L. V. Prasad	Chiranjeevi, Sridevi		K. Chakravarthy
Sandhya Ragam	A. S. Ramachandra Rao	Gummadi
Saptapadi	Kashinathuni Vishwanath	J. V. Somayajulu, Allu Rama Lingaiah	Drama
Satyabhama	K. Raghavendra Rao	Chandramohan, Jayasudha
Satyam Shivam	K. Raghavendra Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Sridevi	Action	K. Chakravarthy
Seethakoka Chilaka	Bharathiraja	Karthik, Mucherla Aruna, Sarath Babu	Romance	Ilaiyaraaja
Siddhalingeshwara Mahima	Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Srirasthu Subhamasthu	Katta Subba Rao	Chiranjeevi, Saritha, Nutan Prasad
Srivari Muchatlu	Dasari Narayana Rao	Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha	Drama	K. Chakravarthy
Swapna	Dasari Narayana Rao	Swapna		Chellapilla Satyam
Taxi Driver	S. P. Chitti Babu	Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada, Mohan Babu
Tirugu Leni Manishi	K. Raghavendra Rao	Rati Agnihotri, Chiranjeevi, N. T. Rama Rao	Action	K. V. Mahadevan
Todu Dongalu	K. Vasu	Krishna, Chiranjeevi, Geetha	Drama	Chellapilla Satyam
Tyagayya	Bapu	J. V. Somayajulu, K. R. Vijaya	Biographical	K. V. Mahadevan
Viswaroopam	Dasari Narayana Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha	Drama	K. Chakravarthy
Pranaya Geetham	P. Sambasiva Rao	Chandra Mohan, Sujatha, Gummadi, Nutan Prasad